Add a New Skill

Use this skill when the user wants to add a new step-by-step recipe to the studio's skills corpus.

When to use this skill

• Use this when the user says "add a skill", "write a skill", "document this workflow", or "add a new recipe to the studio".

Where skills live

• studio/skills/<slug>.md — in-app, surfaced via the Skills tool and as cards on the Welcome screen.
• .agents/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md — for the dev assistant to know the same recipe. Mirror the top 6 most-edited recipes so the assistant can suggest them.

File format

The in-app format (studio/skills/<slug>.md):

---
title: <short human title>
trigger: "<phrases that match user requests>"
audience: editors | devs | both
time: <minutes>
---

# <Title>

## What it does
<1-2 sentence summary>

## Steps
1. <First action>
2. <Second action>
3. ...

## Common mistakes
- <anti-pattern>

## Related skills
- <slug>.md

The assistant format (.agents/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md):

---
name: <kebab-slug>
description: <one-line summary for tool selection>
---

# <Title>

## When to use this skill
- <user phrasing>

## Workflow
1. ...

Workflow

1. Pick a slug — kebab-case, verb-led, 2-4 words. Examples: add-a-project, use-ai-assist, deploy-the-studio.
2. Write the MD under studio/skills/<slug>.md.
3. Mirror to .agents/skills/<slug>/SKILL.md if it's a recipe the dev assistant should know.
4. Verify — the Skills tool reads these files at runtime, no rebuild required.

What makes a good skill

• One task per file. If your skill has more than 5 steps, split it.
• Use the trigger phrases in the body so the file is searchable.
• Include the Common mistakes section — that's what new users hit first.
• Link to related skills at the bottom to encourage flow.