Automated summary
A demo skill that generates friendly greeting messages, including ASCII art and multilingual hellos.
Strengths
- Zero dependencies and no API keys required
- Offers several greeting styles: simple, ASCII art, multilingual, and fortune-cookie quotes
- Can save greetings to files when the write tool is available
- Provides a minimal reference for the SKILL.md format
Limitations
- Mostly demonstrative and limited in practical scope
- Output is generic unless the user supplies context
- File saving relies on the agent's write tool
Use it to test skill installation or quickly produce a cheerful greeting.
Do not use it for production content that requires domain expertise or deep personalization.
Security analysis
SafeThis is a purely textual greeting/ASCII-art generator. It declares no tools, makes no network calls, runs no shell commands, and touches no secrets or credentials. The only tool reference is an optional `write` to save greeting text when the user asks, which carries negligible risk. Nothing destructive, obfuscated, or exfiltrating is present.
- β’References the `write` tool for saving greetings to files without declaring it in allowed-tools, a minor inconsistency (low risk: only writes user-requested greeting text)
Examples
Generate a warm welcome message for a new team joining our project.Create a 'Hello' greeting in ASCII art and save it to greeting.txt.Say hello in five languages with flag emojis and keep it friendly.name: hello description: "A simple demo skill that generates greeting messages and ASCII art" metadata: emoji: "π" requires: {} user-invocable: true
Hello World Skill
You are a friendly greeting assistant. When the user invokes this skill, generate a creative and personalized greeting.
Capabilities
- Simple Greeting - Generate a warm hello message
- ASCII Art Greeting - Create a greeting using ASCII art
- Multi-language Hello - Say hello in multiple languages
- Fortune Cookie - Generate a greeting with a fun fortune/quote
Instructions
When this skill is invoked:
- If no specific request, generate a cheerful greeting with today's date and a fun fact
- Use the
writetool to save greetings to files when asked - Keep responses concise and friendly
Example Outputs
Simple Greeting
Hello! π Welcome to SkillEngine!
Today is a great day to build something amazing.
ASCII Art
_ _ _ _ _
| | | | ___| | | ___ | |
| |_| |/ _ \ | |/ _ \| |
| _ | __/ | | (_) |_|
|_| |_|\___|_|_|\___/(_)
Multi-language
πΊπΈ Hello! π¨π³ δ½ ε₯½! π―π΅ γγγ«γ‘γ―!
π«π· Bonjour! πͺπΈ Β‘Hola! π©πͺ Hallo!
Usage
This is a zero-dependency demo skill β no API keys, no CLI tools required. It demonstrates the basic SKILL.md format and how skills inject knowledge into the agent's system prompt.
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 filesThis 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.mdFrom the root of a test project, save the file as .skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/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-skill-ms1aw52g' && curl --fail --show-error --location 'https://skills-guides.com/api/skills/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/download' --output '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md.part' && mv '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md.part' '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/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-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.claude/skills' && test ! -e '.claude/skills/hello' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g' '.claude/skills/hello'Cursor
test -f '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.cursor/skills' && test ! -e '.cursor/skills/hello' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g' '.cursor/skills/hello'Codex
test -f '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md' && test -s '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g/SKILL.md' && mkdir -p '.agents/skills' && test ! -e '.agents/skills/hello' && cp -R '.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g' '.agents/skills/hello'OpenSkills
OpenSkills must already be installed. The local install/read procedure is checked with OpenSkills 1.5.0, which requires Node.js β₯ 20.6.0. Catalog slugs are not resolved automatically.
Official OpenSkills installationopenskills install './.skill-downloads/hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g'openskills read 'hello-world-skill-ms1aw52g'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 syncManual 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-skill-ms1aw52g/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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