Skills

A catalog of modular agent skills for AI coding assistants, providing specialized context and guidance for software development tasks.

1. Details

JavaScript runtime required to install and run the Skills CLI.

# For Debian/Ubuntu (apt-based) on amd64
sudo apt install -y nodejs

Install

Add skills to a project using the Skills CLI.

# Initialize skills in your project
skills init

# Add a specific skill
skills add sentenz/skills/cpp-unit-testing

Manage

List, update, and validate skills in your project.

# List available skills
skills list

# Update skills from the catalog
skills update

# Validate skill definitions
skills validate

CONTRIBUTING.md provides guidelines and instructions for contributing to the project.

Getting Started

Familiarize yourself with the Agent Skills Specification and existing skills before contributing.
Adding a New Skill

Step-by-step instructions for creating and submitting a new skill to the catalog.
Skill Structure

Template and format for SKILL.md files including metadata frontmatter and documentation sections.
Metadata Guidelines

Guidelines for versioning, activation triggers, language/path matching, and usage configuration.
Testing Your Skill

Validation steps to verify skill frontmatter, links, activation triggers, and real-world behavior.
Submitting Your Changes

Instructions for forking, branching, committing, and opening a pull request.
Guidelines for Good Skills

Best practices for writing focused, well-documented, and maintainable skills.