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arctl init skill

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Scaffold a skill project with YAML and source stubs.
Scaffold a new skill project with declarative YAML and source stubs.
Creates a project directory containing a skill.yaml in the ar.dev/v1alpha1 format.
The generated skill.yaml can be applied directly:
arctl apply -f NAME/skill.yaml
Usage

arctl init skill NAME [flags]
Examples:
arctl init skill my-skill
arctl init skill my-skill --description "Text summarizer"
Command-specific flags

    --description string   Skill description
Global flags

-h, --help                    Display help information for the command.
    --output-dir string       Parent directory under which the project is created. Defaults to the current directory.
    --registry-token string   Registry bearer token (defaults to value of ARCTL_API_TOKEN env var)
    --registry-url string     Registry URL (overrides ARCTL_API_BASE_URL env var; defaults to http://localhost:12121)
See also

  • arctl init - Scaffold a declarative agent, MCP, skill, or prompt project
arctl init promptarctl pull