What are Claude Code Skills?

Claude Code Skills are reusable prompt templates stored as markdown files in your project's .claude/skills/ directory. They let you codify best practices and common workflows into slash commands that Claude follows consistently.

How do I create a Claude Code Skill?

Create a markdown file in .claude/skills/ with instructions for Claude. The filename becomes the command name — for example, .claude/skills/code-review.md can be invoked with /code-review during a Claude Code session.

Can I share skills with my team?

Yes. Skills stored in .claude/skills/ can be committed to version control so every team member has access to the same standardized workflows. You can also organize skills into subdirectories by category.

What is the difference between project and global skills?

Project skills (.claude/skills/) are specific to the current project and are committed to git. Global skills (~/.claude/skills/) are personal skills available across all your projects.

agent-tool-builder

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19.9kSmitheryGeneralby davila7

Tools are how AI agents interact with the world. A well-designed tool is the difference between an agent that works and one that hallucinates, fails silently, or costs 10x more tokens than necessary. This skill covers tool design from schema to error handling. JSON Schema best practices, description writing that actually helps the LLM, validation, and the emerging MCP standard that's becoming the lingua franca for AI tools. Key insight: Tool descriptions are more important than tool implementa

Install & Usage

Create the skills directory

mkdir -p .claude/skills

Download the skill file

mkdir -p .claude/skills && curl -o .claude/skills/agent-tool-builder.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/davila7/claude-code-templates/main/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-research/agent-tool-builder/SKILL.md

Invoke in Claude Code

/agent-tool-builder

View source on GitHub

designmcpagentai-&-mlresearch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is agent-tool-builder?

How to install agent-tool-builder?

To install agent-tool-builder, create the .claude/skills directory in your project, then run the curl command to download the skill file. Once installed, invoke it in Claude Code with /agent-tool-builder.

What is agent-tool-builder best for?

agent-tool-builder is a community categorized under General. It is designed for: design, mcp, agent, ai-&-ml, research. Created by davila7.