How do I install the Aria Skill Template skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add iansteitz1-eng/aria-skill-template 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.

Is Aria Skill Template safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Aria Skill Template?

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 Aria Skill Template free to use?

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

Who published Aria Skill Template?

iansteitz1-eng (@iansteitz1-eng) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Aria Skill Template by iansteitz1-eng

Name: Aria Skill Template
Author: iansteitz1-eng

Aria Skill Template

Scaffolds a new aria-skills-pattern skill from a template. Generates README.md + SKILL.md + script.py with reconcile-loop stubs + config.yaml + requirements.txt — a fully-formed skill directory ready to fill in with vendor-specific logic. Multiplies contributor velocity. Use when the user says "scaffold a new skill", "create a skill for X", "new skill template", "I want to build a skill for <vendor>", or starting any new vendor integration.

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aria-skill-template

YAML-reconcile skill scaffolder. Generates a fully-formed skill directory in 5 seconds.

When to use

Starting a new vendor integration (Linear, Notion, GitHub, etc.)
Contributor wants to ship a PR — scaffold first, then fill in
Pattern enforcement (the template embeds BUILDER_GUIDE conventions)

How it works

Validates the skill name (lowercase + hyphens, 3-40 chars)
Computes derived names (snake_case for Python, title for headings)
Renders 5 template files via Python string formatting
Writes them to <dest>/<name>/
Chmods the Python script executable
Prints next-steps + path to the new skill

CLI

python3 aria_skill_template.py <skill-name> [--vendor <vendor>] [--dest <dir>] [--force]

Examples:

python3 aria_skill_template.py linear-sync
python3 aria_skill_template.py github-org-sync --vendor github
python3 aria_skill_template.py my-skill --dest /tmp/scratch

What gets generated

5 files in <dest>/<name>/:

README.md — public docs with the standard structure
SKILL.md — Claude Code manifest with frontmatter trigger description
<snake_name>.py — script with reconcile-loop stubs + TODO markers for vendor specifics
<snake_name>_config.yaml — YAML config template
requirements.txt — common deps (PyYAML + httpx)

Conventions enforced

Per BUILDER_GUIDE.md:

Two-flag prod gate pre-wired (--apply + --prod for live mode)
Mode-mismatch safety (refuses test-key in live-mode and vice-versa)
Match-by-metadata-key (aria_key field), not by display name
Splat audit hook stub
Dry-run default

License

Apache 2.0

---name: aria-skill-templatedescription: Scaffolds a new aria-skills-pattern skill from a template. Generates README.md + SKILL.md + script.py with reconcile-loop stubs + config.yaml + requirements.txt — a fully-formed skill directory ready to fill in with vendor-specific logic. Multiplies contributor velocity. Use when the user says "scaffold a new skill", "create a skill for X", "new skill template", "I want to build a skill for <vendor>", or starting any new vendor integration.---# aria-skill-templateYAML-reconcile skill scaffolder. Generates a fully-formed skill directory in 5 seconds.## When to use- Starting a new vendor integration (Linear, Notion, GitHub, etc.)- Contributor wants to ship a PR — scaffold first, then fill in- Pattern enforcement (the template embeds BUILDER_GUIDE conventions)## How it works1. Validates the skill name (lowercase + hyphens, 3-40 chars)2. Computes derived names (snake_case for Python, title for headings)3. Renders 5 template files via Python string formatting4. Writes them to `<dest>/<name>/`5. Chmods the Python script executable6. Prints next-steps + path to the new skill## CLI```shpython3 aria_skill_template.py <skill-name> [--vendor <vendor>] [--dest <dir>] [--force]```Examples:```shpython3 aria_skill_template.py linear-syncpython3 aria_skill_template.py github-org-sync --vendor githubpython3 aria_skill_template.py my-skill --dest /tmp/scratch```## What gets generated5 files in `<dest>/<name>/`:- `README.md` — public docs with the standard structure- `SKILL.md` — Claude Code manifest with frontmatter trigger description- `<snake_name>.py` — script with reconcile-loop stubs + TODO markers for vendor specifics- `<snake_name>_config.yaml` — YAML config template- `requirements.txt` — common deps (PyYAML + httpx)## Conventions enforcedPer [BUILDER_GUIDE.md](../BUILDER_GUIDE.md):- Two-flag prod gate pre-wired (--apply + --prod for live mode)- Mode-mismatch safety (refuses test-key in live-mode and vice-versa)- Match-by-metadata-key (`aria_key` field), not by display name- Splat audit hook stub- Dry-run default## See also- **[BUILDER_GUIDE.md](../BUILDER_GUIDE.md)** — the pattern reference- **[aria-skill-test](../aria-skill-test/)** — regression harness for shipped skills## LicenseApache 2.0

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