About project-skill-scripts
project-skill-scripts analyzes plugin skills for opportunities to improve them with supporting scripts, and can create scripts when requested. It is intended for developers maintaining plugin skill collections and provides steps for candidate evaluation, script generation, and reporting.
Key features
- 01Scan skills for script opportunities
- 02Measure script coverage
- 03Create scripts for selected skills
- 04Update skill docs and report results
- 05Support analysis, single-skill, and bulk modes
Use cases
- 01Review script coverage across plugin skills
- 02Generate helpers for repeated command workflows
- 03Process multiple skills suitable for scripting
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/ / github.com/ laurigates/ claude-plugins --skill project-skill-scriptsAfter installing, type/project-skill-scriptsin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project README/project:skill-scripts
Analyze plugin skills to identify opportunities where supporting scripts would improve performance (fewer tokens, faster execution, consistent results), then optionally create those scripts.
When to Use This Skill
| Use this skill when... | Use alternative when... |
|---|---|
| Analyzing skill improvement opportunities | Need to create a single script for a skill |
| Bulk script creation across plugins | One-off script for one specific need |
| Measuring coverage of scripts across portfolio | Script generation is already done |
Context
- Plugin root: !
git rev-parse --show-toplevel - Total plugins: !
find . -maxdepth 2 -name 'plugin.json' -type f - Skills with scripts: !
find . -name 'scripts/*.sh' -type f
Parameters
Parse $ARGUMENTS for:
--analyze: Scan all skills, report candidates (default)--create <plugin/skill>: Create script for specific skill only--all: Analyze and create scripts for all high-scoring candidates
Execution
Execute this skill script analysis and creation workflow:
Step 1: Run analysis script
Execute analyzer to get structured data on all skills:
- Run analyzer:
bash "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/project-discovery/scripts/analyze-skills.sh" $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null || echo '.') - Parse output to identify:
- Current coverage (skills with scripts)
- High-scoring candidates (score >= 8)
- Script type recommendations
Step 2: Analyze candidates (--create or --all modes)
For each candidate skill:
- Read SKILL.md to understand the workflow
- Identify script opportunity patterns:
- Multiple sequential git/gh commands → context-gather script
- Multi-phase workflow → workflow script
- Project type detection + conditional execution → multi-tool script
- Repeated command with different args → utility script
- Evaluate benefit: >= 4 tool calls, consistency, error handling, reuse frequency
- Skip if: single simple commands, interactive/creative, already well-structured
Step 3: Create scripts
For approved candidates:
- Use standard script template with structured output (KEY=value, section markers)
- Follow design principles: structured output, error resilience, bounded output, portable
- Place in
<plugin>/skills/<skill-name>/scripts/<script-name>.sh - Make executable:
chmod +x <path> - Update SKILL.md with "Recommended" section referencing the script
- Update
modified:date in frontmatter
Step 4: Report results
Present findings:
- Current coverage (X/Y skills have scripts)
- Scripts created (plugin, skill, script, type, commands replaced)
- Remaining candidates (plugin, skill, score, type, recommendation)
- Next steps (test, commit)
Step 5: Commit changes
If scripts created:
feat(<affected-plugins>): add supporting scripts to skills
Include in body:
- Which scripts were created
- What they replace (token/call savings)
- Which SKILL.md files were updated
Examples
Analyze Only
$ /project:skill-scripts --analyze
Skill Scripts Analysis
Current Coverage: 5/191 skills have supporting scripts
Top Candidates:
git-plugin/gh-cli-agentic score=14 type=context-gather
kubernetes-plugin/kubectl-debugging score=12 type=multi-tool
testing-plugin/playwright-testing score=10 type=workflow
Create for Specific Skill
$ /project:skill-scripts --create testing-plugin/playwright-testing
Analyzing testing-plugin/playwright-testing...
Found: 6 bash blocks, 3 phases, 12 commands
Creating scripts/run-tests.sh...
- Consolidates: test discovery, execution, report parsing
- Replaces: 5 individual tool calls
- Output: structured test results with file:line references
Updated SKILL.md with "Recommended" section.
Error Handling
| Situation | Action |
|---|---|
| Skill has no bash patterns | Skip, report "no script opportunity" |
| Script already exists | Report existing, ask to overwrite |
| SKILL.md is read-only | Report error, suggest manual update |
| Plugin not found | List available plugins |