Is the Claude MD Generator skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from Varnan-Tech/opendirectory. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Claude MD Generator SkillProof Score?

8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Claude MD Generator?

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 Claude MD Generator 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.

Claude MD Generator

Scans a codebase and drafts a tight CLAUDE.md of only non-obvious commands and gotchas

by Varnan-Tech · Varnan-Tech/opendirectory

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 8.4/10
Tested: Jul 21, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 3ce28f7

Fetched SKILL.md + all referenced files (section-guide.md, .env.example, evals.json all HTTP 200); frontmatter parses with name+description. Step 6 hard-calls the Gemini API with $GEMINI_API_KEY (POST to generativelanguage.googleapis.com), which I did not have, so I executed its drafting rules directly in place of the API. Built a synthetic billing-svc project (vitest, drizzle, path aliases, a @generated file, env-ordering dependency) and produced two CLAUDE.md files: baseline (49 lines, redundant Tech Stack + npm install + inline snippet + vague Code Style, no Gotchas, missed the generated file, the alias values, and the DATABASE_URL-before-tests ordering) vs skill-rules (26 lines, concrete @billing/@shared aliases, flagged src/schema.gen.ts:1 as generated do-not-edit, captured the test env ordering, no filler). Verdict setup because a plain install genuinely needs a Gemini API key to run Step 6 as written. Docs note: SKILL.md says under 100 lines, README says under 200.

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 7/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Claude MD Generator does

Scans a project (package.json, tsconfig, Makefile, .env.example, generated files) and drafts a focused CLAUDE.md or AGENTS context file containing only the non-obvious build commands, path aliases, and gotchas Claude cannot infer from the code. Triggers when the user asks to generate, update, or audit a project's CLAUDE.md/AGENTS file. Its Step 6 draft-generation step calls the Google Gemini API and requires a GEMINI_API_KEY.

How to install Claude MD Generator

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Varnan-Tech/opendirectory.git /tmp/claude-md-generator-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/claude-md-generator-src/skills/claude-md-generator ~/.claude/skills/claude-md-generator
# Requires a Gemini API key for Step 6 (draft generation):
#   export GEMINI_API_KEY=...   (get one at aistudio.google.com)
# The skill POSTs the compiled project analysis to generativelanguage.googleapis.com.
# Alt install (npx CLI): npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills" install claude-md-generator --target claude
# Alt install (marketplace): /plugin marketplace add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory ; /plugin install opendirectory-gtm-skills@opendirectory-marketplace

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

Commands — how to trigger Claude MD Generator

/claude-md-generator Scans a codebase and drafts a tight CLAUDE.md of only non-obvious commands and gotchas

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Generate a CLAUDE.md for this repository
Update AGENTS.md from a fresh codebase scan
Write a concise context file with our build commands

Frequently asked questions

Is the Claude MD Generator skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from Varnan-Tech/opendirectory. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Claude MD Generator work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Fetched SKILL.md + all referenced files (section-guide.md, .env.example, evals.json all HTTP 200); frontmatter parses with name+description. Step 6 hard-calls the Gemini API with $GEMINI_API_KEY (POST to generativelanguage.googleapis.com), which I did not have, so I executed its drafting rules directly in place of the API. Built a synthetic billing-svc project (vitest, drizzle, path aliases, a @generated file, env-ordering dependency) and produced two CLAUDE.md files: baseline (49 lines, redundant Tech Stack + npm install + inline snippet + vague Code Style, no Gotchas, missed the generated file, the alias values, and the DATABASE_URL-before-tests ordering) vs skill-rules (26 lines, concrete @billing/@shared aliases, flagged src/schema.gen.ts:1 as generated do-not-edit, captured the test env ordering, no filler). Verdict setup because a plain install genuinely needs a Gemini API key to run Step 6 as written. Docs note: SKILL.md says under 100 lines, README says under 200.
What is the Claude MD Generator SkillProof Score?: 8.4/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 7/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Claude MD Generator?: 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 Claude MD Generator 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.