claude-configs/skills/create-skill/templates/simple-skill-template.md
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Version control Claude Code configuration including:
- Global instructions (CLAUDE.md)
- User settings (settings.json)
- Custom agents (architect, designer, engineer, etc.)
- Custom skills (create-skill templates and workflows)

Excludes session data, secrets, cache, and temporary files per .gitignore.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-03 16:34:21 -06:00

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name description
skill-name Clear description of what skill does and when to use. USE WHEN user says 'trigger phrase', 'another phrase', or requests this capability.

Skill Name

When to Activate This Skill

  • User requests X
  • User says "trigger phrase"
  • Task involves Y capability
  • Related intent Z

Core Workflow

[Main instructions in imperative form - verb-first, actionable steps]

Step 1: [Action]

[Specific instructions]

Step 2: [Action]

[Specific instructions]

Key Commands / Tools

# Primary command
command-example --flag value

# Alternative usage
command-example -u "url" --option

Common Patterns

Pattern 1: [Use Case Name]

[Instructions for this specific use case]

# Example command
command "input" -p pattern

Pattern 2: [Use Case Name]

[Instructions for another use case]

# Example command
command -f file.txt --process

Examples

# Example 1: Basic usage
command "simple input" -p basic

# Example 2: Advanced usage
cat file.txt | command -p advanced --output result.json

# Example 3: With URL
command -u "https://example.com" -p pattern

Options / Configuration

  • --flag1: What it does
  • --flag2: What it does
  • -p pattern: Pattern selection

Supplementary Resources

For advanced usage: read ${PAI_DIR}/docs/[resource].md For related tools: read ${PAI_DIR}/docs/[tool].md

Key Principles

  1. Principle 1 - Brief explanation
  2. Principle 2 - Brief explanation
  3. Principle 3 - Brief explanation