tool-design
Build tools that agents can use effectively, including architectural reduction patterns.
Skill by bouclem
Install
Works with Claude Code, Claude apps, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, OpenCode, Goose, Windsurf. Read the repository before you give any tool access to your data.
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Use cases: design, agent-building
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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.
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What's inside
- Skill name
tool-design- Description
- Build tools that agents can use effectively, including architectural reduction patterns. Use when creating new tools for agent systems, debugging tool-related failures or misuse, or optimizing existing tool sets for better agent performance.
- License
- unknown
- Instructions
- 317 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub
Agent Skills spec issues
- name: "tool-design" does not match folder "001-tool-design"
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- SKILL.md
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- Last commit (this folder)
- May 24, 2026 (5 months ago)
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- github.com/bouclem/skills
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- Oct 24, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 24, 2026
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tool-design skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/bouclem-tool-design (last updated 2026-10-24)