Skills Catalog
April 8, 2026 · View on GitHub
spec2cloud uses 46 specialized skills following the agentskills.io standard. Each skill is a reusable procedure stored in .github/skills/ with a SKILL.md file and optional references, scripts, and assets.
How Skills Work
The orchestrator discovers and uses skills through a simple flow: check .github/skills/ for local skills first, then search skills.sh for community skills. If a new reusable pattern emerges during work, the skill-creator skill packages it for future use.
Each skill has:
- A SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter (name, description, triggers)
- Optional
references/for supporting documentation - Optional
scripts/for automation - Optional
assets/for templates and resources
Greenfield Skills (22)
Phase Skills
Drive the one-time discovery process.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| spec-refinement | Review PRDs/FRDs through product and technical lenses (max 5 passes) |
| ui-ux-design | Generate interactive HTML prototypes from specs |
| tech-stack-resolution | Research and resolve every technology choice with ADRs |
Delivery Skills
Execute the repeating increment cycle.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| e2e-generation | Generate Playwright e2e test specs from UI flows |
| gherkin-generation | Convert FRDs into BDD scenarios (.feature files) |
| test-generation | Create Cucumber step definitions + Vitest unit tests |
| contract-generation | Produce OpenAPI specs, TypeScript types, Bicep contracts |
| implementation | Write code in parallel slices to make failing tests pass |
| azure-deployment | Provision and deploy to Azure via azd + Bicep |
Protocol Skills
Ensure consistency and reliability across all operations.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| state-management | Read/write .spec2cloud/state.json |
| commit-protocol | Structured git commits after every action |
| audit-log | Append-only action history |
| human-gate | Pause for human approval at critical transitions |
| resume | Restore state and continue after interruption |
| error-handling | Diagnose and recover from failures |
Utility Skills
Support tools used throughout.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| spec-validator | Validate spec completeness and consistency |
| test-runner | Execute test suites and report results |
| build-check | Verify builds pass |
| deploy-diagnostics | Diagnose deployment failures |
| research-best-practices | Use MCP tools to research approaches |
| skill-creator | Package new reusable patterns as skills |
| skill-discovery | Search skills.sh for community skills |
| find-skills | Help users discover and install skills for specific tasks |
| aspire | Orchestrate Aspire distributed apps (start, stop, describe, logs) |
| playwright-cli | Automate browser interactions for testing, screenshots, data extraction |
| adr | Generate and manage Architecture Decision Records |
Brownfield Skills (21)
Extraction Skills (Phase B1)
Pure-fact scanners that document what exists.
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| codebase-scanner | Technology inventory: languages, frameworks, entry points |
| dependency-inventory | Complete dependency catalog |
| architecture-mapper | Components, layers, data flow |
| api-extractor | Existing API contracts and endpoints |
| data-model-extractor | Database schemas and relationships |
| test-discovery | Existing test coverage and gaps |
Spec Generation (Phase B2)
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| prd-generator | Reverse-engineer PRD from codebase |
| frd-generator | Generate FRDs with "Current Implementation" sections + Track B behavioral docs |
Brownfield Track Skills (after Testability Gate)
After extraction and spec generation, a testability gate determines which track each feature follows:
| Track | Skill | Mode | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| A (Testable) | gherkin-generation | capture-existing | Gherkin scenarios describing current app behavior |
| A (Testable) | test-generation | green-baseline | Tests that PASS against existing code |
| A (Testable) | test-runner | verification | Verify green baseline — all tests pass |
| B (Doc-Only) | frd-generator | behavioral-docs | Behavioral scenarios + manual verification checklists |
Assessment Skills (Phase A)
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| modernization-assessment | Tech debt, deprecated deps, anti-patterns |
| rewrite-assessment | Component replacement analysis |
| cloud-native-assessment | Container/serverless readiness |
| security-assessment | Vulnerability identification |
| performance-assessment | Bottleneck analysis |
Planning Skills (Phase P)
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| modernization-planner | Plan modernization increments |
| rewrite-planner | Plan rewrite increments |
| cloud-native-planner | Plan cloud-native migration increments |
| extension-planner | Plan new feature increments |
| security-planner | Plan security remediation increments |
All planners now produce behavioral deltas alongside increments: Gherkin deltas for Track A features, behavioral documentation updates for Track B features.
Cross-cutting Skills
| Skill | Purpose |
|---|---|
| adr | Create Architecture Decision Records |
| ddd-modeling | Propose bounded contexts, aggregates, context maps, and Mermaid domain/database diagrams |
| bug-fix | Diagnose and fix bugs |
Find Skills
The find-skills skill searches for both local and community skills by keyword or capability.