build-wall

Build a Wall

Why this skill exists

This skill exists to demonstrate the skill → agent delegation pattern. The user invokes /workshop:build-wall, and this file's only job is to hand the request to the bricklayer agent with the right parameters. The skill body does not lay any bricks itself.

The reverse pattern (skill body inline, no agent) is shown in /workshop:paint-wall. Compare the two side by side — they are the central teaching contrast of this plugin.

What this skill does

1. Parse the user's request for:

   • Location (where the wall goes)
   • Dimensions (default 3m x 2.5m)
   • Material (default ladrillo)
   • Site directory (default ./construction-site/)

2. Invoke the bricklayer agent with a sub-prompt like:

   bricklayer, please build a wall.
     site:       <site>
     location:   <location>
     dimensions: <w> x <h>
     material:   <material>
   

3. Relay the agent's report back to the user. Do not summarise — pass through the agent's path + spec verbatim so the user can see exactly what was produced.

Do NOT

• Do not write WALL-*.md yourself. That is the bricklayer's job.
• Do not call plumber or electrician from this skill — they have their own skills (/workshop:install-pipes, /workshop:wire-circuit).
• Do not paint after building. The user explicitly invokes /workshop:paint-wall if they want that.

Teaching note

Notice this skill is roughly ten lines of real instructions. That is correct — a skill that wraps a single agent should be small. Its purpose is to give the user a stable slash-command entry point and to standardise the parameters passed to the agent. The agent file (agents/bricklayer.md) holds the heavy procedural detail.