Example Visibility Test
This skill demonstrates the two-tier catalog system and is used for testing marketplace visibility configurations.
Purpose
- 🧪 Test preview catalog functionality
- 📊 Verify catalog tier system
- 🔍 Validate skill visibility
This skill intentionally appears only in the preview catalog to demonstrate the two-tier system.
Catalog Tiers
The Skills Marketplace uses a two-tier catalog system:
Stable Catalog (marketplace.json)
Purpose: Production-ready skills
- ✅ Fully tested and documented
- ✅ Stable, reliable, production-ready
- ✅ Semantic versioning guaranteed
- ✅ Suitable for general use
Preview Catalog (marketplace-preview.json)
Purpose: Beta skills and early access
- 🧪 Experimental features
- 🚀 Early access to new skills
- ⚠️ May have breaking changes
- 🧑💻 Perfect for testing and feedback
Skill Lifecycle
Skills typically progress through these stages:
Development → Preview Catalog → Testing → Stable Catalog
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Local Beta Users Feedback Production
- Local Development - Created and tested locally
- Preview Catalog - Submitted for community testing
- Testing Period - Community provides feedback
- Stable Catalog - Promoted after successful testing
This Skill's Visibility
This skill appears in:
- ✅ Preview catalog (
marketplace-preview.json)
This skill does NOT appear in:
- ❌ Stable catalog (
marketplace.json)
This demonstrates that skills can be in preview only, stable only, or both.
Installation
From Preview Catalog
# Add marketplace with preview catalog
/plugin marketplace add token-eater/skills-marketplace?ref=.claude-plugin/marketplace-preview.json
# Install this skill
/plugin install example-visibility-test
From Stable Catalog
# Add marketplace (default: stable catalog)
/plugin marketplace add token-eater/skills-marketplace
# This skill will NOT appear (it's preview-only)
/plugin list
Testing Visibility
Use this skill to test catalog configurations:
Test 1: Stable Catalog
# Add stable catalog
/plugin marketplace add token-eater/skills-marketplace
# List skills
/plugin list
# Expected: example-visibility-test NOT in list
Test 2: Preview Catalog
# Add preview catalog
/plugin marketplace add token-eater/skills-marketplace?ref=.claude-plugin/marketplace-preview.json
# List skills
/plugin list
# Expected: example-visibility-test IS in list
Test 3: Local Development
# Add local marketplace
cd /path/to/skills-marketplace
/plugin marketplace add .
# List skills
/plugin list
# Expected: All skills visible (including this one)
Use Cases for Preview Catalog
Skills appropriate for preview catalog:
- 🧪 Experimental features - Testing new functionality
- 🚀 Early access - Get feedback before stable release
- 🔄 Active development - Rapidly changing
- 📝 Incomplete docs - Documentation in progress
- ⚠️ Breaking changes - API not finalized
Promotion to Stable
After testing in preview, skills are promoted to stable when:
- ✅ Testing complete - Verified by community
- ✅ Feedback addressed - Issues resolved
- ✅ Documentation complete - Fully documented
- ✅ Stable API - No breaking changes expected
- ✅ Maintainer approval - Project maintainers approve
For Skill Developers
If you're testing a new skill:
- Submit to preview catalog - Add to
marketplace-preview.json - Request testers - Ask community for feedback
- Iterate - Fix issues, improve documentation
- Request promotion - Ask maintainers to move to stable
Resources
Support
For contributors: Use this skill as a reference when submitting new skills to the preview catalog.
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