# Skill Template

> Starting point for a new skill in this pack. Use when adding a skill, so the required frontmatter and sections are in place before you write any content.

- Skill: `thehaseebahmed/skill-template` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add thehaseebahmed/skill-template`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/thehaseebahmed/skill-template/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: thehaseebahmed (https://skillmd.com/u/thehaseebahmed)
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/thehaseebahmed/skill-template

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# Skill Template

> Copy this directory to `skills/<your-skill-name>/`, rename the `name` field to
> match the new directory, then replace every section below. Delete this block.

## Overview

One paragraph: what this skill makes the agent do, and why that matters. Name the
failure it prevents. A skill is a workflow the agent follows, not background
reading — if this paragraph is describing a topic rather than an action, the idea
is not a skill yet.

## When to Use

- The concrete situation that should trigger this skill
- Another triggering situation
- A third

**When NOT to use:** the cases that look similar but are out of scope. This
section is what keeps the skill from firing on everything.

## Workflow

1. **First step** — what the agent does, and the observable output it produces.
2. **Second step** — including the checkpoint that must hold before moving on.
3. **Third step** — and so on. Steps are ordered and each one is checkable.

## Failure Modes

| Rationalization | Why it fails | Do this instead |
|---|---|---|
| "This change is too small to bother" | Small changes are where unverified assumptions hide | Run the same check regardless of size |
| "The tests are slow, I'll run them at the end" | The end is where several failures arrive at once and no longer isolate | Run the narrow check now, the full suite before you finish |

## Verification

The skill was applied correctly when:

- [ ] A concrete, checkable outcome
- [ ] Another one, with the command that proves it
- [ ] The relevant items in [definition-of-done](../../references/definition-of-done.md) hold