skill-template

Multi-purpose utility tool for managing entries, searching data, and exporting records. A general-purpose CLI toolkit with init, add/remove, list, search, and export capabilities — ideal as a starting point for building your own skill or as a standalone data management tool.

Commands

How It Works

skill-template manages a simple text-based data log (data.log) in its data directory. You can add entries (automatically date-stamped), list them, search through them, and export the full contents. Every command is also recorded in a separate history.log for auditing.

Workflow

1. Initialize: Run skill-template init to set up the data directory
2. Add entries: Use skill-template add to log items with automatic date stamps
3. Review: Use skill-template list to see all entries or skill-template search to find specific ones
4. Export: Run skill-template export to output all data for backup or processing

Data Storage

All data is stored in $SKILL_TEMPLATE_DIR or defaults to ~/.local/share/skill-template/. The directory contains:

• data.log — main data file where entries are stored (date-stamped lines)
• history.log — timestamped log of all commands executed
• config.json — configuration file path (referenced by config command)

The tool automatically creates the data directory on first run. You can override the storage location by setting the SKILL_TEMPLATE_DIR environment variable.

Requirements

• Shell: Bash 4+
• No external dependencies — uses only standard Unix utilities (date, grep, wc, cat)
• Works on: Linux, macOS, any POSIX-compatible system

When to Use