frontmatter-description Skill
Check and optimize MetaDescription frontmatter fields in VS Code documentation. Use when auditing, adding, or improving page descriptions for SEO and discoverability. Apply this when making content changes to markdown articles. Published by microsoft in vscode-docs.
Decision snapshot
Is this a fit?
Documentation, Writing, Includes SKILL.md, Reusable instructions
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Copy skill directory
2 months ago · NOASSERTION license
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What is frontmatter-description Skill?
Check and optimize MetaDescription frontmatter fields in VS Code documentation. Use when auditing, adding, or improving page descriptions for SEO and discoverability. Apply this when making content changes to markdown articles. Published by microsoft in vscode-docs. This profile combines repository metadata with install, compatibility, and usage signals so developers can quickly decide whether it fits their agent workflow before opening the source repository.
Automated repository signals based on public metadata such as recency, license, installation evidence, and adoption. These are not a security audit or endorsement. See how SkillIndex evaluates profiles.
Key capabilities
- Includes SKILL.md support
- Reusable instructions support
- Documentation
- Writing
- Documentation use cases
- Writing use cases
Declared skill metadata
- Source file: .github/skills/frontmatter-description/SKILL.md
These fields retain source and confidence evidence from the indexed SKILL.md.
Compatibility and setup
- Install or run with Copy skill directory
When to use frontmatter-description Skill
- Use it for documentation.
- Use it for writing.
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Editorial notes
Source
- Creator: microsoft
- Repository: microsoft/vscode-docs
- Skill file: .github/skills/frontmatter-description/SKILL.md
What it does
Check and optimize MetaDescription frontmatter fields in VS Code documentation. Use when auditing, adding, or improving page descriptions for SEO and discoverability. Apply this when making content changes to markdown articles.
Skill instructions
Frontmatter Description Check and optimize MetaDescription frontmatter fields in markdown documentation files. Produces actionable fixes for descriptions that violate the rules below. When to Use Adding or editing a documentation page and need to write a MetaDescription. Auditing existing pages for SEO or discoverability improvements. Asked to check, review, or optimize frontmatter descriptions. Editing content articles and want to ensure the MetaDescription reflects the updated content. Rules Every MetaDescription value must satisfy all of the following: | Rule | Detail | |------|--------| | Length | Maximum 160 characters. | | Tone | Action-oriented, value-focused, factual, and impersonal. | | Voice | No "you can", "users can", or "this page explains". | | Sentences | Complete sentences, not fragments or labels. | | No colons | Do not include : in the value — it breaks YAML parsing. | | Uniqueness | Each description must be unique across the docs. | Procedure 1. Identify target files
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Frequently asked questions
What is frontmatter-description?
frontmatter-description is a open-source AI agent skill with Copy skill directory. Check and optimize MetaDescription frontmatter fields in VS Code documentation. Use when auditing, adding, or improving page descriptions for SEO and discoverability.
Who is frontmatter-description best for?
frontmatter-description is best for reusing agent instructions, scripts, and references, documentation workflows, writing workflows.
How do I install frontmatter-description?
Install or run frontmatter-description using Copy skill directory. Check frontmatter-description for the latest setup command.
Is frontmatter-description actively maintained?
frontmatter-description may need a closer maintenance check before production use.
Project health auto-fetched from the source repository.
Maintain this resource?
Review this source-backed profile, send a correction with evidence, or link to it from your documentation. Claims verify your relationship to the project; profile facts still require source evidence and editorial review.
