General
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name = frontmatter.get('name'
'')
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General
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return False
Missing 'description' in frontmatter
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
fAllowed properties are: {'
'.join(sorted(ALLOWED_PROPERTIES))}
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
return False
Missing 'name' in frontmatter
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
fUnexpected key(s) in SKILL.md frontmatter: {'
'.join(sorted(unexpected_keys))}.
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
return False
fInvalid YAML in frontmatter: {e}
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
ALLOWED_PROPERTIES = {'name'
'description'
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
if not isinstance(frontmatter
dict):
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
return False
Frontmatter must be a YAML dictionary
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
return False
SKILL.md not found
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Writing & Content
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
match = re.match(r'^---\n(.*?)\n---'
content
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
return False
No YAML frontmatter found
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
Follow this style: type(scope): brief description
then detailed explanation.
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General
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Here is a sensible default format
but use your best judgment:
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General
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For skills where output quality depends on seeing examples
provide input/output pairs:
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General
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Use these patterns when skills need to produce consistent
high-quality output.
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General
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When creating a new skill from scratch
always run the `init_skill.py` script:
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Writing & Content
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
2. Plan reusable skill contents (scripts
references
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
- **Use cases**: Templates
images
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General
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- **Avoid duplication**: Information should live in either SKILL.md or references files
not both.
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General
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Files not intended to be loaded into context
but rather used within the output Claude produces.
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Coding & Debugging
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
- **Use cases**: Database schemas
API documentation
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General
PromptBeginner5 minmarkdown
- **Best practice**: If files are large (>10k words)
include grep search patterns in SKILL.md
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General
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- **Benefits**: Keeps SKILL.md lean
loaded only when Claude determines it's needed
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