---
title: "Output Patterns"
description: "Use these patterns when skills need to produce consistent, high-quality output."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/output-patterns
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:31:35.384Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "Output Patterns — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/output-patterns)"
---

# Output Patterns
Use these patterns when skills need to produce consistent, high-quality output.

## Overview

# Output Patterns

Use these patterns when skills need to produce consistent, high-quality output.

## Template Pattern

Provide templates for output format. Match the level of strictness to your
needs.

**For strict requirements (like API responses or data formats):**

```markdown
## Report structure

ALWAYS use this exact template structure:

# [Analysis Title]

## Executive summary

[One-paragraph overview of key findings]

## Key findings

- Finding 1 with supporting data
- Finding 2 with supporting data
- Finding 3 with supporting data

## Recommendations

1. Specific actionable recommendation
2. Specific actionable recommendation
```

**For flexible guidance (when adaptation is useful):**

```markdown
## Report structure

Here is a sensible default format, but use your best judgment:

# [Analysis Title]

## Executive summary

[Overview]

## Key findings

[Adapt sections based on what you discover]

## Recommendations

[Tailor to the specific context]

Adjust sections as needed for the specific analysis type.
```

## Examples Pattern

For skills where output quality depends on seeing examples, provide input/output
pairs:

```markdown
## Commit message format

Generate commit messages following these examples:

**Example 1:** Input: Added user authentication with JWT tokens Output:
```

feat(auth): implement JWT-based authentication

Add login endpoint and token validation middleware

```

**Example 2:**
Input: Fixed bug where dates displayed incorrectly in reports
Output:
```

fix(reports): correct date formatting in timezone conversion

Use UTC timestamps consistently across report generation

```

Follow this style: type(scope): brief description, then detailed explanation.
```

Examples help Claude understand the desired style and level of detail more
clearly than descriptions alone.

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