Skill Scaffold

AI agent skill scaffolding CLI. Create skills for OpenClaw, Moltbot, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Copilot instantly. Vibe-coding ready. MCP compatible.

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

bash

# 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

bash

# 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

text

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