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Add new skill for psuedo agentic skill creation#593

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Add new skill for psuedo agentic skill creation#593
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jhauga:make-skill-template

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Pull Request Checklist

  • I have read and followed the CONTRIBUTING.md guidelines.
  • My contribution adds a new instruction, prompt, or chat mode file in the correct directory. NEW SKILL
  • The file follows the required naming convention.
  • The content is clearly structured and follows the example format.
  • I have tested my instructions, prompt, or chat mode with GitHub Copilot.
  • I have run npm start and verified that README.md is up to date.

Description

Used this for PR #592. Created the reference files, put them in a folder "references", then prompted with:

> Use #file:SKILL.md to make a new skill. Call skill folder "legacy-circuit-mockups" and
  follow #file:INSTRUCTIONS.md adding or moving folder #file:references to the new skill folder

The INSTRUCTIONS.md file basically said, use make-skill-template/SKILL.md to create new skill legacy-circuit-mockups, and move this reference folder with the markdown files to the new skill folder. Delete INSTRUCTIONS.md when done. I had the folder open in explorer so it wasn't properly moved, but copilot moved all the markdown files. I just had to mkdir references in legacy-circuit-mockups, then move the relevant markdown files to it.


Type of Contribution

  • New instruction file.
  • New prompt file.
  • New chat mode file.
  • New collection file.
  • New skill file.
  • Update to existing instruction, prompt, chat mode, collection or skill.
  • Other (please specify):

By submitting this pull request, I confirm that my contribution abides by the Code of Conduct and will be licensed under the MIT License.

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Pull request overview

This PR adds a new meta-skill called "make-skill-template" that helps users create new Agent Skills for GitHub Copilot. The skill provides comprehensive guidance on scaffolding skill folders, generating SKILL.md files with proper frontmatter, and organizing bundled resources.

Changes:

  • Added a new skill folder skills/make-skill-template/ with a detailed SKILL.md file
  • Updated docs/README.skills.md to include the new skill in the skills catalog

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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated no comments.

File Description
skills/make-skill-template/SKILL.md Comprehensive guide for creating new Agent Skills, including frontmatter requirements, directory structure, validation checklist, and best practices for skill discovery
docs/README.skills.md Added catalog entry for the make-skill-template skill in alphabetical order with correct description and bundled assets documentation

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aaronpowell merged commit 86f78ee into github:main Jan 19, 2026
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jhauga deleted the make-skill-template branch January 19, 2026 22:37
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