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skill-template

Skill Template

Verified Anthropic Meta
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Description

Base template for creating new skills to quickly start skill development

Use Cases

  • Quickly create new Skills
  • Learn Skill structure
  • Ensure correct format
  • Team skill standardization

Core Capabilities

  • Standard Structure: Complete directory structure
  • Metadata Template: YAML frontmatter
  • Instruction Placeholders: Customizable instruction areas
  • Resource Directories: scripts/, references/, assets/

Basic Structure

my-skill/
|-- SKILL.md # Required: Main file
|-- scripts/ # Optional: Executable code
|-- references/ # Optional: Reference documents
|-- assets/ # Optional: Resource files

SKILL.md Template

---
name: my-skill
description: Describe skill function and trigger scenarios
---
# Skill Name
[Core instructions]
## When to Use
- Scenario 1
- Scenario 2
## Instructions
1. Step 1
2. Step 2

Notes

  • Use lowercase and hyphens for name
  • Description should be clear and specific
  • Keep SKILL.md concise
  • Put large files in references/

Applicable Roles

Developer

Tags

templatestarterboilerplate