skill-authoring
Skill from stackhawk/agent-skills
Install
npx skills add stackhawk/agent-skills --skill skill-authoring
Runs the open skills CLI and installs the skill for your agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor …). Alternatively copy the skill folder into .claude/skills/ or upload it in Claude.ai under Settings → Skills.
What does the skill-authoring skill do?
Description from the SKILL.md in the source repository.
Questions about skill-authoring
What does the skill-authoring skill do?
Guides authoring and maintaining agent skills in this repository — enforcing Anthropic best practices, release-version rules, regenerating Cursor rules, and keeping the plugin structure consistent. Use when editing SKILL.md files, reference files, or plugin manifests; creating a new plugin; or reviewing a skill for compliance with authoring standards. Do NOT trigger for general coding tasks, security scanning, or platform API queries.
How do I install skill-authoring?
In a terminal: npx skills add stackhawk/agent-skills --skill skill-authoring. The skills CLI asks which agents to install it for. In Claude.ai you can upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Settings → Skills.
Which agents can use skill-authoring?
Skills use the open SKILL.md format, which Claude Code, Claude.ai, the Claude API, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and other agents support.
Is skill-authoring safe to use?
Our automatic check found no risky patterns (piped shell scripts, hidden characters, secret access, prompt overrides). It is not a full audit – read the SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.
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