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Write Portable Agent Skills (SKILL.md Standard) — Beginner

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2026-02-17

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Create .github/skills/your-skill-name/SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter (name, description with trigger keywords). Structure the body with step-by-step instructions. Validate with skills-ref validate. Skills work across Copilot, Claude Code, and Cursor. Specification

Skills supports Codex / Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next
Skills crossed 60K stars and became the package manager for AI work. Taste is the thing people are buying.
Linked by a graph relationship (Skills supports Codex); both cover Claude Code, Cursor, SKILL, Skills; overlapping topics (agent, claude, instruction, skill).
Skills supports Claude Code / Shared entities / Same source / Shared topic / What happened next
Skills You Can Learn Today
Linked by a graph relationship (Skills supports Claude Code); both cover Claude Code, Cursor, Validate; cite the same source (Specification).
Skills supports Claude Code / Shared entities / Shared topic
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Beginner Create Claude Code Copilot Cursor SKILL

Write Portable Agent Skills (SKILL.md Standard) — Beginner

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