example-command

name	example-command
description	An example user-invoked skill that demonstrates frontmatter options and the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout
argument-hint	<required-arg> [optional-arg]
allowed-tools	["Read","Glob","Grep","Bash"]

Example Command (Skill Format)

This demonstrates the skills/<name>/SKILL.md layout for user-invoked slash commands. It is functionally identical to the legacy commands/example-command.md format — both are loaded the same way; only the file layout differs.

Arguments

The user invoked this with: $ARGUMENTS

Instructions

When this skill is invoked:

1. Parse the arguments provided by the user
2. Perform the requested action using allowed tools
3. Report results back to the user

Frontmatter Options Reference

Skills in this layout support these frontmatter fields:

• name: Skill identifier (matches directory name)
• description: Short description shown in /help
• argument-hint: Hints for command arguments shown to user
• allowed-tools: Pre-approved tools for this skill (reduces permission prompts)
• model: Override the model (e.g., "haiku", "sonnet", "opus")

Example Usage

/example-command my-argument
/example-command arg1 arg2