WordPress / wp-block-development
Gutenberg blocks: block.json, attributes, rendering, deprecations
This skill ships only metadata — no inline instructions. See the source repo for details.
Install this skill
One command (all agents)
Runs the npx skills CLI which auto-detects every AI coding agent you have installed (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Windsurf, Copilot, and 51 more).
npx skills add https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills/tree/trunk/skills/wp-block-developmentAlternative: shorthand form
npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-block-developmentInstall to a specific agent
Pick the agent you use. The CLI writes the skill to that agent's standard skill directory.
npx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-block-development --agent claude-codenpx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-block-development --agent cursornpx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-block-development --agent codexnpx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-block-development --agent opencodenpx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-block-development --agent github-copilotnpx skills add WordPress/agent-skills --skill wp-block-development --agent windsurfManual install (no CLI)
Prefer to skip the CLI? Clone the repo and drop the skill folder into your agent's skills directory.
git clone https://github.com/WordPress/agent-skills.gitcp -r agent-skills/skills/wp-block-development ~/.claude/skills/ For other agents, replace ~/.claude/skills/ with their skill directory — see the full list.
Use it
Once installed, ask your agent to "use the wp-block-development skill" or describe what you want (e.g. "Gutenberg blocks: block.json, attributes, rendering, deprecations"). Most agents auto-discover the skill from its SKILL.md description — no slash command needed.
npx skills. Skill files are MIT-style permissive by default — check the source repo for the actual license.
SKILL.md source
--- name: wp-block-development description: Gutenberg blocks: block.json, attributes, rendering, deprecations ---
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