Skill Management

Skill Management

Use this skill to keep a skills repository clean and usable.

Repository Model

• skills/ contains individual capabilities.
• workflows/ contains ordered playbooks that combine skills.
• mcp-tools/ contains executable actions exposed through MCP.
• data/workflows.json indexes workflows for browsing and automation.
• data/tools.json indexes tool groups and their skill/workflow relationships.

Bucket Model

• engineering/ - daily code work
• productivity/ - non-code workflows
• obsidian/ - Obsidian-specific work
• misc/ - useful but infrequent
• personal/ - tied to one user's setup
• in-progress/ - drafts
• deprecated/ - retired skills

Workflow Creation

Create a workflow when a job needs multiple skills in a repeatable order.

Each workflow should include:

• Goal
• When to use
• Skills
• Steps
• Verification
• Output

Also add or update the matching entry in data/workflows.json with:

• id
• title
• description
• path
• recommendedSkills
• steps

Skill Creation Workflow

1. Define the job

   • What task does this skill make repeatable?
   • What trigger should load it?
   • What should the agent do differently after loading it?

2. Write metadata

   • name must be lowercase and hyphenated.
   • description must include task, trigger, and use cases.

3. Write the body

   • Keep it procedural.
   • Prefer workflow steps and rules.
   • Add output format only when consistency matters.

4. Add references only when needed

   • Put long syntax tables, examples, or domain docs in references/.
   • Keep references one level deep from SKILL.md.

5. Classify status

   • Shippable skills go into a domain bucket.
   • Drafts go into in-progress/.
   • Old skills go into deprecated/ with a short reason in the file.

Bucket Status Skills

The status buckets also contain their own operating skills:

• in-progress - prototype and promote draft skills.
• personal - keep user-specific instructions private and scoped.
• deprecated - retire stale skills with replacement guidance.

Rules

• Keep stable skills in domain buckets, not status buckets.
• Do not promote draft skills until trigger behavior and workflow are clear.
• Do not mix personal setup details into public skills.
• Update workflow and tool registries when skill relationships change.

Quality Checklist

• The skill has exactly one main job.
• The description makes triggering obvious.
• The workflow has a verification step.
• The instructions are not generic advice.
• The skill is small enough to read quickly.
• Related files are discoverable from SKILL.md.

Output Format

End with:

• Skills created or changed
• Bucket classification
• Workflow or registry updates
• Validation result
• Remaining cleanup