Skill Template

Overview

This is the minimal starting point for any new Claude skill. It contains only the required YAML frontmatter fields (name and description) and a placeholder for the instruction body. Use this as a reference when creating skills from scratch without the init_skill.py scaffolding tool.

Template Structure

---
name: your-skill-name-kebab-case
description: Replace with a description of the skill and when Claude should use it.
---

# Skill Title

Insert instructions below.

Required Fields

Usage

1. Copy this template into a new directory named after the skill
2. Replace the name and description fields
3. Write the instruction body in Markdown
4. Optionally add scripts/, references/, and assets/ subdirectories

For a more complete scaffolding experience with generated example files, use the init_skill.py script from the Skill Creator skill instead.