Advanced Memory Skill Creator

Status: ✅ Research complete

Last validated: 2025-11-08

Confidence: 🟡 Medium — Ready for packaging – keep sources current

When to load this skill

• You need to build a new Claude skill that matches Anthropic’s gold-standard structure.

• You are upgrading a legacy skill (single SKILL.md file) into the modular layout.

• You must validate a skill before sharing it with teammates or packaging it for SkillsMP.

• You want to create repeatable automation around scaffolding, validation, or packaging.

Quick start workflow

• Collect requirements using the prompts in modules/process-guide.md.

• Run the MCP tool: adn_skills_creator( operation="scaffold", skill_name="my-new-skill", output_dir="skills/custom", category="developer" )

• Fill in content following the templates in modules/core-guidance.md .

• Validate and package: adn_skills_creator(operation="validate", skill_path="skills/custom/my-new-skill") adn_skills_creator(operation="package", skill_path="skills/custom/my-new-skill", output_dir="dist")

• Record sources, update the status banner , and publish.

CLI equivalents

• Scaffold: uv run am-skill-creator scaffold my-new-skill --output-dir skills/custom

• Validate: uv run am-skill-creator validate skills/custom/my-new-skill

• Package: uv run am-skill-creator package skills/custom/my-new-skill --output-dir dist

• Upgrade legacy skill: uv run am-skill-creator upgrade skills/legacy/old-skill

Module overview

• Core guidance — Complete playbooks for scaffolding, validation, packaging, and automation.

• Process guide — Anthropic six-step methodology tailored to Advanced Memory.

• Known gaps — Validation tasks, pending research, and integration TODOs.

• Research checklist — Mandatory workflow to capture sources and verify freshness.

Research status

• Research complete as of 2025-11-08 (see sources above); rerun checklist quarterly or after Anthropic updates.

• Document new sources inside the Source Log and modules/research-checklist.md when revisions are made.

• Update the status banner to 🟢 High after field validation and peer review.

Related tools and references

• adn_skills_creator portmanteau – runtime interface for all operations.

• scripts/refactor_skills_modular.py – bulk upgrade helper.

• docs/patterns/claude-skills/skill-creator-reference.md – Anthropic gold standard.