Optimizes a skill by analyzing project conventions and researching best practices. Use when a skill needs quality improvement or updates to current standards.
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February 1, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/wayne930242/Reflexive-Claude-Code/blob/main/plugins/ace/skills/improving-skills/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill improving-skillsInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/improving-skills/# Improving Skills Optimize the specified skill through systematic analysis and enhancement. ## Process ### 1. Analyze Current Skill Read the skill's SKILL.md and all associated files: ```bash ls -la <skill-path> cat <skill-path>/SKILL.md ``` Document: purpose, triggers, references, structure. ### 2. Gather Project Conventions Search the project for implementation patterns: - Find related code using Grep for skill's domain keywords - Identify naming conventions, file structures, coding styles ### 3. Research Best Practices Use WebSearch to find current best practices: ``` Search: "[skill domain] best practices 2025" Search: "[skill domain] API reference" ``` ### 4. Validate Against Standards Use the `writing-skills` skill to check compliance with standards. ### 5. Check for Shared Conventions Identify conventions that appear in multiple skills: - Search other skills for similar guidelines - If convention is duplicated → use `writing-rules` skill to extract to `.claude/rules/` - Remove duplicated convention from this skill (rules auto-inject) ### 6. Apply Improvements Targeted edits: - Trim verbose explanations - Add missing triggers to description - Move detailed content to references/ - Update APIs to current best practices - Remove conventions that now exist in rules ### 7. Validate Final Result ```bash python3 skills/write-skill/scripts/validate_skill.py <skill-path> ```