Example skill
Instructions the agent follows after it loads this file. Keep them concrete.
Do
- Named steps, in order.
Do not
- The mistakes a fresh session would make.
Example Skill
One or two sentences that say what this skill does and the user phrases that should load it. Also say when not to use it.
standardharness
Updated Example Skill by standardharness · 8ee2d41
npx skillmds@latest add standardharness/example-skill File contents
---name: example-skilldescription: One or two sentences that say what this skill does and the user phrases that should load it. Also say when not to use it.---# Example skillInstructions the agent follows after it loads this file. Keep them concrete.## Do- Named steps, in order.## Do not- The mistakes a fresh session would make.
standardharness/skills/tree/main/template commit 8ee2d41522
Frequently asked questions
Run npx skillmds@latest add standardharness/example-skill 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.
One or two sentences that say what this skill does and the user phrases that should load it. Also say when not to use it. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.
This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.
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.
Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.
standardharness (@standardharness) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.