Define documentation standards for AGENTS.md and SKILL.md files.
npx skills add https://github.com/tianjianjiang/smith --skill smith-skills
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: smith-skills Source: https://github.com/tianjianjiang/smith/tree/main/smith-skills Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tianjianjiang/smith --skill smith-skills
This guide helps teams write and maintain AGENTS.md and SKILL.md files that define how Smith loads and uses agent skills, ensuring consistent structure and safe loading practices.
Follow this guide to craft or update AGENTS.md and SKILL.md for new skills.
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AGENTS.md and SKILL.md files define how Smith loads and uses agent skills, ensuring consistent structure and safe loading practices. You need them when creating or editing agent instructions, rules, and steering documentation.
To structure agent documentation, use a standardized frontmatter schema with name and description fields, followed by a required three-section description layout. Apply clear content organization guidelines and use XML tags for progressive disclosure and rule loading.
The best way to write consistent agent instructions is to apply documentation standards that enforce frontmatter with name and description, the required three-section description layout, and clear content organization guidelines within Smith.
Progressive disclosure with XML tags improves clarity and safety by controlling how rules and instructions are loaded in skill files. It documents rule loading practices to ensure structured, safe loading of agent skills within Smith.
Yes, you can use this guide to update existing agent steering documentation. It serves as a reference for authors creating or editing agent instructions, rules, and documentation, ensuring consistent structure and safe loading practices.
Yes, you need a standardized frontmatter schema containing name and description fields for Smith to load skills safely. Enforcing this frontmatter alongside the required three-section description layout ensures consistent skill definitions.
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