Parent Test Skill

Parent directory skill discovery works by scanning ancestor paths from a nested directory to locate the nearest SKILL.md file. It then extracts the name and description from the frontmatter to enable skill reuse in tooling.

Parent-scope skill discovery is used to locate and surface metadata from a SKILL.md in an ancestor directory. It enables downstream tooling to reference and validate skills within nested repository structures.

Yes, you need a SKILL.md file in the target parent directory to discover skills. The file must contain a name and description in its frontmatter for the discovery process to extract and surface the metadata.

You validate skill presence within nested repository structures by running discovery from a nested directory. The tool checks ancestor paths for a SKILL.md file and exposes its metadata for reference and validation.

Yes, you can use this to find skills from ancestor paths in a nested project. It locates the nearest SKILL.md in a parent directory and surfaces its name and description for downstream tooling and tests.