template-skill SKILL.md skillA
template-skill from timwukp/agent-skills-best-practice is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add timwukp/agent-skills-best-practice/template-skill@git:20260518.f9925f3Pins git:20260518.f9925f3 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- timwukp/agent-skills-best-practice
- Path
skills/template/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20260518.f9925f3, committed May 18, 2026
- First version recorded
- Mar 9, 2026
- Size
- 1,249 bytes
- Repository stars
- 12
- License
- MIT
Replace with a clear description of what this skill does and when the AI assistant should use it. Include trigger phrases like "when user says X" to help with activation.
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
# Skill Title A short paragraph explaining the purpose of this skill and what problem it solves. ## Instructions Step-by-step instructions the AI assistant should follow when this skill is triggered: 1. First action to take 2. Second action to take 3. Third action to take If your skill needs supporting files, organize them in subdirectories: ``` your-skill/ SKILL.md # This file (required) scripts/ # Helper scripts or code templates references/ # Reference docs, style guides, or specs ``` ## Guidelines Best practices and constraints for the AI assistant to follow: - Keep responses focused on the skill's purpose - Handle edge cases gracefully - Respect user preferences and existing project conventions - Add any "do not" rules here to prevent unwanted behavior ## Examples Show one or more example interactions so the AI assistant understands the expected behavior: **User says:** "example trigger phrase" **Response:** Describe what the AI assistant should do or produce in response.
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add timwukp/agent-skills-best-practice/template-skill@sha256:7ee2a5147897dc81The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260518.f9925f3, 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.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_ssduimba62qd5bi4)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Mar 9, 2026 and May 18, 2026, about one every 70 days. Its first recorded version is graded B and its latest A.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20260518.f9925f3 latest | 2026-05-18 | f9925f3 | 1,249 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260309.0790ef5 | 2026-03-09 | 0790ef5 | 140 B | B | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (1249 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
timwukp/agent-skills-best-practice · 12 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-16 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ssduimba62qd5bi4 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=timwukp/agent-skills-best-practice/template-skill GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7ee2a5147897dc81deae1f17e4bea78c87b349e2051d36b2b1aa7b461207ef3b
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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