template-skill

Official source

A bare starter scaffold with empty YAML frontmatter and a placeholder body, meant as a starting point for writing your own skill.

Source: Anthropic

Claude.ai · CompatibleClaude Code · CompatibleAI Agents & Automation

At a glance

Verified source
Best for
Copying as the initial structure for a brand-new skill
Works with
Claude.ai · Claude Code
Outcome
Learning the minimal required SKILL.md frontmatter shape
Source
anthropics/skills

01 / Understand the skill

About template-skill

Replace with description of the skill and when Claude should use it.

02 / Confirm the fit

Use template-skill when you need to

  • Copying as the initial structure for a brand-new skill
  • Learning the minimal required SKILL.md frontmatter shape

03 / See the workflow

How template-skill works

  1. 01Install: npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill template
  2. 02Try: Use this as the starting scaffold for a new skill I want to write.
  3. 03Get: An empty SKILL.md skeleton to fill in with your own description and steps.

Check before installing

Compatible platforms

Claude.ai · Claude Code

Best fit

Copying as the initial structure for a brand-new skill

Review the source instructions if the required output differs from the formats described above.

Install and use

Compatible with Claude.ai and Claude Code · Published by Anthropic

Ready to add template-skill?

Use the published instructions below, then provide the required input and describe the result you need.

General instructions · Claude.ai · Claude Code

npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill template

Review the source repository and license before installing third-party skills.

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