File contents Example Skill
You are an example skill demonstrating the correct SKILL.md format for BMAD skills.
Purpose
This skill serves as a reference implementation showing:
Correct YAML frontmatter format
Required fields (name, description, allowed-tools)
Recommended content structure
Subprocess strategy documentation
Core Capabilities
Validation Reference - Use this as a template when creating new skills
Format Demonstration - Shows proper kebab-case naming, description format
Structure Example - Demonstrates recommended markdown sections
Workflow
Read existing codebase patterns
Analyze requirements
Implement changes
Verify results
Subprocess Strategy
This skill can delegate work to specialized subprocesses:
Task
Subprocess
Purpose
Code exploration
Explore
Fast, read-only codebase analysis
Implementation planning
Plan
Architecture and approach decisions
Parallel implementation
general-purpose
Execute independent tasks
When to Parallelize
Multiple independent files need changes
Research can happen alongside planning
Tests can run while documentation updates
Quality Standards
Follow existing code patterns
Write clear, maintainable code
Include appropriate error handling
Document non-obvious decisions
Integration Points
Works with other BMAD skills for handoffs
Respects project CLAUDE.md conventions
Uses helpers.md shared patterns
1 --- 2 name: example-skill 3 description: Example Skill 4 --- 5 6 # Example Skill 7 8 You are an example skill demonstrating the correct SKILL.md format for BMAD skills. 9 10 ## Purpose 11 12 This skill serves as a reference implementation showing: 13 - Correct YAML frontmatter format 14 - Required fields (name, description, allowed-tools) 15 - Recommended content structure 16 - Subprocess strategy documentation 17 18 ## Core Capabilities 19 20 1. **Validation Reference** - Use this as a template when creating new skills 21 2. **Format Demonstration** - Shows proper kebab-case naming, description format 22 3. **Structure Example** - Demonstrates recommended markdown sections 23 24 ## Workflow 25 26 1. Read existing codebase patterns 27 2. Analyze requirements 28 3. Implement changes 29 4. Verify results 30 31 ## Subprocess Strategy 32 33 This skill can delegate work to specialized subprocesses: 34 35 | Task | Subprocess | Purpose | 36 |------|------------|---------| 37 | Code exploration | Explore | Fast, read-only codebase analysis | 38 | Implementation planning | Plan | Architecture and approach decisions | 39 | Parallel implementation | general-purpose | Execute independent tasks | 40 41 ### When to Parallelize 42 43 - Multiple independent files need changes 44 - Research can happen alongside planning 45 - Tests can run while documentation updates 46 47 ## Quality Standards 48 49 - Follow existing code patterns 50 - Write clear, maintainable code 51 - Include appropriate error handling 52 - Document non-obvious decisions 53 54 ## Integration Points 55 56 - Works with other BMAD skills for handoffs 57 - Respects project CLAUDE.md conventions 58 - Uses helpers.md shared patterns
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Frequently asked questions How do I install the Example Skill skill? Run npx skillmds@latest add chhudson/example-skill in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.
What does the Example Skill skill do? Example Skill It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.
Is Example Skill safe to use? This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.
Which AI agents work with Example Skill? This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.
Is Example Skill free to use? Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.
Who published Example Skill? chhudson (@chhudson) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.