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Tobin South 6b70f99f76 docs(plugin-dev): deprecate commands/ in favor of skills/<name>/SKILL.md (#717)
P0 follow-up for EA-471. Updates plugin-dev teaching materials to stop
recommending the commands/ directory layout for new plugins:

- command-development/SKILL.md: add legacy banner at top pointing to
  skills/ format
- create-plugin.md: update scaffolding to create skills/<name>/SKILL.md
  instead of commands/; mark commands/ as acceptable legacy alternative;
  update all examples, tables, and testing instructions
- example-plugin: migrate example-command to skills/example-command/SKILL.md;
  keep commands/example-command.md with a legacy-format note; update README
  to reflect new preferred structure

Both formats remain loaded identically — this is a documentation change only.

Refs: anthropics/apps#26827

Co-authored-by: Henry Shi <henrys@anthropic.com>
2026-03-17 22:45:25 +00:00

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An example slash command that demonstrates command frontmatter options (legacy format) <required-arg> [optional-arg]
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Example Command (Legacy commands/ Format)

Note: This demonstrates the legacy commands/*.md layout. For new plugins, prefer the skills/<name>/SKILL.md directory format (see skills/example-command/SKILL.md in this plugin). Both are loaded identically — the only difference is file layout.

This command demonstrates slash command structure and frontmatter options.

Arguments

The user invoked this command with: $ARGUMENTS

Instructions

When this command is invoked:

  1. Parse the arguments provided by the user
  2. Perform the requested action using allowed tools
  3. Report results back to the user

Frontmatter Options Reference

Commands support these frontmatter fields:

  • description: Short description shown in /help
  • argument-hint: Hints for command arguments shown to user
  • allowed-tools: Pre-approved tools for this command (reduces permission prompts)
  • model: Override the model (e.g., "haiku", "sonnet", "opus")

Example Usage

/example-command my-argument
/example-command arg1 arg2