Example Skill Template

Example Skill Template is a Writing skill for Claude Code, published by aws-samples in sample-well-architected-skills-and-steering.

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Install Example Skill Template

Copy Example Skill Template into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-well-architected-skills-and-steering/tree/main/skills/example-skill ~/.claude/skills/example-skill

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/aws-samples/sample-well-architected-skills-and-steering.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: skills/example-skill/SKILL.md in aws-samples/sample-well-architected-skills-and-steering
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/example-skill
Collection: One of 6 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Writing — 1060 skills

What Example Skill Template does

Example Skill Template is a placeholder for demonstrating the structure, setup, and documentation patterns of a Claude Code skill. Use it as a template to replace with a real skill, not for direct use.

Example Skill Template is cataloged under Writing on DirSkills. Example Skill Template comes from a repository tagged ai-coding-agents, amp, antigravity, aws and aws-well-architected.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Example Skill Template

Overview

This is a template skill that demonstrates the structure and components of a well-documented skill. Replace this overview with a clear description of what your skill accomplishes and the problem it solves.

Usage

Use this skill when:

You need to accomplish [specific task or solve specific problem]
You encounter [common scenario 1]
You want to [common scenario 2]
You see errors like "[example error message]"

Instructions

Basic Setup

Automated Setup: Use the provided script for streamlined setup:

./scripts/example-script.sh

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Example Skill Template

What else does aws-samples publish alongside Example Skill Template?
Example Skill Template is one of 6 skills that DirSkills catalogs from aws-samples/sample-well-architected-skills-and-steering, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include AWS Well-Architected Review, Migration Readiness and WAFR Facilitator. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Example Skill Template does, and is maintained by aws-samples in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the aws-samples/sample-well-architected-skills-and-steering page.
How does Example Skill Template compare to other Writing skills?
Example Skill Template ranks #856 by stars among the 1060 Writing skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Article Writing, Social Media Content Calendar and Knowledge Comic Creator. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Example Skill Template against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.