template-skill

Standardize SKILL.md frontmatter by applying a canonical template enforcing required name and description fields, ensuring predictable discovery and onboarding for new automation units. It provides a minimal operational body for extending real instructions and resources.

The minimal YAML frontmatter required for skill discoverability includes only the name and description fields. Satisfying these required fields ensures the skill unit can be discovered and onboarded predictably across the system.

Yes, you can include optional scripts, references, and assets directories in your skill template. These support future extension for activation and maintenance, building upon the minimal operational body provided by the canonical structure.

The best way to create a consistent structure for skill unit activation is to enforce a canonical SKILL.md frontmatter template. Replace placeholder YAML with real values to provide a usable operational body that can be extended with resources.

Your skill unit needs a canonical frontmatter structure to solve the problem of unpredictable discovery and onboarding. Enforcing required fields like name and description ensures the unit is easily found and provides a usable operational body.