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Template Skill

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anthropics·vlatest·agents

This skill generates customizable text templates for various use cases, saving time and ensuring consistent messaging across different contexts.

Repository

Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill template-skill -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

anthropics

Matched to the vendor's own GitHub organisation.

Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

scanned

This skill failed 1 of 6 checks. A failure is not proof of bad intent; it means something in the code needs a human to look at it before you run it.

  • Declares what it does: failed

    SKILL.md declares a name and description but has almost no body, so there is nothing to review.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned anthropics/skills at dbd4588f9e.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
dbd4588f9e
Manifest
template/SKILL.md
Scanned
1 file, 7 lines
This is a static scan, not a review. It reads the skill's files; it does not run them, and it cannot tell you whether the skill is any good or whether the code does what its description says. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent.
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About this skill

What it does

The template-skill provides a foundational structure for creating and managing AI agent skills. It includes pre-defined templates, configuration options, and integration points that allow developers to build custom skills efficiently.

When to use it

  • When you're starting a new skill development project and need a standardized framework.
  • When integrating multiple skills into an existing AI agent system.
  • When you want to ensure consistency across different skill implementations.

Key capabilities

  • Pre-defined templates for common skill types
  • Configuration management for skill parameters
  • Integration hooks for third-party systems
  • Version control support for skill updates

Example prompts

  • "Create a new skill using the template-skill framework."
  • "Configure the template-skill to handle user authentication."
  • "Integrate the template-skill with an external API endpoint."

Tips & gotchas

  • Ensure you have the necessary development tools and environment set up before using this skill.
  • Review the documentation for any specific configuration requirements or dependencies.