From yellowpages
The yellowpages skill defines how agents should create, author, and package skills, structure skills for navigation, navigate between skills and documentation, document planning work, define agent personas, run and track multi-step workflows, track state across sessions, and accumulate cross-session learnings. Use this skill when: creating a new skill, scaffolding a skill, authoring or packaging a skill, updating an existing skill, designing skill navigation systems, deciding how to split skill content into sub-files, writing SKILL.md frontmatter or body, documenting planning work (implementation plans, task lists, walkthroughs), defining an agent persona or specialist role, building a step-file workflow, tracking workflow state or gate status, reading or writing session learnings, or navigating a large codebase or skillbase efficiently.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/yellowpages:yellowpagesThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
The yellowpages system is the complete standard for how skills are created, authored, packaged, navigated, and maintained. It also covers agents, workflows, documentation, state, and codebase navigation. Every entry is a short cover page that points you to the right place — not the full story.
INDEX.mdconvex-patterns/references/auth-multitenancy.mdconvex-patterns/references/errors-validation.mdconvex-patterns/references/functions.mdconvex-patterns/references/schema-patterns.mdfrontend-architecture/references/data-patterns.mdfrontend-architecture/references/state-management.mdfrontend-architecture/references/structure-routing.mdmanage-global-skills/references/actions.mdmanage-global-skills/references/scanning.mdmanage-global-skills/references/sources.mdmanage-project-skills/references/actions.mdmanage-project-skills/references/scanning.mdmonorepo-setup/references/build-deploy.mdmonorepo-setup/references/tooling-config.mdmonorepo-setup/references/workspace-structure.mdpr-code-review/references/closeout.mdpr-code-review/references/comment-style.mdpr-code-review/references/recurring-patterns.mdpr-code-review/references/workflow.mdThe yellowpages system is the complete standard for how skills are created, authored, packaged, navigated, and maintained. It also covers agents, workflows, documentation, state, and codebase navigation. Every entry is a short cover page that points you to the right place — not the full story.
| Rule | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Cover-page brevity | Every SKILL.md ≤ 80 lines |
| One job per file | A file either routes or explains — never both |
| Load on demand | Read sub-files only when the task requires that branch |
| Deep-link navigation | Every reference listed with when to read it |
| Layered routing | Bootstrap → category router → leaf skill → reference |
| When you need to... | Read |
|---|---|
| Follow the 6-step skill creation process | references/creation-process.md |
| Understand skill folder structure and resource types | references/anatomy.md |
| Design a new yellowpages-compliant skill | references/skill-design.md |
| Write SKILL.md frontmatter and body instructions | references/authoring.md |
| Split skill content across multiple files | references/progressive-disclosure.md |
| Use template or example patterns for consistent output | references/output-patterns.md |
| Structure sequential or conditional flows in a skill | references/workflow-patterns.md |
| When you need to... | Read |
|---|---|
| Navigate between skills, docs, or codebase files | references/navigation.md |
| Document planning work (plans, tasks, walkthroughs) | references/documentation.md |
| Define an agent persona or specialist role | references/agents.md |
| Build or follow a step-file workflow | references/workflows.md |
| Track workflow state across sessions | references/state.md |
| Write or read workflow artifact output paths | references/artifact-paths.md |
| Log or read cross-session learnings | references/learnings.md |
| Look up a yellowpages term or concept | references/encyclopedia.md |
python scripts/init_skill.py <skill-name> --path <output-directory>
For the full 6-step process, read references/creation-process.md.
Session start loads using-yellowpages, which routes to category routers. Use INDEX.md for audits and maintenance, not normal runtime routing.
using-yellowpagesnpx claudepluginhub nilsclabb/yellowpages --plugin yellowpagesGuides creation, editing, and verification of skills for AI coding agents using test-driven development with subagent scenarios. Use when authoring or debugging skills.