# Nw Forge

> Backward-compatible router for creating agents, validating existing agents, migrating existing agent monoliths, or optimizing one existing skill.

- Skill: `nwave-ai/nw-forge-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add nwave-ai/nw-forge-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/nwave-ai/nw-forge-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: nWave-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/nwave-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/nwave-ai/nw-forge-2

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# NW-FORGE: Agent Builder Router

**Wave**: CROSS_WAVE | **Agent**: Zeus (`nw-agent-builder`)

## Routes

| Request condition | Internal procedure | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Create a new agent | `nw-ab-create-agent` | New agent and only needed skills |
| Validate only an existing agent | `nw-ab-validate-spec` | 19-item verdict |
| Migrate an existing agent monolith | `nw-ab-migrate-monolith` | Lean agent core plus routed skills |
| Optimize one existing skill | `nw-ab-optimize-skill` | Measured optimization result or `NOT_ELIGIBLE` |

## Routing workflow

1. **Classify** — Match the request to exactly one route above. Stop: ambiguous request; request the missing target or intent.
2. **Delegate** — Load and run the selected internal procedure. Preserve public command and agent names. Stop: the target is not eligible for the selected procedure.
3. **Handoff** — Return that procedure's terminal evidence without re-stating its workflow. Stop: the procedure reports an unresolved preservation or behavior risk.

## Contract

- `forge` remains the public command. This file owns routing only; procedure details remain in the selected `nw-ab-*` skill.
- Existing behavioral projections are immutable. Do not create a command, validator, grammar, compiler, hook, or gate for a route.
- Safety by construction first; hooks last resort with a recorded reason (GDP-0).
- Use `nw-ab-create-agent` for creation, `nw-ab-validate-spec` for validation, `nw-ab-migrate-monolith` for agent migration, and `nw-ab-optimize-skill` for skill optimization.
- The validation route uses the 19-item checklist; do not maintain a second count here.

## Existing surfaces

- Route by the target and request condition, not a mandatory operation flag.
- `*forge`, `*validate`, and `*migrate` retain their existing public meanings.
- Internal procedure names do not create a public command.
- The selected procedure owns detailed output and verification.
- A rejected route returns its own compact reason.