Skill Create

Purpose

This skill automates the creation of a new Claude Code-compatible Skill inside the Betty Framework. It scaffolds the directory structure, generates the skill.yaml manifest file, and registers the skill in the internal registry. Use this when you want to add a new skill quickly and consistently.

Instructions

1. Run the script skill_create.py with the following arguments:

   python skill_create.py <skill_name> "<description>" [--inputs input1,input2] [--outputs output1,output2]
   

2. The script will create a folder under /skills/<skill_name>/ with:

   • skill.yaml manifest (populated with version 0.1.0 and status draft)
   • SKILL.md containing the description
   • A registration entry added to registry/skills.json

3. The new manifest will be validated via the skill.define skill.

4. After creation, review the generated skill.yaml for correctness, edit if necessary, and then mark status: active when ready for use.

Example

python skill_create.py workflow.compose "Compose and orchestrate multi-step workflows" --inputs workflow.yaml,context.schema --outputs execution_plan.json

This will generate:

skills/
  workflow.compose/
    skill.yaml
    README.md
registry/skills.json  ← updated with workflow.compose entry

Implementation Notes

• The script uses forward-slash paths (e.g., skills/workflow.compose/skill.yaml) to remain cross-platform.
• The manifest file format must include fields: name, version, description, inputs, outputs, dependencies, status.
• This skill depends on skill.define (for validation) and context.schema (for input/output schema support).
• After running, commit the changes to Git; version control provides traceability of new skills.