# Example Skill

> A template skill. Replace it with a task you repeat. Trigger only when the user explicitly asks to run the example skill.

- Skill: `etrebels/example-skill` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add etrebels/example-skill`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/etrebels/example-skill/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Productivity
- Author: etrebels (https://skillmd.com/u/etrebels)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/etrebels/example-skill

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# Example Skill (template)

A skill is a reusable unit of work Claude runs when your request matches its `description`. The description *is* the trigger — keep it specific, or it fires at the wrong time (or never).

This one does nothing on purpose. Swap it for your own. A good skill:

- does one job well,
- reads from `ops/` (or `demo/`) instead of asking for context it could find,
- ends by writing its result somewhere durable — a file, a log.

See `.claude/skills/status-update/` and `.claude/skills/triage/` for two worked examples.