Is the Agent Skills Guide skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from IncomeStreamSurfer/claude-skills-collection. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Agent Skills Guide SkillProof Score?

8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Agent Skills Guide?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Agent Skills Guide with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Agent Skills Guide

Reference guide for authoring and debugging Claude Code SKILL.md files.

by IncomeStreamSurfer · IncomeStreamSurfer/claude-skills-collection

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.4/10
Tested: Jul 15, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 18, 2026 · fe25414

Single self-contained SKILL.md with no external file refs or covert instructions; guided output added an allowed-tools restriction and a focus note baseline output lacked, but the gain was modest since the format is already well-known.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 6/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Agent Skills Guide does

Explains the SKILL.md format, personal/project/plugin skill locations, and best practices for writing discoverable descriptions. Triggers when the user asks about Skills, wants to create a new Skill, or needs help with SKILL.md syntax or activation.

How to install Agent Skills Guide

git clone https://github.com/IncomeStreamSurfer/claude-skills-collection
cd claude-skills-collection
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/agent-skills-guide ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills-guide

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Agent Skills Guide

/agent-skills-guide Reference guide for authoring and debugging Claude Code SKILL.md files.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

walk me through the SKILL.md format so I can write a new skill
why isn't my custom Claude skill getting triggered automatically
explain where to put personal versus project level Claude skills

Frequently asked questions

Is the Agent Skills Guide skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from IncomeStreamSurfer/claude-skills-collection. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Agent Skills Guide work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 15, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Single self-contained SKILL.md with no external file refs or covert instructions; guided output added an allowed-tools restriction and a focus note baseline output lacked, but the gain was modest since the format is already well-known.
What is the Agent Skills Guide SkillProof Score?: 8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Agent Skills Guide?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Agent Skills Guide with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.