Skill Name

What this skill does, and the situations in which Claude should reach for it. Name the triggers — the kinds of request, the symptoms, the moments in a task — rather than summarising the body. This is the only part Claude sees before deciding to load the skill.

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Skill name

One or two lines on what this is for, and what goes wrong without it.

1. The first rule

State the rule, then why it exists. If it has never gone wrong in practice, it is advice rather than a skill — cut it.

Show the wrong thing next to the right thing:

bad()      <- what this breaks
good()     <- why this is safe

2. The next rule

Use a table when there are cases to enumerate:

Case What to do
... ...

Checklist

  • The thing to verify, phrased so it can be answered yes or no
  • One per rule above

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Frequently asked questions

npx skillmds@latest add chinthakat/skill-name