Skills Guide

Hello World - Example Skill

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A simple example skill that demonstrates the basic structure and format of a Claude Code skill. It helps Claude greet users and explain how skills work without requiring any tools, making it perfect for beginners learning about skills.

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6/2/2026
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Automated summary

This simple example skill demonstrates the basic structure of a Claude Code skill by greeting the user and explaining the concept of skills.

Strengths

  • Educational and easy to understand
  • Requires no tools
  • Demonstrates documentation best practices
  • Ideal for beginners

Limitations

  • No practical functionality
  • Purely demonstrative
  • Cannot be used for real work
When to use it

Use this skill to learn how Claude Code skills work or to create your first skill.

When not to use it

Do not use it if you need real functionality or file modifications.

Security analysis

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Quality score90/100

This skill is purely instructional with no tools declared or dangerous actions. It does not interact with the system, network, or sensitive data, posing no execution risk.

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Examples

Basic Activation
Use the hello-world skill

name: hello-world description: A simple example skill that demonstrates basic skill structure allowed-tools: [] version: 1.0.0 author: GLINCKER Team license: Apache-2.0 keywords: [example, tutorial, beginner]

Hello World Skill

This is a simple example skill that demonstrates the basic structure and format of a Claude Code skill. It's perfect for learning how skills work!

What This Skill Does

When activated, this skill helps Claude:

  • Greet users in a friendly, informative way
  • Explain what skills are and how they work
  • Provide guidance on next steps

This skill doesn't require any tools, making it the simplest possible example.

Instructions

When this skill is activated:

  1. Greet the user warmly
  2. Explain that this is a demonstration of Claude Code skills
  3. Briefly describe what skills are and how they extend Claude's capabilities
  4. Suggest exploring other skills in the marketplace
  5. Offer to help the user create their own skill

Keep the tone friendly, encouraging, and educational.

Examples

Example 1: Basic Activation

User Request: "Use the hello-world skill"

Expected Response: "Hello! I'm using the Hello World skill, which is a simple demonstration of how Claude Code skills work.

Skills are modular capabilities that extend what I can do. Each skill is just a folder with a SKILL.md file that contains instructions for me to follow. This particular skill doesn't need any tools, so it's a great starting point for learning!

The GLINCKER Marketplace has many more skills you can explore:

  • Development tools
  • Productivity enhancers
  • Creative assistants
  • And much more!

Would you like to explore other skills, or shall I help you create your own?"

Tool Requirements

This skill requires no tools - it's purely instructional, making it the perfect beginner example.

Limitations

This is an educational skill with no practical functionality:

  • It doesn't modify files or execute commands
  • It's designed purely for demonstration purposes
  • For real work, explore the other skills in the marketplace

Best Practices

This skill demonstrates several best practices:

  1. Clear frontmatter: All required fields are present
  2. Minimal permissions: No tools requested (since none are needed)
  3. Good documentation: Clear explanation of purpose and usage
  4. Examples provided: Shows expected behavior
  5. Simple structure: Easy to understand and learn from

Related Skills

After trying this skill, check out:

  • Skills in skills/documentation/ for practical documentation tools
  • Skills in skills/development/ for coding assistance
  • The Skill Template to create your own

Learning Path

To learn more about skills:

  1. Start here with Hello World
  2. Review the Skill Template
  3. Explore skills with simple tool requirements
  4. Try creating a basic skill of your own
  5. Contribute to the marketplace!

Contributing

This is an open-source example. Feel free to:

  • Use it as a template
  • Suggest improvements
  • Create your own variation

See our Contributing Guidelines.

License

Apache License 2.0 - See LICENSE

Author

GLINCKER Team

From the file to a first result

The download contains exactly the content displayed on this page. This copy may differ from the latest version in the source repository.

View the source and supporting files

This download contains SKILL.md only. Any scripts, references, templates and dependencies are not included. Get the required files from the source, preserving their directory structure, before continuing.

1. Download the file

Download SKILL.md

From the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/SKILL.md, or use the command below. This folder is for inspecting the skill before installation.

Command for macOS/Linux or WSL: requires a POSIX shell and curl. On Windows without WSL, use the download button and create the folder manually.

mkdir -p '.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/download' --output '.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/SKILL.md'

2. Check prerequisites

Read SKILL.md before using it. If it references scripts or external services, inspect them and prepare the required access in your test environment.

No recognized prerequisites section in this file. This does not mean it is self-contained: libraries, tools and access requirements may be mentioned elsewhere in the content or source repository.

The platforms on this page are catalog indications. The paths below follow tool documentation; they do not prove this skill has been run in those tools. No minimum tool version is confirmed for this listing.

3. Load the skill

After inspection, copy the complete folder into your project using one of the commands below, then open a new tool session. The command stops if a folder with the same name already exists: compare the files before replacing it.

Claude Code
test -f '.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/hello-world' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v' '.claude/skills/hello-world'

OpenSkills

OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js ≥ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.

Official OpenSkills installation
openskills install './.skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v'

openskills read 'hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v'

Reading should display the installed file content and its base directory. It does not run the skill or install its dependencies.

For an agent that reads AGENTS.md, then sync the index. This command changes AGENTS.md: review the diff before using it.

openskills sync

Manual method or another tool: attach SKILL.md to a conversation, or open it in an agent that can read files. Include any required supporting resources. No universal folder is recognized by every tool.

4. Try a first task

Use a short, synthetic input: an API endpoint, a small document or an interface brief. In a new conversation, attach the file or give the agent its path, then adapt this request:

Read .skill-downloads/hello-world-example-skill-mma3js9v/SKILL.md and apply its instructions to this example: [describe a test input]. Identify any missing files, dependencies or access. Produce the result requested by the skill without inventing data or running unreviewed scripts.

Expected result: output matching the skill instructions, or a precise list of missing prerequisites. A read confirmation alone does not validate a first use. If an external resource is unavailable, that path remains untested.

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