skill-creator/SKILL.md

---
name: skill-creator
description: Instructions for creating new VibeStack skills
metadata:
  version: "1.0.0"
  vibestack:
    main: false
    type: knowledge
---

# Skill Creator

This document teaches you how to create new VibeStack skills.

## Before Creating a Skill

1. **Check if it exists**: Query Gitea API to see if skill already exists
   ```bash
   curl -s "https://git.vibe-overflow.com/api/v1/repos/azat/{skill-name}" | jq '.id'
   ```
   If returns an ID, skill exists. Don't recreate.

2. **Check installed skills**: Look in `/skills/` directory
   ```bash
   ls /skills/
   ```

## Skill Structure

Every skill needs:

```
skill-name/
├── SKILL.md              # Required: metadata + documentation
└── scripts/
    ├── autorun.sh        # Optional: install dependencies
    └── run.sh            # Optional: start service (if skill runs continuously)
```

## SKILL.md Format

```yaml
---
name: skill-name
description: One-line description of what it does
metadata:
  version: "1.0.0"
  vibestack:
    main: false           # true only for the main orchestrator
    requires:             # optional dependencies
      - other-skill
    metrics-port: 8080    # optional, if exposes metrics
    type: knowledge       # optional, for non-running skills
---

# Skill Name

Longer description of what the skill does.

## Configuration

| Variable | Default | Description |
|----------|---------|-------------|

## Usage

How to use the skill...
```

## autorun.sh Pattern

Runs once when skill is loaded. Must be **idempotent**.

```bash
#!/bin/bash
set -e

# Idempotent installation
install_something() {
    if command -v something &>/dev/null; then
        echo "something already installed"
        return 0
    fi

    echo "Installing something..."
    apt-get update
    apt-get install -y something
    echo "something installed"
}

install_something

echo "Skill setup complete"
```

## run.sh Pattern

Runs the service. Use `exec` to replace shell.

```bash
#!/bin/bash
set -e

PORT="${SKILL_PORT:-8080}"

echo "Starting service on port $PORT..."
exec some-command --port "$PORT"
```

### For HTTP APIs (bash + socat)

```bash
#!/bin/bash
set -e

PORT="${SKILL_PORT:-8080}"

# Create handler script
cat > /tmp/handler.sh << 'HANDLER'
#!/bin/bash

read -r request_line
method=$(echo "$request_line" | cut -d' ' -f1)
path=$(echo "$request_line" | cut -d' ' -f2)

# Read headers
while read -r header; do
    header=$(echo "$header" | tr -d '\r')
    [ -z "$header" ] && break
done

send_response() {
    local status="$1" body="$2"
    printf "HTTP/1.1 %s\r\nContent-Type: application/json\r\nContent-Length: %d\r\n\r\n%s" \
        "$status" "${#body}" "$body"
}

case "$path" in
    /health) send_response "200 OK" '{"status":"ok"}' ;;
    *) send_response "404 Not Found" '{"error":"not found"}' ;;
esac
HANDLER
chmod +x /tmp/handler.sh

echo "Starting HTTP server on port $PORT..."
exec socat TCP-LISTEN:$PORT,reuseaddr,fork EXEC:/tmp/handler.sh
```

## Creating and Pushing a New Skill

```bash
# 1. Create directory
mkdir -p /skills/new-skill/scripts

# 2. Write SKILL.md
cat > /skills/new-skill/SKILL.md << 'EOF'
---
name: new-skill
description: What it does
metadata:
  version: "1.0.0"
  vibestack:
    main: false
---

# New Skill

Documentation...
EOF

# 3. Write scripts (if needed)
cat > /skills/new-skill/scripts/autorun.sh << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
set -e
echo "Setup complete"
EOF

# 4. Create repo on Gitea
curl -X POST "https://git.vibe-overflow.com/api/v1/user/repos" \
  -H "Authorization: token $GIT_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"new-skill","private":false,"description":"What it does"}'

# 5. Initialize git and push
cd /skills/new-skill
git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial skill implementation"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin "https://${GIT_USER}:${GIT_TOKEN}@git.vibe-overflow.com/${GIT_USER}/new-skill.git"
git push -u origin main
```

## Validation Checklist

Before pushing, verify:

- [ ] SKILL.md exists with valid YAML frontmatter
- [ ] `name` in frontmatter matches directory name
- [ ] `description` is set
- [ ] If has autorun.sh, it's idempotent (can run multiple times)
- [ ] If has run.sh, it uses `exec` for the main process
- [ ] No hardcoded secrets (use environment variables)
- [ ] Repo doesn't already exist on Gitea

## Common Patterns

### Installing apt packages
```bash
apt-get update && apt-get install -y package-name
```

### Installing from GitHub releases
```bash
VERSION="1.0.0"
curl -sSL "https://github.com/org/repo/releases/download/v${VERSION}/binary" -o /usr/local/bin/binary
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/binary
```

### Reading environment with defaults
```bash
PORT="${SKILL_PORT:-8080}"
HOST="${SKILL_HOST:-0.0.0.0}"
```

### Exporting for other skills
```bash
mkdir -p /run/vibestack
echo "SOME_URL=http://localhost:$PORT" > /run/vibestack/skill-name.env
```

## Environment Variables Available

- `SKILLS_DIR` - Skills directory (default: `/skills`)
- `GIT_HOST` - Git server (default: `git.vibe-overflow.com`)
- `GIT_USER` - Git user (default: `azat`)
- `GIT_TOKEN` - Git auth token