How do I install the Example Curator skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add simhacker/example-curator 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 Example Curator skill do?

Example Curator Protocol It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Example Curator safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Example Curator?

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Is Example Curator free to use?

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Who published Example Curator?

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

Example Curator by simhacker — Agent Skill

Name: Example Curator
Author: SimHacker

File contents

Example Curator Protocol

Invocation

CURATE <path> [--mode interactive|autonomous|advisory]

Worker Loop

WHILE examples_exist:
    timestamped = SCAN for YYYY-MM-DD-*.yml
    canonical = SCAN for *.yml without timestamp
    
    clusters = CLUSTER(timestamped, by=semantic_similarity)
    
    FOR cluster IN clusters:
        IF cluster.matches(canonical):
            ARCHIVE timestamped (already represented)
        ELSE IF cluster.size >= 3:
            PROMOTE best_exemplar OR MERGE into new canonical
        ELSE:
            QUEUE for future analysis
    
    novel = DETECT patterns in timestamped not in canonical
    FOR pattern IN novel:
        PROPOSE new canonical
    
    AWAIT human approval OR auto-approve if configured

Cluster Analysis

AI excels at:

Semantic similarity across examples
Abstracting concrete instances to general patterns
Detecting subtle variations of same anti-pattern
Spotting gaps in canonical coverage

Output Formats

Promotion PR

# Promoted from: 2026-01-18-alice-furthermore-abuse.yml
# Contributor: @alice
# Cluster: 12 similar examples analyzed
# Pattern: Unnecessary transition word abuse

name: transition-spam
violation:
  pattern: "Excessive 'Furthermore', 'Additionally', 'Moreover'"
  # ... rest of canonical format

Merge Summary

merged_from:
  - 2026-01-15-transition-spam.yml
  - 2026-01-18-alice-furthermore-abuse.yml
  - 2026-01-20-connecting-word-salad.yml
contributors:
  - @alice
  - anonymous (2)
pattern_synthesis: |
  Combined 12 examples into unified transition-spam canonical.
  Preserved best sub-examples from each contribution.

Credit Attribution

Contributors can:

Include handle in filename: 2026-01-24-alice-my-catch.yml
Include in metadata: contributor: alice
Omit for anonymity

Curator MUST preserve attribution when promoting/merging.

Self-Application

This skill can curate its own examples:

CURATE skills/example-curator/examples/

Recursion is intentional. The curator learns to curate better.

---name: example-curatordescription: Example Curator Protocol---# Example Curator Protocol## Invocation```CURATE <path> [--mode interactive|autonomous|advisory]```## Worker Loop```WHILE examples_exist: timestamped = SCAN for YYYY-MM-DD-*.yml canonical = SCAN for *.yml without timestamp clusters = CLUSTER(timestamped, by=semantic_similarity) FOR cluster IN clusters: IF cluster.matches(canonical): ARCHIVE timestamped (already represented) ELSE IF cluster.size >= 3: PROMOTE best_exemplar OR MERGE into new canonical ELSE: QUEUE for future analysis novel = DETECT patterns in timestamped not in canonical FOR pattern IN novel: PROPOSE new canonical AWAIT human approval OR auto-approve if configured```## Cluster AnalysisAI excels at:- Semantic similarity across examples- Abstracting concrete instances to general patterns - Detecting subtle variations of same anti-pattern- Spotting gaps in canonical coverage## Output Formats### Promotion PR```yaml# Promoted from: 2026-01-18-alice-furthermore-abuse.yml# Contributor: @alice# Cluster: 12 similar examples analyzed# Pattern: Unnecessary transition word abusename: transition-spamviolation: pattern: "Excessive 'Furthermore', 'Additionally', 'Moreover'" # ... rest of canonical format```### Merge Summary```yamlmerged_from: - 2026-01-15-transition-spam.yml - 2026-01-18-alice-furthermore-abuse.yml - 2026-01-20-connecting-word-salad.ymlcontributors: - @alice - anonymous (2)pattern_synthesis: | Combined 12 examples into unified transition-spam canonical. Preserved best sub-examples from each contribution.```## Credit AttributionContributors can:- Include handle in filename: `2026-01-24-alice-my-catch.yml`- Include in metadata: `contributor: alice`- Omit for anonymityCurator MUST preserve attribution when promoting/merging.## Self-ApplicationThis skill can curate its own examples:```CURATE skills/example-curator/examples/```Recursion is intentional. The curator learns to curate better.

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