Forge Skill from Conversations
Build one focused skill candidate from recurring conversation evidence and evaluate it behind explicit approval gates.
Use when: Turn one recurring workflow from supplied or available conversations into a focused, evaluated skill candidate. Use only when explicitly requested and require approval before creation or adoption.
Install only this skill
Section titled “Install only this skill”arcantry skills link forge-skill-from-conversations --scope userThis links only forge-skill-from-conversations to the standard user location, ~/.agents/skills. Use --scope repo for one repository, or add --compat claude when that optional alias is needed.
History
Section titled “History”- 2026-08-18 - Coordinate project knowledge and agent workflows with Arcantry: Arcantry provides local-first project configuration, safe repository adoption, a portable catalog of focused agent skills, and one documented workflow for maintaining project intent, release meaning, task intake, verification, and audience-safe content.
- 2026-08-17 - Unified Arcantry capabilities: Arcantry now combines its OpenSpec lifecycle with reusable skills, a complete Codex plugin, a versioned catalog, and one CLI for safe repository adoption and skill management.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”Create a skill from recent work
Section titled “Create a skill from recent work”Prompt
Use the forge-skill-from-conversations skill on these selected completed tasks and propose one reusable skill candidate.
Expected outcome
One evidence-backed candidate, a stop for approval, an isolated implementation, and held-out evaluation before adoption.
Use supplied conversation evidence
Section titled “Use supplied conversation evidence”Prompt
Use the forge-skill-from-conversations skill on this transcript. Do not scan other tasks or install anything without asking.
Expected outcome
A privacy-scoped skill-forging flow that preserves separate approval for the candidate and its installation.