Is template-skill safe to install?

No known risky patterns found. The scan covers prompt injection, hidden Unicode, remote code execution and credential access in every text file of the skill. It cannot judge intent, so read any flagged line in context before installing.

How was this score calculated?

Four checks of 25 points each: spec, efficiency, clarity and security. Findings take points off the check they belong to, and any critical finding caps the grade at F. The same scanner runs in your browser at proskills.dev/scan.

Is this report current?

It was made from commit dbd4588 on 2026-10-16. If the skill has changed since, paste the new version into the scanner for a fresh score.

I wrote this skill. Can I fix the score or have the page removed?

Fix the findings and push. The reports are rebuilt from GitHub on a schedule, so the next run picks the change up. To have the page removed, open an issue on the ProSkills GitHub repo.

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template-skill: scan report

Replace with description of the skill and when Claude should use it. An automated scan of this public skill from anthropics/skills: security, token cost, spec and clarity, with every finding and its fix.

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Verdict

template-skill

75/100 · grade C

anthropics/skills/template at dbd4588

Spec 25 · Efficiency 9 · Clarity 16 · Security 25 (each out of 25)

Always loaded 21 tokens · on trigger 8 · on demand 0

eff/body-thin warn · SKILL.mdThe body is very thin. A skill should carry knowledge the agent doesn't already have.
eff/description-trigger warn · SKILL.mddescription doesn't say *when* to use the skill ("Use when …"). Agents decide from this line alone.
clarity/examples warn · SKILL.mdNo examples or code blocks. One concrete input → output example improves consistency more than extra rules.
clarity/output warn · SKILL.mdDoesn't say what the result should look like. Add an Output section.

Where it comes from

Source

Fact	Value
Repository	anthropics/skills
Skill folder	template
Stars	181,568
License	None stated
Commit scanned	dbd4588
Scanned	2026-10-16
Files	1

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Is template-skill safe to install?: No known risky patterns found. The scan covers prompt injection, hidden Unicode, remote code execution and credential access in every text file of the skill. It cannot judge intent, so read any flagged line in context before installing.
How was this score calculated?: Four checks of 25 points each: spec, efficiency, clarity and security. Findings take points off the check they belong to, and any critical finding caps the grade at F. The same scanner runs in your browser at proskills.dev/scan.
Is this report current?: It was made from commit dbd4588 on 2026-10-16. If the skill has changed since, paste the new version into the scanner for a fresh score.
I wrote this skill. Can I fix the score or have the page removed?: Fix the findings and push. The reports are rebuilt from GitHub on a schedule, so the next run picks the change up. To have the page removed, open an issue on the ProSkills GitHub repo.

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