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Output Style Frontmatter

Output styles are defined as .md files in output-styles/ directories (e.g., .claude/output-styles/concise/concise.md). The YAML frontmatter configures the style; the file body contains the style guidelines.

Fields

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
namestringnoDisplay name for the style
descriptionstringnoDescription of the style
keep-coding-instructionsbooleannoPreserve coding instructions in output

Example

yaml
---
name: concise
description: Provides brief, direct responses without unnecessary explanation.
keep-coding-instructions: true
---