distributions/codex/skills/skill-chain-prompts/SKILL.md
Orchestrate multi-skill workflows with prompt-based skill chaining. Define sequential or parallel skill invocations using YAML chain definitions, track progress through chains, and use pre-built chains for development, documentation, and career workflows. Use when coordinating multiple skills for complex tasks.
npx skillsauth add a-organvm/a-i--skills skill-chain-promptsInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Orchestrate complex workflows by chaining multiple skills together. Define sequences, track progress, and use pre-built chains for common development patterns.
A chain is a sequence of skills that work together to accomplish a larger goal. Each step invokes a skill, passes context forward, and tracks completion. Chains work through Claude's sequential processing—no external engine required.
chain:
name: "my-workflow"
description: "What this chain accomplishes"
steps:
- id: first
skill: skill-name
description: "What this step does"
outputs: [artifact1, artifact2]
- id: second
skill: another-skill
depends_on: [first]
checkpoint: true # Pause for review
- id: third
skill: final-skill
depends_on: [second]
optional: true # Can be skipped
| Command | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| /skill-chain-prompts run <chain> | Execute a named chain |
| /skill-chain-prompts list | Show available chains |
| /skill-chain-prompts status | Display current progress |
| /skill-chain-prompts resume | Continue from checkpoint |
| /skill-chain-prompts skip | Skip current optional step |
api-development — Full API from design to deployment
api-design-patterns → tdd-workflow → backend-implementation-patterns → verification-loop → deployment-cicd
fullstack-feature — Complete feature implementation
product-requirements-designer → api-design-patterns → backend-implementation-patterns → frontend-design-systems → testing-patterns → verification-loop
mcp-development — MCP server creation
mcp-builder → testing-patterns → verification-loop → mcp-server-orchestrator
career-preparation — Job search readiness
cv-resume-builder → portfolio-presentation → interview-preparation → networking-outreach
documentation — Project documentation
doc-coauthoring → github-repository-standards → github-profile-architect
User: /skill-chain-prompts run api-development
Claude: Starting chain: api-development
"Full API development from design to deployment"
Step 1/5: design (api-design-patterns)
Invoking /api-design-patterns...
User: /skill-chain-prompts status
Claude: ## Chain Progress: api-development
| Step | Skill | Status | Notes |
|------|-------|--------|-------|
| design | api-design-patterns | ● Done | OpenAPI spec created |
| test-first | tdd-workflow | ◐ Active | Writing endpoint tests |
| implement | backend-implementation-patterns | ○ Pending | |
| verify | verification-loop | ○ Pending | |
| deploy | deployment-cicd | ⊖ Optional | |
**Progress**: 2/5 steps (40%)
**Current**: test-first
User: I need a chain for building a CLI tool
Claude: Creating custom chain...
chain:
name: "cli-tool"
description: "Build a CLI application"
steps:
- id: design
skill: api-design-patterns
description: "Design CLI interface and commands"
- id: implement
skill: backend-implementation-patterns
depends_on: [design]
- id: test
skill: testing-patterns
depends_on: [implement]
- id: docs
skill: doc-coauthoring
depends_on: [implement]
optional: true
Ready to execute?
Progress is tracked in the conversation using markdown tables:
## Chain Progress: fullstack-feature
| Step | Skill | Status | Notes |
|------|-------|--------|-------|
| requirements | product-requirements-designer | ● Done | PRD complete |
| api | api-design-patterns | ● Done | 12 endpoints |
| backend | backend-implementation-patterns | ◐ Active | 8/12 endpoints |
| frontend | frontend-design-systems | ○ Pending | |
| testing | testing-patterns | ○ Pending | |
| verify | verification-loop | ○ Pending | |
**Progress**: 2.5/6 steps (42%)
**Checkpoint**: After verify
| Icon | Meaning | |------|---------| | ○ | Pending | | ◐ | In Progress | | ● | Complete | | ⊖ | Optional/Skipped | | ✕ | Failed |
Checkpoints pause the chain for review:
- id: verify
skill: verification-loop
depends_on: [implement]
checkpoint: true # Chain pauses here
At a checkpoint:
/skill-chain-prompts resume continuesreferences/chain-format.md — Complete YAML specificationreferences/execution-model.md — How chains are processedreferences/state-tracking.md — Progress visualization formatsreferences/built-in-chains.md — All pre-built chains documentedPre-built chain files in assets/chains/:
api-development.yamlfullstack-feature.yamlcareer-preparation.yamlmcp-development.yamlcustom-chain.yaml — Blank templatedevelopment
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