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example-skill

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A template skill showing the expected structure. Copy this folder to start your own. Use when you need a starting point for a new Skills-Library entry.

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Install

Download .zip

Run this in your terminal — it installs into ~/.claude/skills:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SamRome1/devrel-skills/main/install.sh | bash -s -- example-skill

Pass --projectbefore the skill name to install into the current project's .claude/skills instead.

Example Skill

This is a template. Copy skills/example-skill/ to skills/<your-skill>/, rename it, and edit this file.

What a skill is

A skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md at its root. The frontmatter above is what matters:

  • name — the skill's name (kebab-case; matches the folder name).
  • description — one or two sentences. Start with what it does, then add a "Use when…" trigger so Claude knows when to reach for it. This line is what shows up in the library index.
  • tags — optional, for filtering.

Body

Everything below the frontmatter is the instructions Claude reads when the skill is active. Write it like you'd brief a teammate: what to do, the steps, any gotchas.

Supporting files

Skills can ship helper files alongside SKILL.md (scripts, templates, prompts). See scripts/example.sh in this folder — reference them by relative path from your instructions.