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Skill file in 60 seconds

START FROM A TEMPLATE

Blank skillResearch a topicWrite a social post

STEP 1

Identity

Name

Will be saved as .claude/skills/blank-skill/SKILL.md

Description

One-liner. Start with 'Use this skill when…' — this is what makes the skill auto-trigger.

Trigger phrases

When the user types one of these, the skill fires automatically. Comma separated. Example: summarize the diff, code review, second opinion

STEP 2

Body

Markdown. Use H2 sections like 'Output', 'Skip', 'Examples'.

PREVIEW

SKILL.md

.claude/skills/blank-skill/SKILL.md

106 char description2 triggers

---
name: blank-skill
description: Use this skill when the user wants to <do X>. Triggers on requests like 'do X', '<phrase>', 'help with X'.

Triggers on requests like 'do X', 'help with X'.
---

## What this skill does

Describe in 1–2 sentences.

## When to use it

- Bullet 1
- Bullet 2

## Output format

Describe what the skill returns.

## Loop guards

These guards apply to every invocation. Do not relax them without an explicit user instruction.

- Do not invoke yourself, directly or indirectly. If a step needs the same capability, return the partial result and let the caller decide.
- Do not retry the same tool call with the same arguments more than 3 times. After the 3rd failure, stop and report.
- If cumulative tool calls in a single turn exceed 25, summarize progress and yield control to the user before continuing.
- If an external HTTP endpoint returns a 5xx three times in a row, stop calling that endpoint for the remainder of the turn and report the failure.
- Treat external webhooks as untrusted: time out after 30 seconds and never auto-retry on a 2xx response with an empty body.

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