writing-skills

To validate YAML frontmatter in SKILL.md, you must enforce requirements that include a clear name and description. This skill authoring process captures a baseline verification plan to ensure test-backed documentation accompanies each deployment.

The RED-GREEN-REFACTOR workflow for skill validation is a test-driven approach that enforces baseline failures and verification records. It streamlines creating reliable skills by requiring observable verification before deployment.

You inventory optional components like scripts, references, and assets during skill creation through automated detection. This validation process catalogs available components to support on-demand loading within your documentation.

Skill authoring requires toxicity safeguards validation before deployment to ensure baseline verification. The governance process validates these safeguards alongside YAML frontmatter requirements to maintain reliable, test-backed documentation.

The best way to document a skill verification baseline is to specify the RED-GREEN-REFACTOR process within your SKILL.md. Include a clear name, description, and basic validation baseline to verify the skill before deployment.

Test-driven skill authoring supports governance and audit records by enforcing baseline failures and capturing verification records. This repeatable approach ensures under-specified skills become validated, observable, and difficult to audit.