skill-authoring

name	skill-authoring
description	Use when a repeatable workflow should become a reusable skill document, and create or update a corresponding skills/<name>/SKILL.md file.
metadata	{"category":"mempedia","priority":"high","tags":["mempedia","layer4","skills"]}

Skill Authoring

Goal

Turn repeatable workflows into explicit, reusable skill documents.

When To Create Or Update A Skill

• The same reasoning pattern or procedure is likely to recur.
• The workflow needs consistent tool-routing guidance.
• A prompt or ad hoc note has become de facto policy.

Required Output

Every skill must live in skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md and include:

1. YAML frontmatter with name and description
2. Clear trigger conditions
3. A compact workflow
4. Tool guidance
5. Explicit avoid/guardrail notes when needed

Tool Guidance

• Use edit only for the local workspace file at skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md.
• Use bash plus Layer 4 CLI actions when you need to inspect or publish skills in Mempedia: list_skills, search_skills, read_skill, upsert_skill.
• Example publish command:

BIN="${MEMPEDIA_BINARY_PATH:-./target/debug/mempedia}"
[[ -x "$BIN" ]] || BIN=./target/release/mempedia
cat <<'JSON' | "$BIN" --project "$PWD" --stdin
{
	"action": "upsert_skill",
	"skill_id": "example_skill",
	"title": "Example Skill",
	"content": "# Example Skill\n\nReusable workflow steps.",
	"tags": ["workflow", "mempedia"]
}
JSON