AI-Generated Skills

Understanding what AI-generated skills are, their benefits, limitations, and how to use them responsibly.

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What Are AI-Generated Skills?

AI-generated skills are agent skills (following the SKILL.md specification) that were created with the assistance of Large Language Models (LLMs) rather than being written entirely by human experts.

In this repository, all skills were generated using Claude Opus 4.5 with human oversight and review.

Why Use AI to Generate Skills?

Benefit	Description
Rapid prototyping	AI can quickly draft comprehensive skill structures
Consistency	AI maintains consistent formatting and structure across skills
Coverage	AI can synthesize information from many sources to create broad guidance
Accessibility	Enables creation of skills in domains where human expertise is expensive or scarce

Key Limitations

AI-generated skills have important limitations that users must understand:

1. No Substitution for Expertise

The skills in this repository were generated by AI, not written by domain experts. The author:

Is not a lawyer - legal skills provide general guidance, not legal advice
Is not a domain expert in all covered areas

2. Potential for Errors

AI-generated content may contain:

Factual inaccuracies - AI can “hallucinate” plausible but incorrect information
Outdated information - Training data has a cutoff date
Oversimplifications - Complex topics may be inadequately covered
Missing edge cases - AI may not anticipate all scenarios

3. No Real-World Validation

Many skills are marked as experimental because they have not been:

Tested in production environments
Validated by domain experts
Used in real-world scenarios

How to Use AI-Generated Skills Responsibly

Do

Verify critical information with authoritative sources
Consult professionals for legal, medical, financial, or academic matters
Test thoroughly before relying on skill guidance
Report errors you discover to help improve the skills
Check the status field - prefer tested skills over experimental ones

Don’t

Don’t treat as authoritative - these are assistance tools, not expert guidance
Don’t skip verification - always cross-reference important decisions
Don’t assume completeness - skills may not cover all aspects of a topic
Don’t ignore disclaimers - each skill has specific limitations noted

Transparency Metadata

The SKILL.md specification only requires name and description fields. This repository uses additional extended metadata for AI transparency.

Note: We have proposed these extended metadata fields to the official specification in anthropics/skills#180.

---
# Required by specification
name: skill-name
description: "What the skill does"

# Extended metadata (optional, used in this repository)
version: "1.0.0"
status: tested | experimental
author: "Human maintainer"
generated_by: "Claude Opus 4.5"
license: MIT
disclaimer: "Skill-specific limitations..."
---

See AI Transparency Metadata for detailed field descriptions.

Skill Status Definitions

Status	Meaning	Recommendation
`tested`	Has been reviewed and tested in limited scenarios	Suitable for general use with verification
`experimental`	Draft quality, minimal testing	Use with caution, expect issues

Skills in This Repository

Tested Skills

These skills have undergone review and limited testing:

Skill	Domain	Description	SKILL.md
wiki-generator-lsp	Documentation	Automated documentation generator using LSP	Raw
license-advisor	Legal	License selection guidance for all creation types	Raw
foss-license-advisor	Legal	FOSS-specific license advisor	Raw

Experimental Skills

These skills require additional refinement and validation:

Skill	Domain	Description	SKILL.md
tuteur-info-geii	Education	Programming tutor for GEII students (French)	Raw

Contributing

If you’re a domain expert and notice errors in these skills, please:

Open an issue describing the problem
Provide correct information with authoritative sources
Consider contributing a pull request with fixes

Your expertise helps improve these AI-generated tools for everyone.

Remember: AI-generated skills are tools to assist, not replace, human judgment and expertise. Always apply critical thinking and verify important information.