AI SummaryThin wrapper skills are the standard pattern for workflow skills. They: 2. Prepare delegation context 3. Invoke a subagent via Task tool
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I want to install the "Thin Wrapper Skill Pattern" skill in my project. Please run this command in my terminal: # Install skill into your project (18 files) mkdir -p .claude/skills/patterns && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/SKILL.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/thin-wrapper-skill.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/anti-stop-patterns.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/anti-stop-patterns.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/artifact-linking-todo.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/artifact-linking-todo.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/checkpoint-execution.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/checkpoint-execution.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/context-discovery.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/context-discovery.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/context-exhaustion-detection.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/context-exhaustion-detection.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/early-metadata-pattern.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/early-metadata-pattern.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/file-metadata-exchange.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/file-metadata-exchange.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/inline-status-update.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/inline-status-update.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/jq-escaping-workarounds.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/jq-escaping-workarounds.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/mcp-tool-recovery.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/mcp-tool-recovery.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/metadata-file-return.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/metadata-file-return.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/multi-task-operations.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/multi-task-operations.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/postflight-control.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/postflight-control.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/roadmap-update.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/roadmap-update.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/skill-lifecycle.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/skill-lifecycle.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/subagent-continuation-loop.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/subagent-continuation-loop.md" && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .claude/skills/patterns/team-orchestration.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benbrastmckie/nvim/master/.opencode/extensions/core/context/patterns/team-orchestration.md" Then restart Claude Code (or reload the window in Cursor) so the skill is picked up.
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Overview
Thin wrapper skills are the standard pattern for workflow skills. They: • Validate inputs • Prepare delegation context • Invoke a subagent via Task tool • Validate and propagate the return They do NOT: • Load heavy context (subagent does this) • Execute business logic (subagent does this) • Handle complex error recovery (subagent does this) ---
Thin Wrapper Skill Pattern
Created: 2026-01-19 Purpose: Quick reference for the thin wrapper skill pattern Audience: /meta agent, skill developers ---
Frontmatter
`yaml --- name: skill-{name} description: {One-line description} allowed-tools: Task context: fork agent: {agent-name} --- ` Key fields: • allowed-tools: Task - Only tool needed for delegation • context: fork - Do NOT load context eagerly; subagent loads context • agent: {name} - Target subagent to invoke ---
1. Input Validation
Validate task exists and arguments are correct: `bash task_data=$(jq -r --arg num "$task_number" \ '.active_projects[] | select(.project_number == ($num | tonumber))' \ specs/state.json) if [ -z "$task_data" ]; then return error "Task $task_number not found" fi `
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