---
name: skill-creator
description: Author SkillCodex SKILL.md - outcomes, dual GitHub+npm format, safety metadata
tags:
  - meta
  - skills
  - nextjs
version: 1.6.0
category: meta
outcomes:
  - Valid SKILL.md passing package validator with zero errors
  - README table row and validation-ready frontmatter
  - risk_level suggested with one-line reasoning
stack:
  - pnpm
  - next
references:
  - references/design-guidelines.md
  - references/react-stack.md
  - references/publishing.md
  - references/skill-safety.md
  - references/interoperability.md
last_reviewed: 2026-05-16
risk_level: low
tools_allowed: repo-files
requires_user_approval: false
compatibility:
  - generic-markdown
  - cursor
  - claude-code
  - skills-sh
---

# Instructions

Author **SkillCodex** skills (not a deployed product UI unless asked).

1. Folder `skills/<kebab-name>/` = `name` in YAML.
2. Required: `name`, `description`, `tags`, `version`, `last_reviewed`, `risk_level`, `tools_allowed`, `compatibility`.
3. **`outcomes`** - list 2-4 concrete results the user gets (required).
4. Sections: Instructions, Outcomes, Output Rules, Scope and boundaries, Safety.
5. UI skills: link only [design-guidelines.md](../../references/design-guidelines.md); stack includes **framer-motion** when UI.
6. Dual format footer: GitHub tree URL + npm package link.
7. **Package manager in stack:** pnpm for greenfield Next; match user lockfile if they have one.
8. After generating SKILL.md, run validation mentally against [SKILL_STANDARD.md](../../SKILL_STANDARD.md): kebab-case name, `# Instructions`, required sections, no Unicode tag/bidi chars.
9. Tell the user to run `pnpm validate` before merge.
10. Always suggest `risk_level` (`low` | `medium` | `high`) with one sentence of reasoning and matching `tools_allowed`.

## Outcomes

- Complete SKILL.md
- README row
- Outcomes clearly state user results

## Output Rules

SKILL.md fence, README row, checklist.

## Scope and boundaries

- Skill authoring only.

## Safety

- No secrets; honest risk_level.

## Troubleshooting

- **Validator fails on name:** folder name must equal frontmatter `name` in kebab-case.
- **High risk without approval:** set `requires_user_approval: true` when `risk_level: high`.
- **pnpm validate not found:** run from repo root after `pnpm install` or `cd package && pnpm run validate`.

**GitHub:** https://github.com/bh611627/skillcodex/tree/main/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md  
**npm:** https://www.npmjs.com/package/@skillcodex/skills