Skill Factory: 7-Layer Implementation Framework
Key Takeaways
- 7-layer architecture: Infrastructure → Definition → Orchestration → Execution → Observability → Governance → Delivery
- Progressive disclosure: ~100 tokens metadata, <5000 tokens body, on-demand references
- 6-phase build workflow: Spec → Scaffold → Implement → Test → Document → Publish
- SKILL.md specification: Standardized format for skill definition and documentation
- Multi-platform compatibility: Write once, deploy to 20+ agent platforms
Summary
The Skill Factory framework provides a complete architecture for building, testing, and distributing agent skills at enterprise scale. The 7-layer model separates concerns:
Layer 1 - Infrastructure: Runtime environments, sandboxing, resource limits Layer 2 - Skill Definition: SKILL.md spec, metadata schema, versioning Layer 3 - Orchestration: Skill composition, dependency resolution, execution planning Layer 4 - Secure Execution: Permission enforcement, audit logging, rollback mechanisms Layer 5 - Behavioral Observability: OpenTelemetry integration, performance metrics, error tracking Layer 6 - Governance: Approval workflows, compliance checks, access control Layer 7 - Delivery: Registry APIs, package management, update distribution
The progressive disclosure principle ensures skills remain token-efficient: metadata fits in ~100 tokens for discovery, full body under 5000 tokens for execution, with detailed references loaded only when needed.
The 6-phase build workflow standardizes skill development:
- Spec: Define requirements and interface
- Scaffold: Generate boilerplate from templates
- Implement: Write core logic with security boundaries
- Test: Validate behavior in sandbox environments
- Document: Generate SKILL.md with examples
- Publish: Push to registry with semantic versioning