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Skill Creation Guide

Guides an AI chat agent to draft reusable skill packages for DeepTutor's Create mode.

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Repository
HKUDS/DeepTutor
Stars
54,053
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
2 files

What it does

This is an instruction set for DeepTutor's built-in chat agent when a user is creating a new Skill inside DeepTutor. A Skill is a playbook the agent loads only when relevant, so it can perform a task consistently. The guide tells the agent to write a concise trigger description, a step-by-step body, and to move long reference material into separate files. It also tells the agent to propose a draft for the user to review rather than saving it directly.

Great for

  • Developers building custom skills for DeepTutor who want the agent to draft them
  • Teams standardising how skills are written, including trigger descriptions and file layout
  • Users who want to distinguish a Skill from a Persona (voice or tone preset)

Skip it if

  • Anyone wanting a ready-made capability; this only helps author new skills, it does not perform tutoring or other tasks itself
  • Users wanting a voice or tone preset, since the guide itself directs those requests to Persona instead

Try asking

  • “Create a skill that walks the agent through checking homework solutions step by step”
  • “Draft a skill for writing lab reports in a specific structure, with a reference file for citation formats”
  • “Turn my study-group summary process into a reusable skill”
Step-by-step guide: how to use Skill Creation GuideInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    en.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip en.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip en.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Describe the task concretely and say when it should apply, because the description is what triggers the skill later.
  • Review the draft card before approving, since nothing is saved until you do.
  • Ask for a reference file for long schemas or lookup tables to keep the main body short.

What's inside

  • persona.md
  • skill.md

Redistributed unmodified from HKUDS/DeepTutor under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-11-02. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.