Select Task Skills
Choose a small set of available skills whose non-overlapping workflows materially improve a complex task.
Use when: Choose the smallest useful set of available skills whose distinct workflows materially help a complex, multi-domain, or unfamiliar task. Do not use for simple work or install anything.
Install only this skill
Section titled “Install only this skill”arcantry skills link select-task-skills --scope userThis links only select-task-skills 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”Route a multi-domain task
Section titled “Route a multi-domain task”Prompt
Use the select-task-skills skill for this repository task and choose no more than three skills that materially improve it.
Expected outcome
A short use-now or install-first selection based on actual triggers, with overlapping candidates omitted.
Discover project-local skills
Section titled “Discover project-local skills”Prompt
Use the select-task-skills skill to check whether this project declares a skill for the unfamiliar workflow I requested.
Expected outcome
A catalog-backed recommendation that does not install, enable, update, or remove any skill.