Skill Scaffold

Skill Scaffold

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

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

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

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