sample-skill
Use when validating the SkillForge validator itself - exercises every supported frontmatter feature: boolean user-invocable, an allowed-tools block list, and nested metadata with an inline list.
npx skills add tripleyak/SkillForge --skill sample-skill --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Sample Skill A fixture skill used by test_validate_skill.py. It uses every frontmatter feature the vendored YAML parser must support, and satisfies every structural check in validate_skill.py, so the full validator must report zero errors for it. ## Process 1. Run the validator against this directory. 2. Assert that the error list is empty. 3. Assert that typed values survived parsing (booleans stay booleans). | Step | Check | Expected | |------|-------|----------| | 1 | frontmatter parse | no error | | 2 | user-invocable | bool True | | 3 | allowed-tools | list of 3 tools | ## Verification - [ ] validate_skill.py reports zero errors - [ ] quick_validate.py reports the skill as valid - [ ] user-invocable parsed as a boolean ## Anti-Patterns - Do not pin a dated model ID in frontmatter. - Do not duplicate reference content in collapsible details blocks. ## Extension Points - Add hooks frontmatter once the vendored parser grows hook fixtures. - Add a scripts/ directory to exercise script lint checks.
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- Verification
- Anti-Patterns
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What does the sample-skill skill do?
Use when validating the SkillForge validator itself - exercises every supported frontmatter feature: boolean user-invocable, an allowed-tools block list, and nested metadata with an inline list.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add tripleyak/SkillForge --skill sample-skill --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From tripleyak/SkillForge, a repository with 849 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.