Cry: Skill Cycle (implement/validate/package)

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Shortcut to invoke warrior-claudionor and run the implement → validate → package cycle of an Anthropic Agent Skills project.

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207/24/2026
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#skill-cycle#claudionor#skill-authoring#automation#agent-skills

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Our review

Runs the full implement → validate → package cycle of an Agent Skills project by invoking warrior-claudionor.

Strengths

  • Automates the entire lifecycle of an Agent Skill in a single command, from implementation to distribution.
  • Integrates delegations to Hephaestus (widgets) and Apollo (Python tools/scripts) during implementation.
  • Dry-run mode lets you preview the plan without making any changes.
  • Aborts on validation failures, ensuring only valid packages are produced.

Limitations

  • Requires the project to already exist under paths.skills_root and .ahrena/.directives to be properly configured.
  • Depends on external warriors (claudionor, hephaestus, apollo) being available in the environment.
  • Does not handle initial project scaffolding or setup beyond the implement phase.
When to use it

Use this skill to consistently and efficiently manage the development cycle of an Agent Skills project.

When not to use it

Do not use it for general software development or when you need fine-grained control over each step outside the warrior framework.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score92/100

The skill is a pure specification file describing a command interface and workflow orchestration. It contains no executable code, no system commands, no network calls, and no instructions that could cause harm. It is entirely descriptive and declarative.

No concerns found

Examples

Full cycle for a skill
/cry-skill --mode all --slug scheduled-payments-skill
Validation only
/cry-skill --mode validate --slug scheduled-payments-skill
Dry-run packaging
/cry-skill --mode package --slug scheduled-payments-skill --dry-run

Implementation only (continue where we left off). Shortcut to invoke warrior-claudionor and run the implement → validate → package cycle of an Anthropic Agent Skills project

Cry: Skill Cycle (implement / validate / package)

Prefix: cry- | Type: Recurring Command | Scope: Shortcut to invoke warrior-claudionor and run the implement → validate → package cycle of an Anthropic Agent Skills project

Invocation

/cry-skill --mode <implement|validate|package|all> --slug <name> [--dry-run]

Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description | Example | |-----------|:--------:|-------------|---------| | --mode | Yes | Cycle phase to run: implement (authoring with delegation), validate (deterministic check), package (build → dist + manifest), or all (chains the three) | --mode all | | --slug | Yes | Project name (identical to the directory name in {paths.skills_root}/) | --slug scheduled-payments-skill | | --dry-run | No | Presents the plan without persisting changes to {paths.skills_build}/, {paths.skills_dist}/, or the project | --dry-run |

If --dry-run is passed with --mode package, the final package is not written — only the report of what would be produced.

What the Command Does

  1. Resolves paths.skills_root/skills_build/skills_dist from .ahrena/.directives
  2. Confirms the project exists at {paths.skills_root}/{slug}/
  3. Invokes warrior-claudionor passing mode, slug, and dry_run
  4. Claudionor dispatches to the kata(s):
    • --mode implementkata-skill-implement (delegates widgets to Hephaestus, Python tools/scripts to Apollo, authors SKILL.md/references/)
    • --mode validatekata-skill-validate (checks lex-skill-project-structure)
    • --mode packagekata-skill-validate (precondition) + kata-skill-package (build → dist + manifest validated against lex-skill-package-structure)
    • --mode all → chains the three; aborts on the first error
  5. Reports the final result (produced paths, file count, violations)

Prompt Template

Context:
- mode: {{mode}}             # implement | validate | package | all
- slug: {{slug}}
- dry_run: {{dry_run}}        # default false

Task:
Invoke warrior-claudionor with the parameters above. The warrior:
1. Reads .ahrena/.directives (paths.skills_*) and verifies skills/{slug}/ exists
2. Dispatches to the kata(s) per `mode`
3. In `package` and `all`, aborts if kata-skill-validate returns `error`
4. In `implement`, delegates via Agent to warrior-hephaestus (widgets)
   and warrior-apollo (Python tools/scripts); authors SKILL.md and
   references/ in-house
5. Reports produced paths, file count, and violations by severity

Abort if: slug does not exist under paths.skills_root, mode is invalid,
or .ahrena/.directives is missing.

Output format:
Structured report per phase (implement / validate / package) with
named delegations and final state. On error, identify the kata + the
violated rule and the remediation step.

Sample Invocations

# Full cycle: identifies gaps, implements, validates, and packages
/cry-skill --mode all --slug scheduled-payments-skill

# Deterministic validation only (CI or pre-commit)
/cry-skill --mode validate --slug scheduled-payments-skill

# Packaging only (after manual development)
/cry-skill --mode package --slug scheduled-payments-skill

# Preview of what would be packaged, without writing under .dist/
/cry-skill --mode package --slug scheduled-payments-skill --dry-run

# Implementation only (continue where we left off)
/cry-skill --mode implement --slug scheduled-payments-skill

Expected output (--mode all on success):

🛠  warrior-claudionor — full cycle for 'scheduled-payments-skill'

Phase 1/3 — kata-skill-implement
  Delegations: Hephaestus (widgets), Apollo (tools + scripts)
  Files produced: 4 widgets, 2 handlers, 1 test
  SKILL.md + references/ updated

Phase 2/3 — kata-skill-validate
  ✅ no violations

Phase 3/3 — kata-skill-package
  ✅ package: .dist/scheduled-payments-skill.skill (18 files)

Restrictions

  • The Cry does not modify .ahrena/.directives or framework/
  • The Cry does not act without an existing project at {paths.skills_root}/{slug}/; to create a new one, use cry-new-skill
  • The Cry does not create branches, worktrees, or commits — versioning discipline stays with the user (lex-issue-first, lex-git-worktrees, lex-pr-quality)
  • Human messages in the language set by language.default; technical identifiers (slug, modes, paths) preserved

Difference from Kata

| Aspect | Cry | Kata | |--------|-----|------| | Nature | Shortcut that collects --mode + --slug and dispatches | Complete procedure (validate/package/implement, individually) | | Validation | Parameter shape | Phase logic, including delegations | | Effect | Invokes warrior-claudionor | Reads/writes filesystem, delegates, or runs script |

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