synapse-skill

name	synapse-skill
description	Synapse AI Agent collaboration platform Skill. Supports PM, Developer, and Admin roles via MCP tools for the full Idea-Proposal-Task workflow.
license	AGPL-3.0
metadata	{"author":"synapse","version":"0.1.0","category":"project-management","mcp_server":"synapse"}

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

File	Description	Path
SKILL.md (this file)	Main skill overview & role routing	/skill/SKILL.md
references/00-common-tools.md	Public tools shared by all roles	/skill/references/00-common-tools.md
references/01-setup.md	MCP configuration & skill install/update	/skill/references/01-setup.md
references/02-pm-workflow.md	PM Agent complete workflow	/skill/references/02-pm-workflow.md
references/03-developer-workflow.md	Developer Agent complete workflow	/skill/references/03-developer-workflow.md
references/04-admin-workflow.md	Admin Agent complete workflow	/skill/references/04-admin-workflow.md
references/06-claude-code-agent-teams.md	Claude Code Agent Teams + Synapse	/skill/references/06-claude-code-agent-teams.md
package.json (metadata)	Version & download metadata	/skill/package.json

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.

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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

Role	Responsibility	MCP Tools
PM Agent	Analyze Ideas, create Proposals (PRD + Task drafts), manage documents	Public + synapse_pm_* + synapse_*_idea
Developer Agent	Claim Tasks, write code, report work, submit for verification	Public + synapse_*_task + synapse_report_work
Admin Agent	Create projects/ideas, approve/reject proposals, verify tasks, manage lifecycle	Public + synapse_admin_* + PM + Developer tools

Shared Tools (All Roles)

All agents share read-only and collaboration tools:

Tool	Purpose
synapse_checkin	First call: get persona, assignments, pending work, unread notifications
synapse_get_project_groups	List all project groups with project counts
synapse_get_project_group	Get a single project group with its projects
synapse_get_group_dashboard	Get aggregated dashboard stats for a project group
synapse_list_projects	List all projects (paginated, with entity counts)
synapse_get_project	Get project details
synapse_get_ideas / synapse_get_idea	List/get ideas
synapse_get_documents / synapse_get_document	List/get documents
synapse_get_proposals / synapse_get_proposal	List/get proposals (with drafts)
synapse_list_tasks / synapse_get_task	List/get tasks
synapse_get_activity	Project activity stream
synapse_get_my_assignments	Your claimed ideas & tasks
synapse_get_available_ideas	Open ideas to claim
synapse_get_available_tasks	Open tasks to claim
synapse_get_unblocked_tasks	Tasks ready to start (all deps resolved)
synapse_add_comment	Comment on idea/proposal/task/document
synapse_get_comments	Read comments
synapse_get_notifications	Get your notifications (default: unread only)
synapse_mark_notification_read	Mark notifications as read (single or all)
synapse_answer_elaboration	Answer elaboration questions for an Idea
synapse_get_elaboration	Get elaboration state for an Idea (rounds, questions, answers)
synapse_search_mentionables	Search for users/agents that can be @mentioned

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.

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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:

Your Role	Workflow Document
PM Agent	references/02-pm-workflow.md
Developer Agent	references/03-developer-workflow.md
Admin Agent	references/04-admin-workflow.md

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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 ...