add-new-opc-skill

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# Add New OPC Skill

Use this skill when adding a new skill to the OPC Skills project. Follow every step below to ensure the skill meets all publishing requirements.

## Pre-flight

Before starting, confirm:
- You are on a feature branch: `feature/skill/<skill-name>` (branched from `develop`)
- The skill name is kebab-case (e.g., `my-new-skill`)

## Checklist

### 1. Skill Directory Structure

Create the skill directory with required files:

```
skills/<skill-name>/
├── SKILL.md              (required) Main skill documentation
├── scripts/              (if skill has scripts)
│   └── *.py / *.sh
├── examples/             (recommended) Usage examples
│   └── *.md
└── references/           (optional) API docs, templates
    └── *.md
```

**SKILL.md** must include YAML frontmatter:

```yaml
---
name: <skill-name>
description: Clear description. Include trigger keywords and "Use when..." contexts.
---
```

Use `template/SKILL.md` as a starting point:

```bash
cp -r template skills/<skill-name>
```

### 2. Skill Logo

Generate a pixel-art style SVG logo matching existing skill logos:

```bash
# Use the logo-creator skill
python3 skills/nanobanana/scripts/batch_generate.py \
  "Pixel art <subject> logo, 8-bit retro style, black pixels on white background, minimalist icon, clean crisp edges, no text, centered" \
  -n 20 --ratio 1:1 \
  -d .skill-archive/logo-creator/<date>-<skill-name> \
  -p logo

# Open preview to pick a logo
cp skills/logo-creator/templates/preview.html .skill-archive/logo-creator/<date>-<skill-name>/
open .skill-archive/logo-creator/<date>-<skill-name>/preview.html

# After picking (e.g., #5):
python3 skills/logo-creator/scripts/crop_logo.py <input>.png <output>-cropped.png
python3 skills/logo-creator/scripts/vectorize.py <output>-cropped.png skill-logos/<skill-name>.svg
```

Verify: `skill-logos/<skill-name>.svg` exists and matches the pixel-art style of other logos.

### 3. skills.json Entry

Add a complete entry to the `skills` array in `skills.json`. All fields are required unless noted:

```json
{
  "name": "<skill-name>",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Full description of the skill.",
  "logo": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/main/skill-logos/<skill-name>.svg",
  "icon": "<simpleicons-name>",
  "color": "<hex-without-hash>",
  "triggers": ["trigger1", "trigger2"],
  "dependencies": {},
  "auth": {
    "required": false,
    "type": null,
    "keys": []
  },
  "install": {
    "user": {
      "claude": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name> -a claude",
      "droid": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name> -a droid",
      "opencode": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name> -a opencode",
      "codex": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name> -a codex"
    },
    "project": {
      "claude": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name>",
      "droid": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name>",
      "cursor": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name>",
      "opencode": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name>",
      "codex": "npx skills add ReScienceLab/opc-skills --skill <skill-name>"
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    "python3 scripts/example.py \"{input}\""
  ],
  "links": {
    "github": "https://github.com/ReScienceLab/opc-skills/tree/main/skills/<skill-name>"
  }
}
```

**Field notes:**
- `icon`: Use a [Simple Icons](https://simpleicons.org/) name, or generic like `"globe"`, `"archive"`, `"image"`
- `color`: 6-char hex without `#` (e.g., `"6B7280"`)
- `dependencies`: Object with skill names as keys and version ranges as values (e.g., `{"twitter": ">=1.0.0"}`)
- `auth.keys`: Array of `{"env": "VAR_NAME", "url": "https://...", "optional": true/false}`
- `commands`: List of CLI commands the skill exposes (empty array `[]` if instructions-only)

Validate after editing:

```bash
python3 -c "import json; json.load(open('skills.json')); print('valid')"

From ReScienceLab/opc-skills, Apache-2.0.

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