parsing-techniques

Complete guide to parsing .claude/plugin-name.local.md files in bash scripts.

Skills
Development
2

What it does and how to use it

A skill that teaches Claude Code to do development tasks well. It is packaged knowledge the model uses whenever it is relevant.

Install the skill (command above).
In Claude Code, describe what you need - the skill turns on by itself when the context fits.
No commands to memorize: you talk in plain language and the skill does the rest.

Install (Claude Code)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/parsing-techniques && curl -fsSL https://doutorai.pt/data/lib/skills__parsing-techniques.md -o .claude/skills/parsing-techniques/SKILL.md

Paste this command into the terminal, in your project folder, and the component installs automatically.

Content

# Settings File Parsing Techniques

Complete guide to parsing `.claude/plugin-name.local.md` files in bash scripts.

## File Structure

Settings files use markdown with YAML frontmatter:

```markdown
---
field1: value1
field2: "value with spaces"
numeric_field: 42
boolean_field: true
list_field: ["item1", "item2", "item3"]
---

# Markdown Content

This body content can be extracted separately.
It's useful for prompts, documentation, or additional context.
```

## Parsing Frontmatter

### Extract Frontmatter Block

```bash
#!/bin/bash
FILE=".claude/my-plugin.local.md"

# Extract everything betw

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