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skill-scaffold

AI agent skill scaffolding CLI

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Skill Scaffold

Create AI agent skills in seconds. Supports OpenClaw/Moltbot, MCP servers, and generic skill structures.

Trigger Words

Use this skill when the user mentions:

  • "create a skill"
  • "scaffold a skill"
  • "new skill template"
  • "skill generator"
  • "make a openclaw skill"
  • "mcp server template"

Quick Start

# Install globally
npm install -g skill-scaffold

# Create a OpenClaw skill
skill-scaffold my-awesome-skill

# Create an MCP server
skill-scaffold my-api --template mcp

# With all options
skill-scaffold weather-bot --template openclaw --cli --description "Weather alerts for agents"

Commands

Command Description
skill-scaffold <name> Create skill with default (openclaw) template
skill-scaffold <name> --template mcp Create MCP server scaffold
skill-scaffold <name> --template generic Create minimal skill
skill-scaffold <name> --cli Include CLI binary scaffold
skill-scaffold --help Show help

Templates

OpenClaw (default)

Full skill structure for OpenClaw/Moltbot agents:

  • SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter, trigger words, commands table
  • README.md with badges, installation, features
  • scripts/ folder for helpers

MCP

Model Context Protocol server scaffold:

  • SKILL.md with MCP config examples
  • Tools and resources documentation
  • Ready for Claude Desktop/Cursor integration

Generic

Minimal structure:

  • Basic SKILL.md
  • Simple README.md

Options

Option Description Default
--template <type> Template: openclaw, mcp, generic openclaw
--author <name> Author name NextFrontierBuilds
--description <text> Skill description Auto-generated
--dir <path> Output directory Current directory
--cli Include CLI binary scaffold false
--no-scripts Skip scripts folder false

Usage Examples

# Create in current directory
skill-scaffold my-skill

# Create in specific directory
skill-scaffold my-skill --dir ~/clawd/skills

# MCP server with custom author
skill-scaffold github-mcp --template mcp --author "YourName"

# Full CLI tool
skill-scaffold awesome-cli --cli --description "Does awesome things"

Output Structure

my-skill/
├── SKILL.md       # Main documentation (OpenClaw reads this)
├── README.md      # GitHub/npm readme
├── scripts/       # Helper scripts (optional)
└── bin/           # CLI binary (if --cli flag used)
    └── my-skill.js

After Creating

  1. cd my-skill
  2. Edit SKILL.md with your actual documentation
  3. Add implementation (scripts or bin/)
  4. Test locally
  5. Publish: clawdhub publish . or npm publish

Notes

  • Skill names must be lowercase with hyphens only
  • SEO keywords are auto-included in generated files
  • Works with OpenClaw, Moltbot, and any agent that reads SKILL.md