Create and manage Claude Code skills following Anthropic best practices.
SkillScore100Maintained
Automatic
◆AI Engineer pack
Last verified 8/30/2026
What it changes
Passed 24 of 24 test cases with the skill, and 12 of 24 without it.
Without skill50%
With skill100%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Recommends checking skill-rules.json
Identifies testing triggers as step 3
Identifies refining patterns as step 4
and 11 more in the full report
12 fixed12 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+50 pp
Tokens
+22%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-27%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/30/2026v124 of 24 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 12 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 12
Prompt
What is step 3 in the standard 5-step workflow for creating a skill?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Identifies testing triggers as step 3
Missed
Passed
case-17 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/30/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md53 linessingle file
Skill Developer Guide
Purpose
Comprehensive guide for creating and managing skills in Claude Code with auto-activation system, following Anthropic's official best practices including the 500-line rule and progressive disclosure pattern.