Agent skill · software engineering · anthropics
example-command
An example user-invoked skill that demonstrates frontmatter options and the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a specific command structure and allowed tools for user-invoked skills, reducing guesswork for the AI.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 33,212 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Example Command (Skill Format) This demonstrates the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout for user-invoked slash commands. It is functionally identical to the legacy commands/example-command.md format — both are loaded the same way; only the file layout differs. Arguments The user invoked this with: $ARGUMENTS Instructions When this skill is invoked: 1. Parse the arguments provided by the user 2. Perform the requested action using allowed tools 3. Report results back to the user Frontmatter Options Reference Skills in this layout support these frontmatter fields: name: Skill identifier (matches directory name) description: Short description shown in /help argument-hint: Hints for command arguments shown to user allowed-tools: Pre-approved tools for this skill (reduces permission prompts) model: Override the model (e.g., "haiku", "sonnet", "opus") Example Usage
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/example-command