registry-loader

name	registry-loader
description	Load the skill catalog for workflow building. This skill should be used when discovering available looplia skills or listing what capabilities are available. Use when someone says "what looplia skills are installed", "list available skills", "/build", "what can looplia do", or "show me all looplia capabilities". v0.7.0: Replaces plugin-registry-scanner with skill catalog for faster access. Auto-syncs from all sources on every build to ensure freshest skill catalog.
tools	Read
model	haiku

Registry Loader

Load the skill catalog for workflow building and skill discovery.

Purpose

Provides fast access to the skill catalog for the build pipeline. Uses the pre-compiled ~/.looplia/registry/skill-catalog.json instead of runtime scanning.

Behavior

1. Read the skill catalog from ~/.looplia/registry/skill-catalog.json
2. If catalog doesn't exist, return empty registry with instructions to run looplia registry sync
3. Return catalog data for skill-capability-matcher

Process

1. Load Skill Catalog

Read the skill catalog file:

cat ~/.looplia/registry/skill-catalog.json

Or use the Read tool to access the file directly.

2. Parse Catalog Data

The skill catalog contains:

{
  "compiledAt": "2026-01-04T12:00:00Z",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "official",
      "type": "official",
      "url": "https://github.com/memorysaver/looplia-core/releases/latest/download/registry.json",
      "enabled": true,
      "priority": 100
    }
  ],
  "skills": [
    {
      "name": "media-reviewer",
      "title": "Media Reviewer",
      "description": "Deep content analysis (structure, themes, narrative)",
      "plugin": "looplia-writer",
      "category": "analysis",
      "capabilities": ["content-analysis", "media-processing"],
      "tools": ["Read", "Grep", "Glob"],
      "model": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
      "source": "local",
      "sourceType": "builtin",
      "installed": true,
      "installedPath": "/home/user/.looplia/looplia-writer/skills/media-reviewer"
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "totalSkills": 14,
    "byCategory": {
      "analysis": 3,
      "generation": 2,
      "assembly": 2,
      "validation": 1,
      "search": 1,
      "orchestration": 3,
      "utility": 2
    },
    "bySource": {
      "local": 14
    }
  }
}

3. Format for skill-capability-matcher

Transform the skill catalog into the format expected by skill-capability-matcher:

{
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "looplia-writer",
      "path": "~/.looplia/looplia-writer",
      "skills": [
        {
          "name": "media-reviewer",
          "description": "Deep content analysis (structure, themes, narrative)",
          "tools": ["Read", "Grep", "Glob"],
          "model": "haiku",
          "capabilities": ["content-analysis", "media-processing"],
          "installed": true
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "totalPlugins": 2,
    "totalSkills": 14,
    "installedSkills": 14,
    "availableSkills": 0
  }
}

Output Schema

{
  "plugins": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "path": "string",
      "skills": [
        {
          "name": "string",
          "description": "string",
          "tools": ["string"],
          "model": "string",
          "capabilities": ["string"],
          "installed": "boolean"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "summary": {
    "totalPlugins": "number",
    "totalSkills": "number",
    "installedSkills": "number",
    "availableSkills": "number"
  }
}

Advantages over plugin-registry-scanner

Aspect	plugin-registry-scanner	registry-loader (v0.7.0)
Speed	Scans filesystem at runtime	Reads pre-compiled JSON
Sources	Local only	Official + third-party
Installation Status	Not tracked	Included in output
Third-party Skills	Not discovered	Included from remote registries

Usage

This skill is typically invoked as the first step in workflow building:

1. Load skill catalog (this skill)
2. Pass catalog to skill-capability-matcher
3. Use matched skills in workflow-schema-composer

Notes

• If skill catalog doesn't exist, advise user to run looplia registry sync
• Catalog is auto-synced on every looplia build command
• Includes installation status for each skill
• Third-party skills may show installed: false until installed via looplia skill add