How to Create Good Agent Skills | Claude Code Guide
Beto, January 28, 2026 · 20,901 views
Most agent skills I see are bloated. Developers stuff them with context Claude already knows, then wonder why their agents feel slow and expensive. A good skill is closer to 50 tokens than 500, and in the video I show you my exact framework for getting there.
What's inside
- Why overexplaining wrecks your context window and token costs
- The anatomy of a good skill: short title, tight description, direct instructions
- Letting Anthropic's official skill creator tool write skills for you
- A real deployment skill built from scripts
- Using a references folder for extra context without the clutter
- Sharing skills with your team through a repo
Resources
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