# skill-creator

> Claude/Codex skill by [@langchain-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/langchain-ai/index.md) · 30k stars · Updated 2026-09-17

Guide for creating effective skills that extend agent capabilities with specialized knowledge, workflows, or tool integrations. Use this skill when the user asks to: (1) create a new skill, (2) make a skill, (3) build a skill, (4) set up a skill, (5) initialize a skill, (6) scaffold a skill, (7) update or modify an existing skill, (8) validate a skill, (9) learn about skill structure, (10) understand how skills work, or (11) get guidance on skill design patterns. Trigger on phrases like "create a skill", "new skill", "make a skill", "skill for X", "how do I create a skill", or "help me build a skill".

Tags: ai, deepagents, langchain, langgraph

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents /tmp/deepagents && ln -s /tmp/deepagents/libs/code/examples/skills/skill-creator ~/.claude/skills/skill-creator
```

## From README

Skill Creator Skill Location for Deepagents The deepagents CLI loads skills from four directories, listed here from lowest to highest precedence: | \# | Directory | Scope | Notes | |---|-----------|-------|-------| | 1 | /.deepagents/ /skills/ | User (deepagents alias) | Default for deepagents skills create | | 2 | /.agents/skills/ | User | Shared across agent tools | | 3 | .deepagents/skills/ | Project (deepagents alias) | Default for deepagents skills create --project | | 4 | .agents/skills/ | Project | Shared across agent tools | is the agent configuration name (default: agent). When two directories contain a skill with the same name, the higher-precedence version wins — project skills override user skills. Example directory layout: Core Principles Concise is Key The context window is a public good. Skills share the context window with everything else the agent needs: system prompt, conversation history, other Skills' metadata, and the actual user request.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/skills/langchain-ai/deepagents/skill-creator/
- GitHub: https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents
- Author: [@langchain-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/langchain-ai/index.md)

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