BrainstormingTop pick
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Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
Install
Run this in your project folder. It works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and dozens of other agents.
$ npx skills add obra/superpowers --skill writing-skillsNeeds Node.js. Add -g to install for every project, or -a claude-code to skip the agent picker.
How to use Writing Skills
Once it's installed, Claude reads this skill on its own whenever a request matches what it's for, so you don't have to mention it by name. In Claude Code you can also run it directly by typing /writing-skills.
It includes scripts that Claude may run on your computer, so skim them on GitHub before you install.
What the instructions cover
- 1Overview
- 2What is a Skill?
- 3TDD Mapping for Skills
- 4When to Create a Skill
- 5Skill Types
- 6Directory Structure
- 7Writing SKILL.md
- 8Flowcharts
- 9Code Examples
- 10File Organization
- 11The Iron Law (Same as TDD)
- 12Testing All Skill Types
Section headings from the skill's SKILL.md file.
What's inside · 10 files
- SKILL.md
- references/CLAUDE_MD_TESTING.md
- references/anthropic-best-practices.md
- references/bulletproofing.md
- references/discovery.md
- references/flowcharts.md
- references/graphviz-conventions.dot
- references/persuasion-principles.md
- references/testing-skills-with-subagents.md
- render-graphs.js
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