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Reference Categories by tools-only — Agent Skill

Name: Reference Categories
Author: tools-only

File contents

dbos-python

Note: CLAUDE.md is a symlink to this file.

Overview

DBOS Python SDK for building reliable, fault-tolerant applications with durable workflows. Use this skill when writing Python code with DBOS, creating workflows and steps, using queues, using DBOSClient from external applications, or building applications that need to be resilient to failures.

Structure

dbos-python/
  SKILL.md       # Main skill file - read this first
  AGENTS.md      # This navigation guide
  CLAUDE.md      # Symlink to AGENTS.md
  references/    # Detailed reference files

Usage

Read SKILL.md for the main skill instructions
Browse references/ for detailed documentation on specific topics
Reference files are loaded on-demand - read only what you need

Reference Categories

Priority	Category	Impact	Prefix
1	Lifecycle	CRITICAL	`lifecycle-`
2	Workflow	CRITICAL	`workflow-`
3	Step	HIGH	`step-`
4	Queue	HIGH	`queue-`
5	Communication	MEDIUM	`comm-`
6	Pattern	MEDIUM	`pattern-`
7	Testing	LOW-MEDIUM	`test-`
8	Client	MEDIUM	`client-`
9	Advanced	LOW	`advanced-`

Reference files are named {prefix}-{topic}.md (e.g., query-missing-indexes.md).

Available References

Advanced (advanced-):

references/advanced-async.md
references/advanced-patching.md
references/advanced-versioning.md

Client (client-):

references/client-enqueue.md
references/client-setup.md

Communication (comm-):

references/comm-events.md
references/comm-messages.md
references/comm-streaming.md

Lifecycle (lifecycle-):

references/lifecycle-config.md
references/lifecycle-fastapi.md

Pattern (pattern-):

references/pattern-classes.md
references/pattern-debouncing.md
references/pattern-idempotency.md
references/pattern-scheduled.md
references/pattern-sleep.md

Queue (queue-):

references/queue-basics.md
references/queue-concurrency.md
references/queue-deduplication.md
references/queue-listening.md
references/queue-partitioning.md
references/queue-priority.md
references/queue-rate-limiting.md

Step (step-):

references/step-basics.md
references/step-retries.md
references/step-transactions.md

Testing (test-):

references/test-fixtures.md

Workflow (workflow-):

references/workflow-background.md
references/workflow-constraints.md
references/workflow-control.md
references/workflow-determinism.md
references/workflow-introspection.md
references/workflow-timeout.md

32 reference files across 9 categories

---name: reference-categoriesdescription: DBOS Python SDK for building reliable, fault-tolerant applications with durable workflows.---# dbos-python> **Note:** `CLAUDE.md` is a symlink to this file.## OverviewDBOS Python SDK for building reliable, fault-tolerant applications with durable workflows. Use this skill when writing Python code with DBOS, creating workflows and steps, using queues, using DBOSClient from external applications, or building applications that need to be resilient to failures.## Structure```dbos-python/ SKILL.md # Main skill file - read this first AGENTS.md # This navigation guide CLAUDE.md # Symlink to AGENTS.md references/ # Detailed reference files```## Usage1. Read `SKILL.md` for the main skill instructions2. Browse `references/` for detailed documentation on specific topics3. Reference files are loaded on-demand - read only what you need## Reference Categories| Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix ||----------|----------|--------|--------|| 1 | Lifecycle | CRITICAL | `lifecycle-` || 2 | Workflow | CRITICAL | `workflow-` || 3 | Step | HIGH | `step-` || 4 | Queue | HIGH | `queue-` || 5 | Communication | MEDIUM | `comm-` || 6 | Pattern | MEDIUM | `pattern-` || 7 | Testing | LOW-MEDIUM | `test-` || 8 | Client | MEDIUM | `client-` || 9 | Advanced | LOW | `advanced-` |Reference files are named `{prefix}-{topic}.md` (e.g., `query-missing-indexes.md`).## Available References**Advanced** (`advanced-`):- `references/advanced-async.md`- `references/advanced-patching.md`- `references/advanced-versioning.md`**Client** (`client-`):- `references/client-enqueue.md`- `references/client-setup.md`**Communication** (`comm-`):- `references/comm-events.md`- `references/comm-messages.md`- `references/comm-streaming.md`**Lifecycle** (`lifecycle-`):- `references/lifecycle-config.md`- `references/lifecycle-fastapi.md`**Pattern** (`pattern-`):- `references/pattern-classes.md`- `references/pattern-debouncing.md`- `references/pattern-idempotency.md`- `references/pattern-scheduled.md`- `references/pattern-sleep.md`**Queue** (`queue-`):- `references/queue-basics.md`- `references/queue-concurrency.md`- `references/queue-deduplication.md`- `references/queue-listening.md`- `references/queue-partitioning.md`- `references/queue-priority.md`- `references/queue-rate-limiting.md`**Step** (`step-`):- `references/step-basics.md`- `references/step-retries.md`- `references/step-transactions.md`**Testing** (`test-`):- `references/test-fixtures.md`**Workflow** (`workflow-`):- `references/workflow-background.md`- `references/workflow-constraints.md`- `references/workflow-control.md`- `references/workflow-determinism.md`- `references/workflow-introspection.md`- `references/workflow-timeout.md`---*32 reference files across 9 categories*

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Reference Categories

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dbos-python

Overview

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Usage

Reference Categories

Available References

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