create-skill SKILL.md skillA
This file is byte-identical to the first copy the registry indexed. Same content hash, so the same checks give both the same grade.
create-skill from kensaurus/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add kensaurus/skills/create-skill@git:20261001.3fce9fbPins git:20261001.3fce9fb in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- kensaurus/skills
- Path
skills-cursor/create-skill/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- git:20261001.3fce9fb, committed Oct 1, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 17, 2026
- Size
- 11,500 bytes
- Repository stars
- 9
- License
- MIT
Guide users through creating effective Agent Skills for Cursor. Use when user wants to create, write, update, or debug a skill, or asks about SKILL.md format, skill structure, ~/.cursor/skills/, or skill best practices.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Creating Skills in Cursor This skill guides you through creating effective Agent Skills for Cursor. Skills are markdown files that teach the agent how to perform specific tasks: reviewing PRs using team standards, generating commit messages in a preferred format, querying database schemas, or any specialized workflow. ## Check existing first **Before creating a skill, check:** 1. **Check for existing skills:** ```bash ls -la ~/.cursor/skills/*/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null ls -la .cursor/skills/*/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null ``` 2. **Check for similar functionality:** ```bash grep -r "description:" ~/.cursor/skills/*/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null ``` 3. **Consider extending vs creating:** - Could an existing skill be enhanced? - Would a rule be more appropriate than a skill? **Why:** Avoid skill duplication. Skills should have clear, distinct purposes. ## Before You Begin: Gather Requirements Before creating a skill, gather essential information from the user about: 1. **Purpose and scope**: What specific task or workflow should this skill help with? 2. **Target location**: Should this be a personal skill (~/.cursor/skills/) or project skill (.cursor/skills/)? …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add kensaurus/skills/create-skill@sha256:fed10fd72a1923edThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261001.3fce9fb, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Aug 17, 2026 and Oct 1, 2026, about one every 11 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261001.3fce9fb latest | 2026-10-01 | 3fce9fb | 11,500 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260923.68c095e | 2026-09-23 | 68c095e | 11,507 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260923.cf348bd | 2026-09-23 | cf348bd | 11,482 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260912.33d48b1 | 2026-09-12 | 33d48b1 | 9,252 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260817.5b93a21 | 2026-08-17 | 5b93a21 | 9,262 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11500 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
kensaurus/skills · 9 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_4xenhbpumhn3ctqy GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=kensaurus/skills/create-skill GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/fed10fd72a1923edb4f95bc0c22481f031f1ad19c66570d8c76b8aae2c1653d1
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.
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