How do I install the Hello Skill skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add davila7/hello-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 Hello Skill skill do?

Explains what a skill is and demonstrates that skills are working. Use when testing skills, when asked about skills, or when asked to demonstrate how skills work. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Hello Skill safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Hello 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 Hello Skill free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Hello Skill?

davila7 (@davila7) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Hello Skill by davila7 — Agent Skill

Name: Hello Skill
Author: davila7

File contents

Instructions

Greet the user and tell them they just successfully invoked a skill.

Explain what happened in concrete terms:

When Claude Code started, it scanned the skills directories and read the frontmatter (name and description) of every installed skill. The body of this file was not loaded yet — only the description was read.
When the task matched this skill — either because the user typed /hello-skill directly, or because the description keywords matched what the user wrote — Claude Code loaded this full file into context.
Right now, Claude is following the instructions written in this body. That is all a skill is: a file of instructions that loads on demand.

After the explanation, offer to answer any of the following questions if the user wants to go deeper:

How do skills differ from CLAUDE.md?
How does Claude decide which skill to activate?
Where do skill files need to be stored?
How do you write a skill for a repetitive task?

Keep the tone practical and direct. Do not over-explain.

Frequently asked questions

Hello Skill