Skill Name

SkillDev tools

Lets your agent follow a documented skill to complete its described task.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the Skill Name skill

About this capability

Clear description of what this skill does and when to use it. Include trigger keywords and contexts inline, e.g. "Use when user wants to X, Y, or Z."

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by resciencelab/opc-skills in template/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Brief description of the skill and its purpose.

Prerequisites

List any setup requirements:

  • Environment variables needed
  • API keys required
  • Dependencies (already listed in frontmatter above)

Example setup:

export SKILL_API_KEY="your_api_key"

Quick Start

How to use the skill quickly:

cd <skill_directory>
python3 scripts/command.py --option value

Usage Examples

Example 1: Basic usage

python3 scripts/script.py "input"

Output:

Expected output here

Example 2: Advanced usage

python3 scripts/script.py "input" --flag --option value

Commands

All commands run from the skill directory.

Command 1

python3 scripts/script1.py --help
python3 scripts/script1.py "param1" --option value

Command 2

python3 scripts/script2.py "param1" "param2"

Scripts

  • script1.py - Description of what this script does
  • script2.py - Description of what this script does

API Info

  • Base URL: (if applicable)
  • Rate Limits: (if applicable)
  • Auth: (how authentication works)
  • Docs: Link to official documentation

Troubleshooting

Issue 1

Symptom: Description of the problem

Solution:

  1. Step 1
  2. Step 2

Issue 2

Symptom: Description of the problem

Solution:

  1. Step 1
  2. Step 2

Examples

See examples/ directory for full workflow examples.

References

Notes

  • Important note 1
  • Important note 2

Frontmatter Guide

The YAML frontmatter at the top of this file is required:

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
namestringUnique identifier (kebab-case)
descriptionstringWhat the skill does and when to use it. Include trigger keywords and "Use when..." contexts inline.

Creating Your Skill

  1. Copy this template to skills/your-skill-name/
  2. Update the YAML frontmatter
  3. Write your SKILL.md documentation
  4. Add Python/shell scripts in scripts/
  5. Add usage examples in examples/
  6. Update skills.json with your skill entry
  7. Test with your agent before submitting PR

Signals

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Source
github.com/resciencelab/opc-skills