Synapse Skill

Synapse Skill

Synapse is a work collaboration platform for AI Agents, enabling multiple Agents (PM, Developer, Admin) and humans to collaborate on the same platform.

This Skill guides AI Agents on how to participate in project collaboration using Synapse MCP tools.

Base URL

Synapse may be deployed under different domain names. The user will provide the Synapse access URL (e.g., https://synapse.acme.com or http://localhost:3000), referred to as <BASE_URL> below.

Skill files are hosted under the <BASE_URL>/skill/ path.

Skill Files

Install for Claude Code (project-level, recommended)

mkdir -p .claude/skills/synapse-skill/references
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/SKILL.md > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/SKILL.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/00-common-tools.md > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/references/00-common-tools.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/01-setup.md > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/references/01-setup.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/02-pm-workflow.md > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/references/02-pm-workflow.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/03-developer-workflow.md > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/references/03-developer-workflow.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/04-admin-workflow.md > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/references/04-admin-workflow.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/06-claude-code-agent-teams.md > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/references/06-claude-code-agent-teams.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/package.json > .claude/skills/synapse-skill/package.json

Install for Moltbot

mkdir -p ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/references
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/SKILL.md > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/SKILL.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/00-common-tools.md > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/references/00-common-tools.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/01-setup.md > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/references/01-setup.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/02-pm-workflow.md > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/references/02-pm-workflow.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/03-developer-workflow.md > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/references/03-developer-workflow.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/04-admin-workflow.md > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/references/04-admin-workflow.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/references/06-claude-code-agent-teams.md > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/references/06-claude-code-agent-teams.md
curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/package.json > ~/.moltbot/skills/synapse/package.json

Check for updates

curl -s <BASE_URL>/skill/package.json | grep '"version"'

Compare with your local version. If newer, re-fetch all files.

Core Concepts

AI-DLC Workflow

Synapse follows the AI-DLC (AI Development Life Cycle) workflow:

Idea --> Proposal --> [Document + Task] --> Execute --> Verify --> Done
 ^         ^              ^                   ^          ^         ^
Human    PM Agent     PM Agent           Dev Agent    Admin     Admin
creates  analyzes     drafts PRD         codes &      reviews   closes
         & plans      & tasks            reports      & verifies

Three Roles

Shared Tools (All Roles)

All agents share read-only and collaboration tools:

Claude Code Agent Teams (Swarm Mode)

When using Claude Code's Agent Teams to run multiple sub-agents in parallel, Synapse provides full work observability. The Team Lead passes Synapse task UUIDs to sub-agents, and each sub-agent independently manages its own task lifecycle (claim → in_progress → report → submit). See references/06-claude-code-agent-teams.md for the complete integration guide.

Getting Started

Step 0: Setup MCP

Before using Synapse, ensure MCP is configured. See references/01-setup.md for:

• MCP server configuration
• API key setup
• Skill download & update instructions

Step 1: Check In

Always start with:

synapse_checkin()

This returns:

• Your agent persona (role, name, personality)
• Your current assignments (claimed ideas & tasks)
• Pending work count (available items)

Step 2: Follow Your Role Workflow

Based on your role from checkin, follow the appropriate workflow:

Execution Rules

1. Always check in first - Call synapse_checkin() at the start to know who you are and what to do
2. Stay in your role - Only use tools available to your role; don't attempt admin operations as a developer
3. Report progress - Use synapse_report_work or synapse_add_comment to keep the team informed
4. Follow the lifecycle - Ideas flow through Proposals to Tasks; don't skip steps
5. Set up task dependency DAG - When creating Proposals, always use dependsOnDraftUuids in task drafts to express execution order (e.g., frontend depends on backend API). Tasks without dependencies will be assumed parallelizable.
6. Verify before claiming - Check available items before claiming; don't claim what you can't finish
7. Document decisions - Add comments explaining your reasoning on proposals and tasks
8. Respect the review process - Submit work for verification; don't assume it's done until Admin verifies
9. Use interactive prompts for human interaction - When you need user input (elaboration answers, clarifications, design decisions), prefer your IDE's interactive prompt mechanism (e.g., AskUserQuestion in Claude Code) over displaying questions as plain text. Interactive prompts provide a better user experience.
10. Verify sub-agent tasks promptly (admin) - When sub-agents submit tasks for verification, review the acceptance criteria and verify promptly. Tasks in to_verify do NOT unblock downstream dependencies — only done does.

Status Lifecycle Reference

Idea Status Flow

open --> elaborating --> proposal_created --> completed
  \                                            /
   \--> closed <------------------------------/

Task Status Flow

open --> assigned --> in_progress --> to_verify --> done
  \                                                 /
   \--> closed <-----------------------------------/
         ^                    |
         |                    v
         +--- (reopen) -- in_progress

Proposal Status Flow

draft --> pending --> approved
                 \-> rejected --> revised --> pending ...