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01 — Identify the Task
Task is repeated more than twice a month
Explaining it takes more than ten minutes
You can finish: "This skill does ___" in twelve words
02 — Output Standard
Three to five real reference outputs collected
Structure, length, tone, format written down
Patterns across examples noted as the standard
03 — Gather Knowledge
Methodology file written (how you do it)
Voice file written (how it sounds)
Templates file written (recurring structures)
No-gos file written (what never happens)
04 — Write Instructions
Numbered steps, one to three sentences each
Each step: what, with what input, what output
Vague verbs replaced with concrete criteria
Decisions come with selection criteria
05 — Live Test
Three runs, three different real inputs
Output compared against the standard
Every gap noted: knowledge or instruction?
06 — Package
Decision made: Skill or Project
Files / automation / power use → Skill
Browser-only team use → Project
07 — Iterate
Output slipped twice in a row → iterate
One change at a time
Test with same input before and after
Version stamped in the skill file
Decision in one line
Files, automation, local power? Build it as a Claude Code Skill. Team in the browser, click-and-use? Build it as a Shared Project. The build is the same up to Step 5.