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To create an AI skill template with required frontmatter, copy the template directory to skills/<your-skill>/ and replace placeholders in SKILL.md. The skeleton enforces required frontmatter fields name and description, ensuring consistent structure and predictable behavior within the harness.

A Skill Unit is a ready-to-use skeleton that validates frontmatter fields like name and description to integrate with the harness for automation workflows. It enforces a single verdict per invocation and adheres to output and verdict contracts defined by protocols.

Yes, you can add custom scripts and references to a skill scaffolding structure. The template includes optional resource directories such as scripts/, references/, and assets/ that you can populate as needed to support execution, documentation, and references.

No, the skill template requires no dependencies to integrate with the harness. It provides a ready-to-use skeleton with a clear entry point in SKILL.md, requiring only the frontmatter fields name and description to ensure predictable behavior within the harness.

The best way to ensure predictable behavior when authoring AI skills is to use a template that includes built-in guidance for outputs, verdicts, and testing. Adhering to the output and verdict contracts defined by the protocols ensures a single verdict per invocation.

Skill scaffolding fails validation without frontmatter fields because the template requires the name and description fields to enforce consistent structure. Adherence to the output and verdict contracts defined by the protocols, including a single verdict per invocation, is mandatory for proper harness integration.