Skills.expanso.io _template
Skill: {{SKILL_NAME}}
install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/expanso-io/skills.expanso.io
manifest:
_template/skill.yamlsource content
Skill: {{SKILL_NAME}}
Version: 1.0.0
{{DESCRIPTION}}
name: "{{SKILL_NAME}}" version: "1.0.0" description: "{{DESCRIPTION}}"
Author information - YOUR NAME AND LINKS APPEAR IN THE SKILL CATALOG!
author: name: "{{AUTHOR_NAME}}" # Your name (displayed on skill cards) url: "{{AUTHOR_URL}}" # Your website, GitHub, Twitter, etc. avatar: "{{AUTHOR_AVATAR}}" # Your initials (2 chars, e.g., "JD")
Credentials (stored locally on Expanso Edge, never transmitted)
credentials:
- name: OPENAI_API_KEY required: false # Set to true if always needed description: OpenAI API key for remote inference
Skill inputs
inputs:
- name: text type: string required: true description: Input text to process
Skill outputs
outputs:
- name: result type: string description: Processed output
Backend options (Expanso Edge flexibility)
backends:
- name: openai type: remote requires: [OPENAI_API_KEY] description: OpenAI GPT-4o-mini (fast, requires API key)
- name: ollama type: local models: [llama3.2, mistral] description: Local Ollama (private, no API key needed)
Expanso components used (for documentation)
components: inputs: - stdin # CLI mode - http_server # MCP mode processors: - mapping - openai_chat_completion outputs: - stdout # CLI mode - sync_response # MCP mode