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An example skill demonstrating the skill file format
$ npx -y skills add ivan-magda/swift-coding-agent --skill example --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
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Context preview
The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.
An example skill demonstrating the skill file format
SKILL.md
example.SKILL.mdname: example description: An example skill demonstrating the skill file format
This is a sample skill file. Skills are stored in `skills/{name}/SKILL.md` and provide specialized knowledge that the agent can load on demand via the `load_skill` tool.
Frontmatter
Each skill file starts with YAML frontmatter between `---` delimiters:
- `name` (optional): defaults to the parent directory name
- `description` (required): one-line summary shown in the system prompt
Usage
The agent sees skill names and descriptions in its system prompt. When it needs the full content, it calls `load_skill` with the skill name. The body below the frontmatter is returned wrapped in `<skill>` tags.
Exploring the architecture of coding agents by rebuilding a Claude Code-style CLI from scratch in Swift.