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Template for creating new Agent Skills for context engineering. Use this template when adding new skills to the collection.
Passed 19 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 10 of 22 without it.
and 14 more in the full report
11 fixed9 passed either way2 still failing1 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 11 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Generate the metadata section for a documentation generator skill authored by dev-ops-team on 2025-01-15.
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| places metadata under an H2 section titled ## Skill Metadata | Missed | Passed |
| includes Created, Last Updated, Author, and Version key fields formatted in bold | Missed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Provide a clear, concise description of what this skill covers and when to use it. This description appears in skill discovery and should help agents (and humans) determine when this skill is relevant.
Important: Keep the total SKILL.md body under 500 lines for optimal performance. Move detailed reference material to separate files in the references/ directory.
Every skill body must make its ownership boundary explicit. The description and When to Activate section should say what the skill owns and which adjacent skills own nearby work. This prevents broad skills from stealing activation from narrower skills.
Describe specific situations, tasks, or contexts where this skill should be activated. Include both direct triggers (specific keywords or task types) and indirect signals (broader patterns that indicate skill relevance).
Write in third person. The description is injected into the system prompt, and inconsistent point-of-view can cause discovery problems.
Include a short "Do not activate" block for adjacent skills. Example:
project-development.tool-design.Explain the fundamental concepts covered by this skill. These are the mental models, principles, or frameworks that the skill teaches.
Default assumption: Claude is already very smart. Only add context Claude does not already have. Challenge each piece of information:
Prefer behavior-changing mechanisms over general background. If a concept should be reusable across the corpus, add or update a record in researcher/mechanisms/registry.jsonl.
Provide detailed explanation of the first major topic. Include specific techniques, patterns, or approaches. Use examples to illustrate concepts.
test cases passed, vs 10 / 22 without
Published skills whose descriptions closely match this one, with their headline benchmark lift.
More skills from the same source and nearby in the registry, with their headline benchmark lift.