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AI skill design templates

Three compact templates for defining, reviewing, and composing AI skills as reusable execution units.

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These templates are for the moment when a useful prompt starts repeating often enough that it should become a reusable capability.

The goal is not to create documentation overhead. The goal is to make repeated work clearer, safer, and easier to hand off.

Skill definition template

name:
objective:
inputs:
constraints:
tools:
output_format:
success_criteria:
failure_modes:
escalation:

Use this when a repeated task needs a stable contract.

skill_version:
change_summary:
expected_behavior_change:
test_cases:
rollback_note:

Use this when a skill changes and you want the behavior shift to stay explicit.

trigger:
upstream_context:
skill_execution:
output_contract:
downstream_handoff:

Use this when one skill becomes part of a wider workflow.

These templates work best when paired with: