skill-authoring
Writes and revises agent skills so they trigger at the right moments and give usable instruction when they do. Use this when creating a new skill, editing an existing one, diagnosing a skill that fires too often or never fires, or reviewing a set of skills for overlap.
Install / Use
npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill skill-authoringInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
MarketingSupported Platforms
Our assessment of skill-authoring
skill-authoring scores 86/100 on our quality scale, 271st of 426 Marketing skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,658 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 12 days ago, so skill-authoring is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
skill-authoring compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than skill-authoring; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| skill-authoring (this skill)by cbrock84 | 86 | 1.7k | 12d ago | SKILL.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 7d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 7d ago | SKILL.md |
| designby nextlevelbuilder | 100 | 130.2k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
| ui-ux-pro-maxby nextlevelbuilder | 100 | 130.2k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install skill-authoring?
- Run
npx skills add cbrock84/headcount --skill skill-authoring. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does skill-authoring work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is skill-authoring safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is skill-authoring still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 12 days ago, so skill-authoring is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.