Skill Cycle (implement / validate / package). 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 implement → kata-skill-implement (delegates widgets to Hephaestus, Python tools/scripts to Apollo, authors SKILL.md/references/)
   • --mode validate → kata-skill-validate (checks lex-skill-project-structure)
   • --mode package → kata-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 |