make-skill-template_skill

Overview

This skill scaffolds new Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot from prompts or by duplicating a template. It generates a complete skill folder with a required manifest, frontmatter, recommended structure, and optional scripts/references/assets folders to bundle resources and automation.

How this skill works

Provide the desired skill name, short keyword-rich description, and capabilities; the skill then creates a folder named with lowercase hyphens and a manifest containing required frontmatter fields. It also offers recommended sections and optional directories (scripts, references, assets, templates), plus a validation checklist and quick-start steps to finalize the skill.

When to use it

• User asks to create a new Agent Skill, scaffold a skill, or duplicate a template
• You need to add a specialized capability to a Copilot setup with bundled resources
• You want a clear manifest and folder layout for automated discovery and validation
• You need guidance on writing a description that drives automatic skill discovery
• You plan to include automation scripts, reference docs, or starter templates

Best practices

• Choose a lowercase, hyphen-separated folder name that matches the manifest name exactly
• Write a description that states WHAT the skill does and WHEN to use it, with relevant keywords
• Keep manifest fields concise and conform to length and character constraints
• Bundle executable scripts in scripts/, documentation in references/, static files in assets/, and starter code in templates/
• Run validation after edits to catch name, description, and size issues

Example use cases

• Create a web-testing skill that includes Playwright scripts and browser debug instructions
• Scaffold a data-cleaning skill with Python helpers in scripts/ and schema docs in references/
• Duplicate the template to build a specialized linter or code-review assistant with templates/
• Package a design asset skill that ships icons and fonts in assets/ for consistent UI tasks