| name | detecting-provider |
| description | Detects the active data source provider and retrieves configuration (database IDs, constants). Internal shared skill — not for direct user invocation. |
| user-invocable | false |
Agentic Tasks — Provider Detection
Determine the active provider using the following layered check.
Skip if already determined in this conversation.
Layer 1: MCP Tool Auto-Detection
Inspect which MCP tools are available:
notion-* tools present → active_provider = notionmcp__airtable__* tools present → active_provider = airtable- SQLite/database tools present → active_provider = sqlite
If exactly one provider MCP is detected, use it.
REQUIRED — Read ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/providers/{active_provider}/SKILL.md now.
This file contains query method selection logic (Query Path Detection) and data operation procedures.
Skipping this step causes incorrect query paths and suboptimal performance.
Do NOT use MCP search/fetch tools for task queries until you have read the provider SKILL.md.
Layer 2: Conflict Resolution (multiple provider MCPs detected)
If multiple provider MCPs are detected, determine the environment:
- Claude Code: Check
env.AGENTIC_TASKS_PROVIDER in ~/.claude/settings.json
- Cowork / Global Instructions: Look for
AGENTIC_TASKS_PROVIDER: <value> in the Global Instructions or CLAUDE.md
If a value is found, use it as active_provider. REQUIRED — Read the corresponding provider SKILL.md (same instruction as Layer 1).
Layer 3: Ask User
If provider is still undetermined, use AskUserQuestion:
"Multiple data source MCPs are available. Which provider should I use for agentic-tasks? Available: [list detected providers]"
No MCP Detected
If no provider MCP is found at all, inform the user they need to run the setting-up-tasks skill first to configure a data source, then stop.
Environment Detection
After detecting the provider, also determine the execution environment and set execution_environment as a conversation context variable.
Skip if already set in this conversation.
Detection logic:
- If environment variable
CLAUDE_CODE_IS_COWORK is 1 → execution_environment = "cowork"
- Otherwise →
execution_environment = "claude-code"
(CLAUDECODE=1 is common to both environments, so it is not used for detection.)
This value is used by downstream skills (executing-tasks, managing-tasks, etc.) for execution flow branching.
Config Retrieval
After detecting the provider, retrieve database IDs and constants from the Config page.
Skip if headless_config is already set in this conversation.
Follow the active provider SKILL.md's Config Retrieval section to populate headless_config.
Constants
Constants shared across skills. All skills that go through detecting-provider reference these values.
| Constant | Value | Purpose |
|---|
maxConcurrentAgents | 3 | Default maximum parallel agents (configurable in headless_config) |
