{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/15"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Validates, parses, and generates prompt-compatible XML from Agent Skills\u2014a standardized format for packaging AI agent capabilities as reusable skill modules.","skillfed_tags":["agent-skills","llm-tooling","prompt-engineering"],"use_cases":["Validate skill directories before publishing or distributing them to ensure they meet the Agent Skills specification.","Extract skill metadata and properties programmatically to build skill catalogs or discovery systems.","Generate XML prompt blocks from multiple skills to inject into agent system prompts at runtime.","Automate skill format checking in CI/CD pipelines for skill repositories.","Build tooling around the Agent Skills format for skill authoring or management platforms."],"what_it_does":"skills-ref is a reference library for working with Agent Skills, an open format for packaging AI agent capabilities. It provides validation, metadata extraction, and XML prompt generation for skill directories\u2014folders containing instructions, scripts, and resources that agents can discover and use. The library is maintained by Anthropic as part of an open-source initiative.\n\nYou use it to validate that skill directories conform to the format, read skill metadata from SKILL.md frontmatter, and generate XML blocks suitable for inclusion in agent system prompts. It includes both a Python API and CLI tools (agentskills validate, agentskills read-properties, agentskills to-prompt) for skill management workflows. The package depends on click for CLI scaffolding and strictyaml for safe YAML parsing.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are actively building or managing skills in the Agent Skills format or integrating them into agent systems. The low install friction and permissive license make it a safe dependency. However, the Alpha status and aging maintenance signal mean the format and library are still evolving; verify that Agent Skills adoption aligns with your agent framework before committing to the format."},"id":"skills-ref","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/skills-ref","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/skills-ref.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/skills-ref/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-01-10","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"skills-ref","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Reference library for Agent Skills"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":229963,"position":9118,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.1"}