playbook/antigravity-awesome-skills/skills/skill-writer/references/skill-patterns.md

Skill Patterns

Minimal workflow skill

Use for narrow repeatable work.

Structure:

1. Purpose and trigger.
2. Inputs to collect.
3. Ordered steps.
4. Output contract.
5. Validation.
6. Limitations.

Navigation skill with references

Use when the skill covers several modes, tools, or depth levels.

Structure:

1. Short SKILL.md with a routing table.
2. One reference per mode or domain.
3. Examples in references/examples/.
4. Scripts only for deterministic repeated actions.

Integration skill

Use for CLIs, APIs, SDKs, or platforms.

Include:

• Installation or environment assumptions.
• Authentication and permission boundaries.
• Safe command patterns.
• Common failure signatures.
• Verification commands.

Review or audit skill

Use for code, security, docs, or quality reviews.

Include:

• Scope definition.
• Evidence collection.
• Severity or priority scale.
• Finding format.
• False-positive handling.
• Verification and residual risk.