Skill Name

skill-name

A skill must declare a name.

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

skill-name:
  title: Skill Name
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/agent-skill/skill-name/
  description: A skill must declare a name in its frontmatter — it identifies the
    skill to agents and tooling.
  message: A skill must declare a name.
  severity: info
  given: $.frontmatter
  then:
    field: name
    function: truthy
  tags:
    - format:agent-skill
    - spec:frontmatter
    - experience:governance
    - experience:discoverability
  prompt: "You are editing an Agent Skill document to satisfy the Spotlight API
    governance rule 'skill-name' (Skill Name). Requirement: A skill must declare
    a name in its frontmatter — it identifies the skill to agents and tooling.
    To fix: Ensure `name` is present and non-empty at each matching location.
    This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.frontmatter` — 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."

You are editing an Agent Skill document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'skill-name' (Skill Name). Requirement: A skill must declare a name in its frontmatter — it identifies the skill to agents and tooling. To fix: Ensure `name` is present and non-empty at each matching location. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.frontmatter` — 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.