example-skill

name	example-skill
description	An example Agent Skill demonstrating the SKILL.md package format. Both the Claude Agent SDK and OpenAI Codex consume this same format.

Example Skill

This skill demonstrates the Agent-Skills SKILL.md format used by airedale. Place any skill directory under scenario.skills in your experiment.toml and the harness will stage it for the active engine.

When to use this skill

Use this skill as a template when creating new Agent Skills for your evaluation scenarios. Adapt the frontmatter name and description fields, then replace this content with the actual guidance for the model.

Instructions

1. Read the task prompt carefully before selecting tools.
2. Prefer MCP server tools that directly answer the question over general search.
3. Synthesize a concise, evidence-backed answer from the retrieved information.
4. If no relevant tool is available, state that explicitly rather than guessing.