🧪 Skill Builder

Create new Claude Code Skills with proper YAML frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and complete directory organization. Use when you need to build custom skills for specific workflows, generate skill templates, or understand the Claude Skills specification.

QUICK INSTALL
npx playbooks add skill chrislemke/stoffy --skill skill-builder

About Skill Builder

Create new Claude Code Skills with proper YAML frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and complete directory organization. Use when you need to build custom skills for specific workflows, generate skill templates, or understand the Claude Skills specification.

The 36-word prompt provides structured testing & qa guidance — covering detailed methodology and consistent output formats. Install it in one command.

Use Cases

  • Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
  • Setting up test coverage and CI pipelines
  • Refactoring legacy code with confidence using tests
  • Creating test plans and QA checklists

Example Prompts

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System Prompt (36 words)

Create new Claude Code Skills with proper YAML frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and complete directory organization. Use when you need to build custom skills for specific workflows, generate skill templates, or understand the Claude Skills specification.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Skill Builder?

Skill Builder is a free testing & qa skill for AI coding agents. Create new Claude Code Skills with proper YAML frontmatter, progressive disclosure structure, and complete directory organization. Use when you need to build custom skills for specific workflows, generate skill templates, or understand the Claude Skills specification.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with testing & qa expertise.

How do I use Skill Builder with Claude Code?

Run npx playbooks add skill chrislemke/stoffy --skill skill-builder in your terminal to install Skill Builder into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.

Which AI coding agents work with Skill Builder?

Skill Builder is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.

Is Skill Builder free to use?

Yes, Skill Builder is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/chrislemke/stoffy/tree/main/.claude/skills/skill-builder. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.

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