An example skill demonstrating the SKILL.md format.
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 is an example skill that demonstrates the SKILL.md format.
## When to use this skill
Use this skill when you need an example of how skills work.
## Instructions
1. Skills are loaded on-demand via the `skill` tool
2. The agent sees available skills listed in the tool description
3. When needed, the agent calls `skill({ name: "example-skill" })` to load the full content
4. The skill content is then available in the conversation context
## Notes
- Skills should have clear, specific descriptions
- The name must be lowercase alphanumeric with hyphens
- The name must match the directory name
The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260717.bd136b5, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_kc3kfj4wgnj4ct5h
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=savant0x/savant-code/example-skill
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/e7b2cccd5156ac0c0a16172fa8d3284d0c270d41b37a8716becea41759db277f
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.
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serpro69/claude-toolbox · kodex-plugin/skills/diff-skill/evals/known-degradation/test-files/after/SKILL.md · An example skill for testing diff-skill evaluation.
serpro69/claude-toolbox · klaude-plugin/skills/diff-skill/evals/known-degradation/test-files/after/SKILL.md · An example skill for testing diff-skill evaluation.
