example-command

To create a Claude Code slash command skill, you structure a SKILL.md file with frontmatter metadata declaring the name, description, argument-hint, and allowed-tools, then define an argument-parse, tool-perform, and report-back instruction flow.

The required SKILL.md layout for a Claude Code plugin skill includes frontmatter metadata fields such as name, description, argument-hint, and allowed-tools, followed by the execution logic that handles argument parsing and reporting.

Argument parsing in Claude Code skill commands works by receiving user-provided arguments through the slash-command invocation pattern, then executing a defined instruction flow to parse the inputs before acting on them.

Yes, you can configure allowed-tools for a Claude Code slash command by declaring the permitted tools in the frontmatter metadata of your SKILL.md file to restrict what the skill can execute.

The best way to structure a user-invoked skill template is to use a standardized SKILL.md layout that defines frontmatter metadata, accepts required and optional arguments, and responds with parsed results.

Yes, you need to declare frontmatter metadata to build a slash-command skill scaffold because it satisfies the operational requirements for invoking the skill and declaring the allowed-tools permissions.