create-tldr-page Skill (awesome-copilot) for Claude Code: What It Does and How to Install It

Makes Claude turn a command name and its official documentation URL into a tldr-pages cheat sheet with 5 to 8 examples.

Installs: 8.8K; on skills.sh
Stars: 40.7K; on GitHub
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

This skill makes Claude write a tldr page, a short cheat sheet of common command examples, from a command name and a link to its official documentation. Claude fetches the link, picks 5 to 8 of the most used patterns and writes them in the tldr-pages format with {{placeholder}} values.

The folder has one file, SKILL.md, and no scripts. It insists on both the command and the URL, and it has strict rules for how to wrap options and arguments. It was written with a #fetch tool in mind.

Good for

Contributors writing pages for the tldr-pages project
Developers who want a quick example list for a CLI tool
Docs writers condensing a long manual into examples

Install create-tldr-page

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the create-tldr-page skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill create-tldr-page

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

From its listing on skills.sh. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Create a tldr page from documentation URLs and command examples, requiring both URL and command name.

Sections in SKILL.md

Overview
Objectives
Prompt Parameters
Required
Optional
Usage
Syntax
Error Handling
Template
Template Guidelines
Examples
Reference Examples
Expected Output Using Example
Output Formatting Rules

Key facts

Author: (awesome-copilot); no author is named for this skill, and the repo LICENSE reads "Copyright GitHub, Inc."
License: MIT (repo LICENSE)
Installs on skills.sh: 8,817 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars: 40,666 for the whole github/awesome-copilot repo (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 30, 2026
Audits on skills.sh: Gen Agent Trust Hub: pass, Socket: pass, Snyk: warn
What it includes: 1 file: SKILL.md (no scripts)
Needs: A command name and a documentation URL

What it includes

Both a command name and an upstream documentation URL are needed
If one is missing it guesses and asks you to confirm (missing command) or lists acceptable URL patterns (missing URL).
Try: “/create-tldr-page #fetch https://git-scm.com/docs/git git”
Read · Require command and URL
Applies the fetch tool to the first URL you pass
If you give a file with a relevant URL instead, it uses the data in the file and the URL from it.
Network · Fetch the documentation
Title, one-line description, More information link, 5 to 8 examples
Follows the tldr-pages template with {{placeholder}} syntax for values. SKILL.md shows the finished page as the agent's reply and names no file to save.
Read · Write the tldr page
Wrap options and arguments separately, e.g. {{[-m|--message]}} {{message_text}}
Separate rules for options with arguments, flags, single short options, subcommands and operands.
Read · Placeholder rules
--help or --tldr gives a summary of the prompt instead of a page
SKILL.md says not to create a new tldr page in that case.
Read · Help argument
May fetch three example pages (git, distrobox-create, nmcli)
From raw.githubusercontent.com/jhauga/tldr, to learn the format.
Network · Reference examples

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

It fetches URLs you give it
Claude applies a fetch tool to the first URL you pass. Our advice: only give it documentation pages you trust, because the page text becomes input for what Claude writes. github.com

Technical details

Turning on read-only	No read-only mode.
Talks to	The documentation URL you provide. raw.githubusercontent.com (jhauga/tldr example pages)
Sign-in and keys	No credentials are named in SKILL.md.
Scopes	Fetches the documentation URL you give it May fetch three example tldr pages from GitHub

Questions

What does the create-tldr-page skill do?

It makes Claude turn a command's upstream documentation into a short tldr page with 5 to 8 common examples. The page follows the tldr-pages format.

What do I have to give it?

Both the command name and a link to authoritative upstream documentation. SKILL.md says to ask for whichever is missing.

How do I call it?

SKILL.md shows the syntax /create-tldr-page #fetch <URL> <command> [text data] [context file]. In the same file, a URL passed without #fetch gets the fetch tool applied to the first one.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top of this page. It has the skills CLI command and folder routes for this one skill.

Does it submit the page to tldr-pages?

SKILL.md ends at the finished page, which it shows as the agent's output. Submitting it to tldr-pages is up to you.

Is it safe?

It bundles no scripts. It fetches the documentation URL you give and may fetch three example pages from GitHub. Check the generated commands against the real documentation before you publish a page.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: github/awesome-copilot
Folder: skills/create-tldr-page

github/awesome-copilot skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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create-tldr-page SKILL.md · github.com
awesome-copilot README · github.com