Hello-Test — Phase 0 Spike Skill
Minimal probe skill used during the
auto-test-skillsPhase 0 spike (created 2026-05-05) to validate that Claude Code discovers + auto-triggers user-level skills dropped at~/.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md. Intentionally narrow trigger so that any successful activation can be unambiguously attributed to this skill rather than to a generic Claude response. Safe to delete after Phase 0 sign-off.
When to use
Trigger only when the user message contains the exact literal phrase:
hello-test ping
This is a unique fingerprint — it does not appear in normal English usage, so any activation can be attributed to this skill firing rather than to a default Claude response. Do not activate on:
- The word "hello" alone, "test" alone, or "ping" alone.
- Paraphrases such as "hello world", "ping the hello-test", "say hello in a test", "run a hello world test".
- Tangentially related requests like "test hello.ts" or "is the test passing?".
If the user's message does not contain the literal substring hello-test ping,
do nothing — defer to other skills or a normal response.
How to respond
When triggered, run exactly one Bash command and return its output verbatim, followed by one acknowledgement line.
echo "HELLO-TEST-PONG $(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
Then add this single line, unchanged:
Skill 'hello-test' fired correctly — Phase 0 skill-loading validation passed.
Do not perform any file writes, network calls, or further investigation.
Examples
User: hello-test ping
Assistant: runs the bash command, then prints both lines. Example output:
HELLO-TEST-PONG 2026-05-05T10:00:00Z
Skill 'hello-test' fired correctly — Phase 0 skill-loading validation passed.
User: hello world
Assistant: does not invoke this skill — phrase does not match.
User: please run a test
Assistant: does not invoke this skill — phrase does not match.
User: hello-test ping please confirm
Assistant: invokes the skill (literal substring is present).