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skl create

Create a skill in the library and open SKILL.md in your editor. skl new is an alias.

Synopsis​

skl create <skill>
skl new <skill>

Arguments​

  • <skill>. The skill name. It cannot be empty, start with ., or contain / or \.

What it writes​

{data_dir}/skills/<skill>/SKILL.md with this content:

---
name: <skill>
description: 
---

skl then indexes the skill in state.db and opens the file in $VISUAL, then $EDITOR, then vi. If the editor exits with an error, the skill stays on disk and skl prints a warning. A background sync may run afterwards.

skl create does not change any project directory.

Output​

created writing-tests  (/home/you/.local/share/skl/skills/writing-tests)

Errors​

  • local state: invalid skill name <skill>
  • local state: skill <skill> already exists in the personal library at <path>
  • Filesystem errors while creating the directory.