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Sample Skill: speak-animal

The scaffolded plugin includes a generic skill that demonstrates how skills bridge MCP tools with Claude's natural abilities.

What it generates

---
name: speak-animal
description: Speak as any animal. Use when asked to talk like, speak as,
  say something as, or imitate any animal.
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: "[animal]"
---

How it works

The skill instructs Claude to:

  1. Check if a speak_<animal> tool exists for the requested species
  2. If yes — call the tool and present the result
  3. If no — admit it's not an expert, then improvise

This demonstrates a key skill pattern: graceful degradation. The skill doesn't fail when a tool is missing — it falls back to Claude's own capabilities while being transparent about it.

Expected output — tool available

> speak alligator

🐊 "After while, crocodile!"

Expected output — no tool, improvisation

> speak penguin

I'm not an expert on that one, but I'll give it my best shot.

*waddles forward, flippers outstretched*

NOOT NOOT! 🐧
...

Next steps

Replace speak-animal with a skill that orchestrates your real tools. Keep the pattern: check what's available, use it when you can, degrade gracefully when you can't.