Turn a good chat into a skill

A skill is the procedure, not the opening line. The next run should match the one that worked.

Learn the save habit once. It works in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, then in a note or toolkit when the app has no skill feature.

1. Prompt template

   Saved framing with blanks you fill in. The setup stays the same. The details change.

2. Skill

   A saved procedure for the whole task. Steps, checks, and the shape of the output.

3. Custom assistant

   A standing role you return to. Many tasks, one place, your context already loaded.

1. 1

   Start from a chat that worked

   Pick a real thread where the output was useful, not a hypothetical one.

2. 2

   Separate the pattern from the case

   Ask it to drop the one-time details and rewrite the procedure for a fresh chat.

3. 3

   Save it where you will look

   A doc, a note, or your toolkit. Name it for the job, not "Prompt v3."

4. 4

   Test it on a new case

   Run it in a fresh chat on similar work. Tighten the questions if the result drifts.