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Example Command

anthropics/example-command

An example user-invoked skill that demonstrates frontmatter options and the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout

306 tokens
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the whole folder, loaded on every use
1
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instructions only
0
copies elsewhere
how many repositories repackaged it
33022
stars on the repo
on the repository, not the skill itself

Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository 
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official --skill example-command

The instruction itself

5 sections, as written by the author

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:

  • Parse the arguments provided by the user
  • Perform the requested action using allowed tools
  • 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

/example-command my-argument
/example-command arg1 arg2

How to use it

Copy the folder

Take anthropics/example-command from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal use, or into .claude/skills inside a project.

Check the name does not clash

The agent identifies a skill by the name field in its header. Two skills with the same name cannot sit side by side — one of them will be ignored.