the-skills-menu

name	the-skills-menu
description	Dynamic skill menu for the ai-maestro-orchestrator-agent plugin. Teaches agents which skills are available, when to use them, and how to load them with the Skill() tool. Use when an agent needs to pick a downstream skill at runtime. Used by every ai-maestro-orchestrator-agent agent via the-skills-menu method (TRDD-9dd64dbf).
user-invocable	false

the-skills-menu — universal ai-maestro-orchestrator-agent skill catalog

Overview

This skill is the catalog every ai-maestro-orchestrator-agent agent consults to discover operational skills at runtime. The agent preloads only this catalog in its skills: frontmatter; everything else loads on demand via the Skill() tool.

Prerequisites

• The calling agent has Skill in its tools: list.
• A clear task statement so you can pick the right skill.

Instructions

Follow these steps in order:

1. Identify the task domain.
2. Skim the Plugin Skills section below and pick a candidate.
3. Invoke the chosen skill via Skill({skill: "ai-maestro-orchestrator-agent:<name>"}) (use the plugin namespace prefix — cross-plugin references require it).
4. Follow the loaded skill's own checklist; do NOT load another skill until the first one returns.
5. Surface the downstream skill's summary to the caller.

Output

This catalog returns nothing itself — it documents invocations for OTHER skills. The chosen downstream skill produces the actual output.

Standalone Skills

No standalone (user/local/project-scope) skills are tracked by this plugin's catalog yet. Add entries here as the plugin starts to reference standalone skills outside its own namespace.

Plugin Skills

The ai-maestro-orchestrator-agent plugin ships the operational skills below. Pick the one your task needs and load it on demand:

#	Skill	What it does
1	amoa-agent-replacement	Use when replacing agents
2	amoa-checklist-compilation-patterns	Use when compiling verification checklists from requirements
3	amoa-developer-communication	Use when communicating with human developers in code reviews and issues
4	amoa-github-action-integration	Trigger with Claude Code action requests
5	amoa-implementer-interview-protocol	Use when verifying implementer readiness
6	amoa-kanban-management	GitHub Projects V2 kanban board management
7	amoa-label-taxonomy	Use when applying GitHub labels
8	amoa-messaging-templates	Use when sending inter-agent messages
9	amoa-module-lifecycle	Use when adding, modifying, removing, prioritizing, or reassigning modules
10	amoa-module-management	Use when managing modules during Orchestration Phase
11	amoa-module-sync	Use when syncing modules with GitHub Issues or troubleshooting module state
12	amoa-orchestration-commands	Use when running orchestration phase commands
13	amoa-orchestration-guardrails	Use when enforcing orchestrator boundaries, rules, and delegation patterns
14	amoa-orchestration-loop	Use when running the orchestrator loop or managing stop hook behavior
15	amoa-orchestration-patterns	Use when breaking down tasks for human developers
16	amoa-plan-phase	Use when running Plan Phase of two-phase mode
17	amoa-progress-monitoring	Use when monitoring agent progress
18	amoa-prrd-trdd-kanban	ORCHESTRATOR's role in the PRRD / TRDD / Kanban workflow
19	amoa-remote-agent-coordinator	Use when coordinating remote AI agents via AI Maestro messaging
20	amoa-task-distribution	Use when distributing tasks
21	amoa-two-phase-mode	Use when running Plan-then-Execute workflows
22	amoa-verification-patterns	Use when verifying implementations

All entries above are invoked as Skill({skill: "ai-maestro-orchestrator-agent:<name>"}).

Resources

• the-skills-menu-create (skill claude-plugins-validation:the-skills-menu-create) — the migrator skill in the CPV plugin that can regenerate this catalog from the plugin's current skill inventory at any time. It is NOT bundled in this plugin; install claude-plugins-validation to access it.