# Distributed Systems Index

> Index of Distributed Systems Skills

- Skill: `tools-only/distributed-systems-index` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add tools-only/distributed-systems-index`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tools-only/distributed-systems-index/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tools-only (https://skillmd.com/u/tools-only)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tools-only/distributed-systems-index

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# Distributed Systems Skills

## Category Overview

**Total Skills**: 17
**Category**: distributed-systems

## Skills in This Category

### cap-theorem.md
**Description**: CAP theorem fundamentals, consistency vs availability trade-offs, and practical implications for distributed system design

**Load this skill**:
Read cap-theorem.md


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### consensus-raft.md
**Description**: RAFT consensus algorithm including leader election, log replication, safety guarantees, and implementation patterns

**Load this skill**:
Read consensus-raft.md


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### consensus-paxos.md
**Description**: Paxos consensus algorithm including Basic Paxos, Multi-Paxos, roles, phases, and practical implementations

**Load this skill**:
Read consensus-paxos.md


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### crdt-fundamentals.md
**Description**: Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) fundamentals including convergence, commutativity, and basic CRDT operations

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Read crdt-fundamentals.md


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### crdt-types.md
**Description**: Specific CRDT implementations including LWW-Register, OR-Set, RGA, and collaborative text editing CRDTs

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Read crdt-types.md


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### dotted-version-vectors.md
**Description**: Dotted version vectors for efficient sibling management, compact causality tracking, reducing metadata overhead compared to pure vector clocks

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Read dotted-version-vectors.md


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### interval-tree-clocks.md
**Description**: Interval tree clocks for dynamic systems, scalable causality tracking, fork/join operations, avoiding process ID exhaustion

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Read interval-tree-clocks.md


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### vector-clocks.md
**Description**: Vector clocks for tracking causality in distributed systems, detecting concurrent events, and resolving conflicts

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Read vector-clocks.md


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### logical-clocks.md
**Description**: Lamport logical clocks for establishing happened-before ordering in distributed systems without synchronized physical clocks

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Read logical-clocks.md


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### eventual-consistency.md
**Description**: Eventual consistency models, consistency levels, read/write quorums, and practical trade-offs in distributed systems

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Read eventual-consistency.md


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### conflict-resolution.md
**Description**: Conflict resolution strategies including Last-Write-Wins, multi-value, semantic resolution, and application-specific merge functions

**Load this skill**:
Read conflict-resolution.md


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### replication-strategies.md
**Description**: Data replication strategies including primary-backup, multi-primary, chain replication, and quorum-based replication

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Read replication-strategies.md


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### partitioning-sharding.md
**Description**: Data partitioning and sharding strategies including hash-based, range-based, consistent hashing, and rebalancing

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Read partitioning-sharding.md


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### distributed-locks.md
**Description**: Distributed locking patterns including Redis Redlock, ZooKeeper locks, lease-based locking, and fencing tokens

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Read distributed-locks.md


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### leader-election.md
**Description**: Leader election algorithms including bully algorithm, ring algorithm, and consensus-based election with RAFT/Paxos

**Load this skill**:
Read leader-election.md


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### gossip-protocols.md
**Description**: Gossip protocols for disseminating information, failure detection, and eventual consistency in large-scale distributed systems

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Read gossip-protocols.md


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### probabilistic-data-structures.md
**Description**: Probabilistic data structures including Bloom filters, HyperLogLog, Count-Min Sketch for space-efficient approximations

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Read probabilistic-data-structures.md


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## Loading All Skills

```bash
# List all skills in this category
ls skills/distributed-systems/*.md

# Load specific skills
Read cap-theorem.md
Read consensus-raft.md
Read crdt-fundamentals.md
# ... and 14 more
```

## Related Categories

See `skills/README.md` for the complete catalog of all categories and gateway skills.

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**Browse**: This index provides a quick reference. Load the `discover-distributed` gateway skill for common workflows and integration patterns.

Read ../discover-distributed/SKILL.md