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Example Command (Skill Format)

An example user-invoked skill that demonstrates frontmatter options and the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout

anthropicsanthropics/example-command★ 38kUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Description

This demonstrates the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout for user-invoked slash commands. It is functionally identical to the legacy commands/example-command.md format — both are loaded the same way; only the file layout differs.

Arguments

The user invoked this with: $ARGUMENTS

Instructions

When this skill is invoked:

  1. Parse the arguments provided by the user
  2. Perform the requested action using allowed tools
  3. Report results back to the user

Frontmatter Options Reference

Skills in this layout support these frontmatter fields:

  • name: Skill identifier (matches directory name)
  • description: Short description shown in /help
  • argument-hint: Hints for command arguments shown to user
  • allowed-tools: Pre-approved tools for this skill (reduces permission prompts)
  • model: Override the model (e.g., "haiku", "sonnet", "opus")

Example Usage

/example-command my-argument
/example-command arg1 arg2

Permissions

DeclaredDetected
Runs code—None
Installs—None
Runs install scripts—None
Network—None
Needs credentials—None
Outside the workspace—None
Agent toolsReadGlobGrepBashReadGlobGrepBash

Checks

Low risk · Nothing worth a warning was found.

Not reviewed by a person · Checked by rules; the model review is not switched on yet.

Files1 file · 1.2 KB

  • SKILL.md1.2 KB

Versions

  1. #1—latestOct 7, 2026