diff --git a/internal/assets/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md b/internal/assets/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md
index ca9d42fdc..182ec091b 100644
--- a/internal/assets/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md
+++ b/internal/assets/skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ name: {skill-name}
 description: "Trigger: {essential trigger words users or agents will say}. {What this skill does}."
 license: Apache-2.0
 metadata:
-  author: gentleman-programming
+  author: "{your-github-username}"
   version: "1.0"
 ---
 ```
diff --git a/testdata/golden/skills-claude-skill-creator.golden b/testdata/golden/skills-claude-skill-creator.golden
index ca9d42fdc..182ec091b 100644
--- a/testdata/golden/skills-claude-skill-creator.golden
+++ b/testdata/golden/skills-claude-skill-creator.golden
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ name: {skill-name}
 description: "Trigger: {essential trigger words users or agents will say}. {What this skill does}."
 license: Apache-2.0
 metadata:
-  author: gentleman-programming
+  author: "{your-github-username}"
   version: "1.0"
 ---
 ```
diff --git a/testdata/golden/skills-kiro-skill-creator.golden b/testdata/golden/skills-kiro-skill-creator.golden
index ca9d42fdc..182ec091b 100644
--- a/testdata/golden/skills-kiro-skill-creator.golden
+++ b/testdata/golden/skills-kiro-skill-creator.golden
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ name: {skill-name}
 description: "Trigger: {essential trigger words users or agents will say}. {What this skill does}."
 license: Apache-2.0
 metadata:
-  author: gentleman-programming
+  author: "{your-github-username}"
   version: "1.0"
 ---
 ```
diff --git a/testdata/golden/skills-opencode-skill-creator.golden b/testdata/golden/skills-opencode-skill-creator.golden
index ca9d42fdc..182ec091b 100644
--- a/testdata/golden/skills-opencode-skill-creator.golden
+++ b/testdata/golden/skills-opencode-skill-creator.golden
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ name: {skill-name}
 description: "Trigger: {essential trigger words users or agents will say}. {What this skill does}."
 license: Apache-2.0
 metadata:
-  author: gentleman-programming
+  author: "{your-github-username}"
   version: "1.0"
 ---
 ```
diff --git a/testdata/golden/skills-windsurf-skill-creator.golden b/testdata/golden/skills-windsurf-skill-creator.golden
index ca9d42fdc..182ec091b 100644
--- a/testdata/golden/skills-windsurf-skill-creator.golden
+++ b/testdata/golden/skills-windsurf-skill-creator.golden
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ name: {skill-name}
 description: "Trigger: {essential trigger words users or agents will say}. {What this skill does}."
 license: Apache-2.0
 metadata:
-  author: gentleman-programming
+  author: "{your-github-username}"
   version: "1.0"
 ---
 ```