Skill Push

Skill Push

Create and push reusable skills to the SkillNote registry so every connected agent learns from repeated patterns.

Resolve the host

HOST=$(cat ~/.skillnote/host 2>/dev/null | tr -d '[:space:]'); HOST=${HOST:-localhost}
API="http://${HOST}:8082"

(In Python: host = (open(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')).read().strip() if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')) else 'localhost').)

When to Act

• The user gave the same instruction or convention 2+ times this session.
• The user explicitly asks to create, save, or push a skill.
• Session retrospective — review for saveable patterns before wrapping up.

Only suggest for PERSISTENT conventions, not temporary workarounds.

Step 1: Confirm (REQUIRED — never skip)

If the user did not explicitly ask to create a skill, you MUST ask first. Tell the user what you noticed in one sentence, then ask: "Want me to save this as a SkillNote skill?" Wait for an explicit yes before drafting anything.

Skip this step only when the user already said "create a skill for X" / "save this pattern" / "push a skill" in their own words.

Step 2: Draft

Collaborate on three fields:

• name: lowercase letters, hyphens, digits; max 64 chars. Also the slug.
• description (max 1024 chars — THIS IS THE TRIGGER): what the skill does + explicit trigger keywords. Agents pick a skill based solely on its description.
• content: instructions under ~200 lines, starting with # Title, actionable with examples.

Show the full draft to the user.

Step 3: Check if it exists

import urllib.request, json, os
host = open(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')).read().strip() if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')) else 'localhost'
api = f"http://{host}:8082"
try:
    resp = urllib.request.urlopen(f"{api}/v1/skills/<SLUG>")
    print(f"EXISTS: v{json.loads(resp.read()).get('current_version', '?')}")
except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
    print("NEW" if e.code == 404 else f"ERROR: {e.code}")

Step 4: Choose a collection

import urllib.request, json, os
host = open(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')).read().strip() if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')) else 'localhost'
api = f"http://{host}:8082"
try:
    cols = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen(f"{api}/v1/collections").read())
    for c in cols: print(f"  - {c['name']} ({c['count']} skills)")
    if not cols: print("  (no collections yet)")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"Could not fetch: {e}")

Every skill must belong to at least one collection. Present the list above and ask the user (plain text) which collection to use, or to type a new name. New names must match ^[a-z0-9_-]+$, 1–128 chars, and cannot contain anthropic or claude. A skill cannot be pushed without a collection.

Step 5: Final review

Show the complete skill preview. Emphasize: "Does the description have good trigger keywords?" Wait for approval.

Step 6: Push

New skill

import json, urllib.request, os
host = open(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')).read().strip() if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')) else 'localhost'
api = f"http://{host}:8082"
payload = json.dumps({"name": "<NAME>", "slug": "<NAME>", "description": "<DESC>", "content_md": "<CONTENT>", "collections": ["<COL>"]}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request(f"{api}/v1/skills", data=payload, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, method="POST")
try:
    result = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen(req).read())
    print(f"Created: {result['slug']} v{result['current_version']}")
except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
    print(f"Error: {json.loads(e.read())}")

Existing skill (update)

import json, urllib.request, os
host = open(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')).read().strip() if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser('~/.skillnote/host')) else 'localhost'
api = f"http://{host}:8082"
payload = json.dumps({"name": "<NAME>", "description": "<DESC>", "content_md": "<CONTENT>", "collections": ["<COL>"]}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request(f"{api}/v1/skills/<SLUG>", data=payload, headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"}, method="PATCH")
try:
    result = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen(req).read())
    print(f"Updated: {result['slug']} v{result['current_version']}")
except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
    print(f"Error: {json.loads(e.read())}")

After success: link to http://<host>:3000/skills/<slug> for viewing.

Error reference

• 422: name format wrong or description has XML tags
• 409: slug exists — switch to PATCH
• Connection refused: API unreachable (check ~/.skillnote/host)