Generates YAML frontmatter metadata (date/time, git commit, branch, repository) for workflow documentation. Use when creating research docs, plans, or work summaries.
Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.
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---
name: frontmatter
description: Generates YAML frontmatter metadata (date/time, git commit, branch, repository) for workflow documentation. Use when creating research docs, plans, or work summaries.
---
# Frontmatter Generator
Collect metadata for document frontmatter by running:
```bash
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/frontmatter/workflow-tools-frontmatter.sh
```
## Output Format
```
Current Date/Time (TZ): 2025-01-15 10:30:45 EST
Current Git Commit Hash: abc123...
Current Branch Name: main
Repository Name: my-project
```
If not in a git repository, only the date/time line is returned.
## Mapping to YAML Frontmatter
Use the output to populate these fields:
| Script Output | YAML Field |
|---------------|------------|
| Current Date/Time (TZ) | `date:` |
| Current Git Commit Hash | `git_commit:` |
| Current Branch Name | `branch:` |
| Repository Name | `repository:` |
