Package a workflow as a Skill
Turn a repeated workflow into a reusable Skill.
Official basis Package repeatable workflows as Skills; the description drives auto-triggering. docs ↗
The prompt
We keep repeating <workflow>. Create a Claude Skill for it: a SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter (a name, and a description that says both what it does AND when to use it), plus any helper scripts. Keep the body concise.Why it works
Skills load on-demand via progressive disclosure, so a good one removes the need to
re-explain the same steps every session. The description is what Claude uses to
decide when to invoke it — so it must state both the what and the when.
Fill in
<workflow>— the repeated task (deploy, scaffold, review, etc.).
Follow-ups
- “Add a short example to the SKILL.md so it triggers reliably.”