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Skill Template

Use this template when creating a new Agent Skill that needs valid SKILL.md frontmatter, concise trigger guidance, workflow instructions, examples, and validation notes.

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Skill Template

Replace this starter content with real task-specific expertise before treating the skill as production-ready.

When to use

  • Use this as the starting point for a small or moderate skill.
  • Use skill-template-advanced instead when the skill needs a reference library or complex progressive disclosure.

Instructions

  1. Rename the folder and name field to the final skill name.
  2. Rewrite description so it says what the skill does and when to use it.
  3. Add the workflow, defaults, gotchas, and output contract the agent needs.
  4. Move longer details into references/ and link to them from this file.
  5. Validate that the folder name and name field match.

Examples

  • Example user request that should trigger this skill.
  • Example output shape the skill should produce.

Validation

  • Confirm the description is under 1024 characters.
  • Confirm the skill name uses lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only.
  • Confirm no placeholder text remains.

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npx skillmds@latest add jarrydadaens/skill-template