Cortex Skill Writer

A Claude SKILL for creating other Claude Skills using the Cortex Architecture pattern.

What is Cortex Architecture?

Cortex Architecture factors Skills into modular layers for attention isolation:

skill.md (Orchestrator)     ← Identity, routing (~75 lines)
    └── protocols/*.md      ← Logic workflows
    └── standards/*.md      ← Output formatting
    └── ontology/           ← Domain data

Why Use It?

Problem	Solution
Model distracted by formatting while calculating	Load standards only during reporting
Giant skill.md hard to maintain	Modular files, single responsibility
Can't swap output formats	Replace standards file without touching logic

Usage

Invoke this skill when you want to:

Create a new Claude Skill from scratch
Refactor a monolithic skill.md into Cortex pattern
Generate boilerplate for skill components

Files

File	Purpose	Lines
`skill.md`	Orchestrator manifest	92
`protocols/skill_creation.md`	6-phase creation workflow	175
`standards/skill_format.md`	YAML & Markdown conventions	120
`templates/skill_manifest.md`	Boilerplate for skill.md	62
`templates/protocol.md`	Boilerplate for protocols	78
`templates/standards.md`	Boilerplate for standards	58

Example

See the ECIS-7 Maturity Analyst skill in /ecis-maturity-consultant/.ecis-analyst/ for a real-world implementation of Cortex Architecture.

Quick Start

I want to create a Claude Skill for [domain].

Please use the Cortex Skill Writer to generate:
1. A skill.md manifest
2. Protocols for [workflow_1], [workflow_2]
3. Standards for [output_type]

Version: 1.0.0
Author: Built with Cortex Architecture

Name	cortex-skill-writer
Description	Generate Claude Skills using Cortex Architecture pattern. Factors skills into Orchestrator (manifest), Protocols (logic), and Standards (presentation) for attention isolation and modularity. Use when creating new Claude Skills or refactoring monolithic skill.md files.

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