Example Skill

Example Skill

Purpose

Provide a spec-aligned template for creating consistent, reusable skills.

When to use

• You are adding a new skill to this repository.
• You want a starter structure with required sections.

Workflow

1. State the objective in one sentence.
2. Collect only required inputs.
3. Execute deterministic steps.
4. Load deeper context only when needed:
   • references/REFERENCE.md
   • assets/output-template.md
   • agents/openai.yaml
5. Return output in a stable format.
6. Use scripts/example-check.sh for a deterministic preflight check.

Inputs

• Task objective
• Constraints
• Output destination

Outputs

• Primary deliverable
• Follow-up checks

Examples

• Build a new skill skeleton with required sections and valid frontmatter.
• Refactor an existing skill to move deep details into references/.
• Add deterministic checks under scripts/ for repeatable verification.

Edge cases

• Missing frontmatter fields: stop and add required fields first.
• Invalid name format: normalize to lowercase-hyphen and match directory name.
• Broken resource paths: fix links so all referenced files exist.

Guardrails

• Keep instructions concrete and testable.
• Avoid unnecessary context loading.
• Prefer deterministic commands over manual steps.
• Keep file references one level deep from SKILL.md.