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name: template description: A template skill that demonstrates the SKILL.md format. Use this as a starting point for creating new skills. license: MIT metadata: author: your-name version: "1.0"

Template Skill

This is a template skill demonstrating the required format for agent skills.

Instructions

1. Copy this directory to create a new skill
2. Rename the directory to match your skill name (kebab-case)
3. Update the frontmatter fields
4. Replace this content with your skill instructions

Frontmatter Reference

Required fields:

• name: Skill identifier (kebab-case, max 64 chars, must match directory name)
• description: What the skill does and when to use it (max 1024 chars)

Optional fields:

• license: License name or reference
• compatibility: Environment requirements
• metadata: Key-value pairs (author, version, etc.)
• allowed-tools: Space-delimited list of pre-approved tools

Guidelines

• Keep SKILL.md under 500 lines
• Move detailed reference material to references/ directory
• Place executable scripts in scripts/ directory
• Store static resources in assets/ directory