create-skill

1# Creating Skills in Cursor
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3This skill guides you through creating effective Agent Skills for Cursor. Skills are markdown files that teach the agent how to perform specific tasks: reviewing PRs using team standards, generating commit messages in a preferred format, querying database schemas, or any specialized workflow.
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5## Before You Begin: Gather Requirements
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7Before creating a skill, gather essential information from the user about:
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91. **Purpose and scope**: What specific task or workflow should this skill help with?
102. **Target location**: Should this be a personal skill (~/.cursor/skills/) or project skill (.cursor/skills/)?
113. **Trigger scenarios**: When should the agent automatically apply this skill?
124. **Key domain knowledge**: What specialized information does the agent need that it wouldn't already know?
135. **Output format preferences**: Are there specific templates, formats, or styles required?
146. **Existing patterns**: Are there existing examples or conventions to follow?
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16### Inferring from Context
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18If you have previous conversation context, infer the skill from what was discussed. You can create skills based on workflows, patterns, or domain knowledge that emerged in the conversation.
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20### Gathering Additional Information
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22If you need clarification, use the AskQuestion tool when available:
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25Example AskQuestion usage:
26- "Where should this skill be stored?" with options like ["Personal (~/.cursor/skills/)", "Project (.cursor/skills/)"]
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