Yao Meta Skill

Create, improve, or evaluate an existing skill from workflows, prompts, SOPs, scripts. Use for migration/release/package, routing, evals/tests, install/trust checks, 优化已有 skill, 补 trigger 评测. Exclude summary/translation/docs, brainstorming, one-off prompts, copy-only edits, outline-only requests.

2,718 stars 252 forksSkill & Plugin Authoring

Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)
npx skills add yaojingang/yao-meta-skill --skill yao-meta-skill
Manual install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yaojingang/yao-meta-skill.git /tmp/yao-meta-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/yao-meta-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/yao-meta-skill

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

# Yao Meta Skill

## Router Rules

- Route by frontmatter `description` using the lightest mode.
- Keep `SKILL.md` lean: guidance in `references/`, logic in `scripts/`, evidence in `reports/`.

## Modes

- `Scaffold`: exploratory; `Production`: team; `Library`: shared; `Governed`: release-critical.
- Rules: [Method](references/skill-engineering-method.md), [Modes](references/operating-modes.md), [Boundaries](references/resource-boundaries.md).

## Compact Workflow

1. Require `repeated use` + `reusable output contract`; skip one-offs.
2. Lock target path + identity before writes; self-edits require `--self`.
3. Capture job, output, exclusions, constraints, standards, mode.
4. Scan `3-5` useful external/user/local references.
5. Write `description` early; route edits need `trigger_eval.py`; release gates follow risk.
6. Add deeper profiles only when earned.

Playbooks: [Target Safety](references/target-safety.md), [Intent](references/intent-dialogue.md), [Skill IR](references/skill-ir-method.md), [Output Eval](references/output-eval-method.md), [Review Studio](references/review-studio-method.md).

## Updates

Activation: `scripts/yao.py check-update --notice --self`; show `notice_text` if requested; continue. “更新”: `scripts/yao.py self-update --self --yes`.

## Skill OS 2.0 Gates

For production/library/governed releases, run Skill IR, compiler, trigger/output eval, Atlas, conformance, trust, package/install, upgrade, drift, waiver, Review Studio.
Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name
yao-meta-skill
Repository
yaojingang/yao-meta-skill
License
MIT
Repo updated
17 August 2026

FAQ

What does the Yao Meta Skill skill do?

Create, improve, or evaluate an existing skill from workflows, prompts, SOPs, scripts. Use for migration/release/package, routing, evals/tests, install/trust checks, 优化已有 skill, 补 trigger 评测. Exclude summary/translation/docs, brainstorming, one-off prompts, copy-only edits, outline-only requests.

How do I install the Yao Meta Skill skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add yaojingang/yao-meta-skill --skill yao-meta-skill. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Yao Meta Skill popular?

It lives in yaojingang/yao-meta-skill, which has 2,718 GitHub stars and 252 forks.

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