parser

Prefers SKILL.md (uppercase) but accepts skill.md (lowercase).

Args:
    skill_dir: Path to the skill directory

Returns:
    Path to the SKILL.md file, or None if not found
"""
for name in ("SKILL.md", "skill.md"):
    path = skill_dir / name
    if path.exists():
        return path
return None

Args:
    content: Raw content of SKILL.md file

Returns:
    Tuple of (metadata dict, markdown body)

Raises:
    ParseError: If frontmatter is missing or invalid
"""
if not content.startswith("---"):
    raise ParseError("SKILL.md must start with YAML frontmatter (---)")

parts = content.split("---", 2)
if len(parts) < 3:
    raise ParseError("SKILL.md frontmatter not properly closed with ---")

frontmatter_str = parts[1]
body = parts[2].strip()

try:
    parsed = strictyaml.load(frontmatter_str)
    metadata = parsed.data
except strictyaml.YAMLError as e:
    raise ParseError(f"Invalid YAML in frontmatter: {e}")

if not isinstance(metadata, dict):
    raise ParseError("SKILL.md frontmatter must be a YAML mapping")

if "metadata" in metadata and isinstance(metadata["metadata"], dict):
    metadata["metadata"] = {str(k): str(v) for k, v in metadata["metadata"].items()}

return metadata, body

This function parses the frontmatter and returns properties.
It does NOT perform full validation. Use validate() for that.

Args:
    skill_dir: Path to the skill directory

Returns:
    SkillProperties with parsed metadata

Raises:
    ParseError: If SKILL.md is missing or has invalid YAML
    ValidationError: If required fields (name, description) are missing
"""
skill_dir = Path(skill_dir)
skill_md = find_skill_md(skill_dir)

if skill_md is None:
    raise ParseError(f"SKILL.md not found in {skill_dir}")

content = skill_md.read_text()
metadata, _ = parse_frontmatter(content)

if "name" not in metadata:
    raise ValidationError("Missing required field in frontmatter: name")
if "description" not in metadata:
    raise ValidationError("Missing required field in frontmatter: description")

name = metadata["name"]
description = metadata["description"]

if not isinstance(name, str) or not name.strip():
    raise ValidationError("Field 'name' must be a non-empty string")
if not isinstance(description, str) or not description.strip():
    raise ValidationError("Field 'description' must be a non-empty string")

return SkillProperties(
    name=name.strip(),
    description=description.strip(),
    license=metadata.get("license"),
    compatibility=metadata.get("compatibility"),
    allowed_tools=metadata.get("allowed-tools"),
    metadata=metadata.get("metadata"),
)