Skill Name Max Length
skill-name-max-length
info
experience: namingexperience: usability
spec: frontmatter
Skill name should be 64 characters or fewer.
A skill name should be concise (64 characters or fewer).
Rule definition
The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.
skill-name-max-length:
title: Skill Name Max Length
reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/agent-skill/skill-name-max-length/
description: A skill name should be concise (64 characters or fewer).
message: Skill name should be 64 characters or fewer.
given: $.frontmatter.name
severity: info
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: string
maxLength: 64
tags:
- format:agent-skill
- spec:frontmatter
- experience:naming
- experience:usability
prompt: "You are editing an Agent Skill document to satisfy the Spotlight API
governance rule 'skill-name-max-length' (Skill Name Max Length).
Requirement: A skill name should be concise (64 characters or fewer). To
fix: Adjust the targeted value so it conforms to the schema this rule
requires. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.frontmatter.name` —
inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule.
Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated
content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the
document valid Agent Skill. Return only the complete corrected document,
with no commentary."
AI fix prompt — send this to Claude, Gemini, or ChatGPT with your artifact to auto-fix this rule
You are editing an Agent Skill document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'skill-name-max-length' (Skill Name Max Length). Requirement: A skill name should be concise (64 characters or fewer). To fix: Adjust the targeted value so it conforms to the schema this rule requires. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.frontmatter.name` — inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid Agent Skill. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.
| Artifact | Agent Skill |
|---|---|
| Applies at (given) | $.frontmatter.name |
| Severity | info — educational by default; raise to warn/error to enforce |
| Reference | https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/agent-skill/skill-name-max-length/ |