test-skill

You can validate skill metadata and frontmatter presence by registering a minimal test skill to check frontmatter discovery and name extraction. This smoke test verifies that the plugin system correctly loads self-contained instruction bodies during local development.

Yes, you can run a smoke test for plugin activation flows by instructing the AI to execute a basic test verification. This quickly checks whether a skill is correctly discovered and its description renders properly within the local plugin system.

Frontmatter-driven discovery is the mechanism where the plugin system reads skill metadata to register and load instructions. It requires a minimal, self-contained body and correct frontmatter presence to properly extract the skill name and description.

No dependencies are required to test skill loading and description rendering. The test skill is lightweight and self-contained, allowing you to sanity-check plugin behavior and frontmatter extraction directly in your local development environment.

You should use a minimal test skill to check plugin behavior when you need to sanity-check discovery and loading before adding real functionality. It is applicable for local development scenarios to quickly validate basic activation flows and metadata rendering.