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Skill Creator

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Essential for anyone building custom Claude workflows. A/B testing lets you measure whether a skill actually improves output quality vs. baseline Claude.

The meta-skill for building Claude skills. Create, test, A/B compare, and benchmark skills. Skills 2.0 features: structured evals, A/B testing, trigger-description optimizer, and retirement dates for skills that become obsolete as the base model improves.

32,414 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup
Built and maintained by Anthropic, the makers of Claude.

Essential for anyone building custom Claude workflows. A/B testing lets you measure whether a skill actually improves output quality vs. baseline Claude.

Developers and teams building custom Claude Code skills. Also useful for optimizing existing skills.

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https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official

By Anthropic

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → PluginsAdd plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.
Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.
Command
/plugin install skill-creator@claude-plugins-official

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me build a custom automation recipe for my team's unique workflow
Time to functional< 5 minutesCostFree

Trust Signals ✓ Tested

Stars32,414Contributors35Last updated2026-07-21LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-21 · scanner v1

Data & Access

Data processingProcessed by Anthropic (the makers of Claude)

Reviewer notes

✓ Tested review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Very powerful for power users. Tier 2 — most clients won't need this themselves, but it's valuable for consultants building client-specific workflows.

Anthropic official. Creates files but doesn't execute arbitrary code.

2026-04-02: LIMITATION: Skills under 2,000 tokens perform best per Anthropic's guide — skill-creator doesn't enforce this limit, so generated skills can creep past the threshold and degrade performance.

Things to check

  • Requires setting up structured evaluation datasets upfront—skills with weak ground truth data will produce unreliable comparisons. The tool assumes you're actively monitoring skill performance; set-and-forget deployments won't benefit from retirement date features.

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Data shown here comes from public APIs and automated scanning. Reviewer notes reflect one person's experience. This is not a security certification or legal recommendation. Always evaluate tools according to your own organization's policies.

Evaluation

Ease of Use
4/5
Versatility
4/5
Reliability
4/5
Security
5/5
Overall score4.15 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedMar 2026
Very powerful for power users. Tier 2 — most clients won't need this themselves, but it's valuable for consultants building client-specific workflows.

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