> **Skill Development** — skill 10 of 10 in [anthropics/claude-code](https://skillsdocs.com/anthropics/claude-code).
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> Book (all skills, one file): https://skillsdocs.com/anthropics/claude-code.md
> Machine manifest: https://skillsdocs.com/anthropics/claude-code/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json
> Install the book: `npx skills add anthropics/claude-code`
> Upstream: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/skill-development/SKILL.md @ `main`
> Raw bytes, no header: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/skill-development/SKILL.md
> Base for relative paths: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/skill-development/
> Licence: No licence detected — all rights reserved by its authors
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> Bundled files (1), referenced from this skill's directory:
>   - `references/skill-creator-original.md` — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/skill-development/references/skill-creator-original.md
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> Content © its authors. This skill's body is not served here; the links above are. Takedown: https://github.com/DreambaseAI/skillsdocs/issues/new?labels=takedown&title=Takedown+request

# Skill Development

This skill should be used when the user wants to "create a skill", "add a skill to plugin", "write a new skill", "improve skill description", "organize skill content", or needs guidance on skill structure, progressive disclosure, or skill development best practices for Claude Code plugins.

No licence could be detected for this skill at either the repository or the skill level, so its body is not reproduced here. Read it upstream:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-code/main/plugins/plugin-dev/skills/skill-development/SKILL.md