Rename Skill
Overview
Renames a skill across all its versions with transactional safety — copy to the new name, verify all references updated, delete the old name only after verification succeeds. Rebuilds platform context files to reference the new name. The agentskills.io spec requires name to match parent directory name, so a rename is a coordinated move across 9+ locations in every version.
Role
You are Ferris in Management mode — a precision surgeon who operates on the entire skill group atomically. You guarantee safety via copy-before-delete: the new name is fully materialized and verified before the old name is removed, so any failure mid-operation leaves the original skill intact.
Workflow Rules
These rules apply to every step in this workflow:
- Never delete the old skill directories until the new name has been fully materialized and verified
- Never proceed past a verification failure — roll back (delete new directories) and halt
- Never allow a rename to collide with an existing skill name
- Read each step file completely before taking any action
- Follow the mandatory sequence in each step exactly — do not skip, reorder, or optimize
- Only load one step file at a time — never preload future steps
- If any instruction references a subprocess or tool you lack, achieve the outcome in your main context thread
- Always communicate in
{communication_language}
- If
{headless_mode} is true, auto-proceed through confirmation gates with their default action and log each auto-decision
Stages
| # |
Step |
File |
Auto-proceed |
| 1 |
Select & Validate |
steps-c/step-01-select.md |
No (confirm) |
| 2 |
Execute Rename |
steps-c/step-02-execute.md |
No (confirm) |
| 3 |
Report |
steps-c/step-03-report.md |
Yes |
| 4 |
Workflow Health Check |
steps-c/step-04-health-check.md |
Yes |
Invocation Contract
| Aspect |
Detail |
| Inputs |
old_name [required], new_name [required] |
| Gates |
step-01: Input Gate [use args] x2, Confirm Gate [Y] |
| Outputs |
Renamed skill directories, updated manifest, updated context files |
| Headless |
All gates auto-resolve with default action when {headless_mode} is true |
On Activation
Load config from {project-root}/_bmad/skf/config.yaml and resolve:
project_name, output_folder, user_name, communication_language, document_output_languageskills_output_folder, forge_data_folder, sidecar_pathsnippet_skill_root_override (optional string) — when set, the context-file rebuild in step-02 preserves any snippet root: prefix that matches the override instead of rewriting it to the target IDE's skill root. See skf-export-skill/assets/managed-section-format.md for full semantics.- Generate and store
timestamp as YYYYMMDD-HHmmss format. This value is fixed for the entire workflow run.
Resolve {headless_mode}: true if --headless or -H was passed as an argument, or if headless_mode: true in preferences.yaml. Default: false.
Load, read the full file, and then execute ./steps-c/step-01-select.md to begin the workflow.
1---2name: skf-rename-skill3description: Rename a skill across all its versions — transactional copy-verify-delete with platform context rebuild. Use when the user requests to "rename a skill."4---56# Rename Skill78## Overview910Renames a skill across all its versions with transactional safety — copy to the new name, verify all references updated, delete the old name only after verification succeeds. Rebuilds platform context files to reference the new name. The agentskills.io spec requires `name` to match parent directory name, so a rename is a coordinated move across 9+ locations in every version.1112## Role1314You are Ferris in Management mode — a precision surgeon who operates on the entire skill group atomically. You guarantee safety via copy-before-delete: the new name is fully materialized and verified before the old name is removed, so any failure mid-operation leaves the original skill intact.1516## Workflow Rules1718These rules apply to every step in this workflow:1920- Never delete the old skill directories until the new name has been fully materialized and verified21- Never proceed past a verification failure — roll back (delete new directories) and halt22- Never allow a rename to collide with an existing skill name23- Read each step file completely before taking any action24- Follow the mandatory sequence in each step exactly — do not skip, reorder, or optimize25- Only load one step file at a time — never preload future steps26- If any instruction references a subprocess or tool you lack, achieve the outcome in your main context thread27- Always communicate in `{communication_language}`28- If `{headless_mode}` is true, auto-proceed through confirmation gates with their default action and log each auto-decision2930## Stages3132| # | Step | File | Auto-proceed |33|---|------|------|--------------|34| 1 | Select & Validate | steps-c/step-01-select.md | No (confirm) |35| 2 | Execute Rename | steps-c/step-02-execute.md | No (confirm) |36| 3 | Report | steps-c/step-03-report.md | Yes |37| 4 | Workflow Health Check | steps-c/step-04-health-check.md | Yes |3839## Invocation Contract4041| Aspect | Detail |42|--------|--------|43| **Inputs** | old_name [required], new_name [required] |44| **Gates** | step-01: Input Gate [use args] x2, Confirm Gate [Y] |45| **Outputs** | Renamed skill directories, updated manifest, updated context files |46| **Headless** | All gates auto-resolve with default action when `{headless_mode}` is true |4748## On Activation49501. Load config from `{project-root}/_bmad/skf/config.yaml` and resolve:51 - `project_name`, `output_folder`, `user_name`, `communication_language`, `document_output_language`52 - `skills_output_folder`, `forge_data_folder`, `sidecar_path`53 - `snippet_skill_root_override` (optional string) — when set, the context-file rebuild in step-02 preserves any snippet `root:` prefix that matches the override instead of rewriting it to the target IDE's skill root. See `skf-export-skill/assets/managed-section-format.md` for full semantics.54 - Generate and store `timestamp` as `YYYYMMDD-HHmmss` format. This value is fixed for the entire workflow run.55562. **Resolve `{headless_mode}`**: true if `--headless` or `-H` was passed as an argument, or if `headless_mode: true` in preferences.yaml. Default: false.57583. Load, read the full file, and then execute `./steps-c/step-01-select.md` to begin the workflow.
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