# minimal-example > A minimal example skill demonstrating the required structure - Author: Sualeh Fatehi - Repository: srprasanna/mcp-skill-hub - Version: 20251028211001 - Stars: 5 - Forks: 0 - Last Updated: 2026-02-06 - Source: https://github.com/srprasanna/mcp-skill-hub - Web: https://mule.run/skillshub/@@srprasanna/mcp-skill-hub~minimal-example:20251028211001 --- --- name: "minimal-example" description: "A minimal example skill demonstrating the required structure" --- # Minimal Example Skill This is a minimal example of a Claude skill with only the required fields. ## Purpose This skill demonstrates the absolute minimum required to create a valid skill: - A dedicated folder for the skill - A SKILL.md file with YAML frontmatter - Required frontmatter fields: `name` and `description` ## Usage Use this as a template when creating new skills. You can add more metadata fields as needed, but `name` and `description` are always required. ## Example ``` Hello! I'm a minimal skill example. ``` That's it - simple and straightforward!