optimizing-large-skills

Systematic methodology for reducing skill file size while preserving functionality through separation of concerns and strategic code organization.

Before: 654-line skill with heavy inline Python implementations After: 150-line skill with external tools and references

| Externalize Python modules | 60-70% reduction | Heavy implementations (>20 lines) | | Consolidate similar functions | 15-20% reduction | Repeated patterns with minor variations | | Replace code with structured data | 10-15% reduction | Configuration-driven logic | | Progressive loading patterns | 5-10% reduction | Multi-stage workflows |

通过外部化、整合和渐进加载模式来减少技能文件大小的系统方法。当技能超过 300 行、具有类似功能的多个代码块（10+）、带有 Markdown 的大量 Python 内联、嵌入的函数超过 20 行时使用。技能低于300行且组织良好时请勿使用。创造新技能 - 使用模块化技能。当技能评估显示“大型技能文件”警告时，请查阅此技能。 来源：athola/claude-night-market。