skill-creator-ms
Guide for creating effective skills for AI coding agents working with Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry services. Use when creating new skills or updating existing skills.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill skill-creator-ms --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Skill Creator Guide for creating skills that extend AI agent capabilities, with emphasis on Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry. > **Required Context:** When creating SDK or API skills, users MUST provide the SDK package name, documentation URL, or repository reference for the skill to be based on. ## About Skills Skills are modular knowledge packages that transform general-purpose agents into specialized experts: 1. **Procedural knowledge** — Multi-step workflows for specific domains 2. **SDK expertise** — API patterns, authentication, error handling for Azure services 3. **Domain context** — Schemas, business logic, company-specific patterns 4. **Bundled resources** — Scripts, references, templates for complex tasks --- ## Core Principles ### 1. Concise is Key The context window is a shared resource. Challenge each piece: "Does this justify its token cost?" **Default assumption: Agents are already capable.** Only add what they don't already know. ### 2. Fresh Documentation First **Azure SDKs change constantly.** Skills should instruct agents to verify documentation: ```markdown ## Before Implementation Search `microsoft-docs` MCP for current API patterns: - Query: "[SDK name] [ope
- About Skills
- Core Principles
- 1. Concise is Key
- 2. Fresh Documentation First
- 3. Degrees of Freedom
- 4. Progressive Disclosure
- Skill Structure
- SKILL.md
- Bundled Resources
- Creating Azure SDK Skills
- Skill Section Order
- Authentication Pattern (All Languages)
- Standard Verb Patterns
- Language-Specific Patterns
Use microsoft-docs MCP to get current API patterns Example for azure-ai-agents-py in python/foundry: cd skills/python/foundry ln -s ../../../.github/skills/azure-ai-agents-py agents Example for azure-cosmos-db-py in python/data: cd skills/python/data ln -s ../../../.github/skills/azure-cosmos-db-py cosmos-db ls -la skills/python/foundry/agents Should show: agents -> ../../../.github/skills/azure-ai-agents-py cd tests
What does the skill-creator-ms skill do?
Guide for creating effective skills for AI coding agents working with Azure SDKs and Microsoft Foundry services. Use when creating new skills or updating existing skills.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill skill-creator-ms --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.