Skill in Variant Handbook · Variant Open Plugin

Create Plugin Skill

Add a plain skill-only SKILL.md under a plugin using template best practices and current repository conventions.

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Install / use

Part of the Variant Handbook plugin.

/plugin marketplace add varianter/skills-open
/plugin install handbook

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Using Create Plugin Skill

Create Plugin Skill

Use this skill when the user wants a simple Claude Code skill with no MCP tool and no widget. Inspect the current repository before editing; do not assume it is identical to the original template.

Inputs

  • plugin: target plugin under plugins/.
  • skill: skill name/directory in kebab-case.
  • description: concise frontmatter description.
  • Skill instructions: trigger conditions and steps.

Best-practice placement

plugins/<plugin>/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md

Plugin manifests should expose skills with a path such as "skills": ["./skills"]; if the current repo uses another valid convention, follow it.

Steps

  1. Inspect the target plugin's .claude-plugin/plugin.json and existing skills/ folder if present.
  2. Verify plugins/<plugin>/ exists and skill is kebab-case.
  3. Create plugins/<plugin>/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md: 
    ---
name: <skill>
description: <one-line description>
---

# <Human Title>

## When to use

Use this skill when ...

## Steps

1. ...
2. ...
3. ...
  4. Do not create a tools/ directory for a skill-only request.
  5. Validate the skill using the repository validator if present. In this template family: 
    cd scripts && pnpm exec tsx validate.ts ../plugins/<plugin>/skills/<skill>

Rules

  • Keep frontmatter keys supported by the current validator.
  • The name should be kebab-case and match the skill directory unless current repo conventions say otherwise.