Jonathan Hefner 6102affec8 Add "Using scripts" guide for skill creators (#196)
* Add "Using scripts" guide for skill creators

New guide at `docs/skill-creation/using-scripts.mdx` covering how to use
commands and scripts in skills:

- One-off commands with `uvx`, `pipx`, `npx`, `bunx`, `go run`,
  `deno run` (tabbed by ecosystem, with pinned version examples)
- Referencing bundled scripts from `SKILL.md` using relative paths
- Self-contained scripts with inline dependency declarations (PEP 723,
  Deno `npm:` imports, Bun auto-install, Ruby `bundler/inline` — tabbed
  with a common HTML-parsing example)
- Designing scripts for agentic use: non-interactive execution, `--help`
  documentation, error messages, structured output, and a compressed
  checklist of further considerations

Also updates `docs/docs.json` to organize navigation into groups ("For
skill creators" and "For client implementors").

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* Address review feedback on "Using scripts" guide

Relative paths note: Clarify that the convention applies to support
files like `references/*.md`, and explain *why* (the agent runs commands
from the skill root).

Structured output: Reframe motivation around composability with both
agents and standard tools (`jq`, `cut`, `awk`) rather than LLM parsing
ambiguity. Shorten prose; let the code example's inline comments carry
the contrast.

Predictable output size: Add `--output` flag as an alternative strategy
for scripts whose output is large and not amenable to pagination. The
`--output` flag acts as a consent mechanism — the agent must explicitly
choose a file destination or pass `-` to opt in to stdout, preventing
accidental context-window flooding.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Agent Skills

Agent Skills are a simple, open format for giving agents new capabilities and expertise.

Skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that agents can discover and use to perform better at specific tasks. Write once, use everywhere.

Getting Started

This repo contains the specification, documentation, and reference SDK. Also see a list of example skills here.

About

Agent Skills is an open format maintained by Anthropic and open to contributions from the community.

License

Code in this repository is licensed under Apache 2.0. Documentation is licensed under CC-BY-4.0. See individual directories for details.

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