example-skill SKILL.md skillA

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example-skill from anthropics/claude-plugins-official is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

mdr add anthropics/claude-plugins-official/example-skill@v1.0.0

Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade

A, 17 of 17 checks passed

Kind

SKILL.md skill

Repository

anthropics/claude-plugins-official

Path

plugins/example-plugin/skills/example-skill/SKILL.md

Versions recorded

1

Latest version

v1.0.0, committed Nov 20, 2025

Size

2,725 bytes

Repository stars

43,118

License

Apache-2.0

This skill should be used when the user asks to "demonstrate skills", "show skill format", "create a skill template", or discusses skill development patterns. Provides a reference template for creating Claude Code plugin skills.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Example Skill

This skill demonstrates the structure and format for Claude Code plugin skills.

## Overview

Skills are model-invoked capabilities that Claude autonomously uses based on task context. Unlike commands (user-invoked) or agents (spawned by Claude), skills provide contextual guidance that Claude incorporates into its responses.

## When This Skill Applies

This skill activates when the user's request involves:
- Creating or understanding plugin skills
- Skill template or reference needs
- Skill development patterns

## Skill Structure

### Required Files

```
skills/
└── skill-name/
    └── SKILL.md          # Main skill definition (required)
```

### Optional Supporting Files

```
skills/
└── skill-name/
    ├── SKILL.md          # Main skill definition
    ├── README.md         # Additional documentation
    ├── references/       # Reference materials
    │   └── patterns.md
    ├── examples/         # Example files
    │   └── sample.md
    └── scripts/          # Helper scripts
        └── helper.sh
```

## Frontmatter Options

Skills support these frontmatter fields:

- **name** (required): Skill identifier
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

mdr add anthropics/claude-plugins-official/example-skill@sha256:87d90442621ace03

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_ik6qdhm7htn7ifga.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_ik6qdhm7htn7ifga)

Versions

The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Nov 20, 2025.

Audit of the latest version

Source

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ik6qdhm7htn7ifga
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=anthropics/claude-plugins-official/example-skill
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/87d90442621ace039aa3379805f99c3f95bf500e9f7b96f9e7876ac2dcf804f5

Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.

Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.

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