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A demonstration skill that greets users and showcases all skill elements. Use when the user asks for a greeting, wants to test the skill system, or requests a hello world example.

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Hello World Skill

A reference skill demonstrating all available skill elements: metadata, instructions, workflows, templates, examples, checklists, conditional logic, feedback loops, progressive disclosure, and utility scripts.

Quick Start

  1. Determine the greeting target (user name or default "World")
  2. Select a greeting style (formal, casual, or festive)
  3. Run: python scripts/hello.py --name <target> --style <style>
  4. Return the formatted greeting to the user

Instructions

Step 1: Identify the Target

Extract the greeting target from the user's message. If no name is specified, default to "World".

Step 2: Select Greeting Style

Choose the appropriate style based on context:

StyleWhen to UseExample Output
formalProfessional or unknown context"Good day, Dr. Smith."
casualFriendly or informal conversation"Hey there, Alice!"
festiveHolidays or celebratory context"Happy holidays, Bob! 🎉"

Step 3: Generate and Deliver

Run the greeting script and return the result to the user.

Workflow

Copy this checklist and track progress:

Task Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Parse user input for target name
- [ ] Step 2: Determine greeting style from context
- [ ] Step 3: Generate greeting via script or template
- [ ] Step 4: Validate output format
- [ ] Step 5: Deliver greeting to user

Conditional Workflow

  1. Determine the input type:

    User provides a name? → Use that name as the target No name provided? → Default to "World"

  2. Determine the style:

    Formal keywords detected (e.g., "sir", "madam", "professional")? → Use formal Festive keywords detected (e.g., "holiday", "birthday", "celebrate")? → Use festive Otherwise → Use casual

Output Template

Use this template for the greeting response:

# Greeting

**To:** [Target Name]
**Style:** [formal | casual | festive]

---

[Generated Greeting Message]

---

*Generated by hello-world skill*

Examples

Example 1 — Casual greeting:

Input: "Say hi to Alice" Output:

Hey there, Alice! 👋 Welcome aboard!

Example 2 — Formal greeting:

Input: "Please greet Professor Zhang formally" Output:

Good day, Professor Zhang. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

Example 3 — Festive greeting:

Input: "Wish Bob a happy birthday" Output:

Happy Birthday, Bob! 🎂🎉 Wishing you a fantastic year ahead!

Feedback Loop

  1. Generate the greeting
  2. Validate immediately: python scripts/hello.py --validate --input "greeting text"
  3. If validation fails:
    • Review the error message (e.g., missing name, empty output)
    • Fix the issue
    • Run validation again
  4. Only deliver the greeting when validation passes

Utility Scripts

hello.py: Generate and validate greetings

# Generate a greeting
python scripts/hello.py --name "Alice" --style casual

# Validate a greeting
python scripts/hello.py --validate --input "Hey there, Alice!"

# List available styles
python scripts/hello.py --list-styles

Configuration

Default settings can be overridden via environment variables:

VariableDefaultDescription
HELLO_DEFAULT_STYLEcasualDefault greeting style
HELLO_DEFAULT_NAMEWorldDefault target name
HELLO_LOCALEenLocale for greeting language

Resources

Greeting templates and locale data are stored in resources/greetings.json:

  • styles — each style contains a list of templates, the script randomly picks one
  • locales — locale-keyed simple greeting templates (en, zh, ja, es, fr, de)
  • defaults — fallback values for name, style, and locale

To add a new style or locale, edit resources/greetings.json directly — no code changes needed.

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