example-command

Name: example-command
Author: anthropics

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

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★ 32,159

Source

GitHub

Updated

2026-07-15

// securityLow risk

Prompt only, no code
Open source
Community-trusted· 32.2k

Running security audit…

Credentials
Network egress
Code execution
Data access
Supply chain

// install

Copy the install command and let the AI configure it · recommended for beginners

Please install the "example-command" skill from askskill:
1. Download https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/main/plugins/example-plugin/skills/example-command/SKILL.md
2. Save it as ~/.claude/skills/example-command/SKILL.md
3. Reload skills and tell me it's ready

// download

Download SKILL.mdInstall manifest ↗

// docs

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

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