skill-authoring

Installation
SKILL.md

Ignite UI for React — Skill Authoring

Quick-reference for writing a SKILL.md that agents can discover and load reliably.

Location

  • Internal, contributor-facing skills: .agents/skills/<name>/SKILL.md
  • Public skills that ship with the igniteui-react package: skills/<name>/SKILL.md
  • The folder name must match the name field.

Frontmatter

Field Rules
license Required. Must specify the license under which the skill is released. Default is MIT.
name Required. Max 64 characters. Lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens only. No XML tags. No reserved words (anthropic, claude). Public skills use the igniteui-react- prefix; internal skills use a plain kebab-case name.
description Required. Non-empty. Max 1,024 characters. No XML tags.

Write the description in the third person: say what the skill covers, then add both markers:

Installs
2
GitHub Stars
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First Seen
Oct 7, 2026