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0-template

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Template for creating a new Agent Skill. Copy this folder, rename it to your skill's kebab-case name, and fill in every section. Use this as the starting point whenever you author a new skill for the AgentSkills library.

We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

1 rule. About 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.

  • ≈0

    Common · estimate

    Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

  • ≈1

    Distinctive · estimate

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 0

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Use a table or bullet heuristics to help the agent choose between options.

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≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 308,232 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
Files
SKILL.md

Skill Template

Copy this folder to a new top-level <your-skill-name>/ folder in the repo root, rename it, and replace this content. Delete this blockquote when done.

Overview

One short paragraph: what this skill does and the situations it applies to.

Keywords: comma, separated, discovery, terms

Workflow

  1. First step — what to do.
  2. Second step.
  3. Third step.
  4. Verify the result.

Decision Framework

Use a table or bullet heuristics to help the agent choose between options.

If…Then…
condition Aaction A
condition Baction B

Worked Example

Show a concrete input and the expected output. See examples/sample.md for a fuller example.

Best Practices

  • Do this.
  • Prefer that.

Common Pitfalls

  • Avoid this.
  • Watch out for that.

Supporting Files

  • references/guide.md — deep reference material (loaded only when needed).
  • scripts/run.py — runnable helper.
  • examples/sample.md — worked example.

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What did you use it for? e.g. Reviewing pull requests in a Rails app

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Your trail

Files you open will collect here, so you can find them again.

Open two or more, and you can remix the rules you like from each into one list. Kept in this browser only.

Now do this for your own.

Bring your CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md or skills. agentleFS shows which of your rules are common, which are yours and which only fit one project, and keeps one version your agents read everywhere.

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