/build

/build - Start Building Skills, Prompts, Agents, or Hooks

**Quick access to the factory-guide orchestrator for building custom Skills, Prompts, Agents, or Hooks.**

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Usage

/build
/build skill
/build prompt
/build agent
/build hook

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What This Command Does

**Without arguments** (`/build`):

• Invokes the **factory-guide** orchestrator
• Asks what you want to build (Skill, Prompt, Agent, or Hook)
• Delegates to appropriate specialist
• Guides you through complete process

**With argument** (`/build skill|prompt|agent|hook`):

• Directly delegates to the specialist:
• `/build skill` → **skills-guide** agent
• `/build prompt` → **prompts-guide** agent
• `/build agent` → **agents-guide** agent
• `/build hook` → **hooks-guide** agent

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Examples

Build Anything (Guided)

/build

**Output**:

Welcome to the Claude Code Skills Factory! 🏭

What would you like to create today?
1. Claude Skill (multi-file capability)
2. Mega-Prompt (for any LLM)
3. Claude Agent (workflow specialist)
4. Claude Hook (workflow automation)

Enter 1, 2, 3, or 4: ___

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Build a Skill (Direct)

/build skill

**Output**:

Let's build your custom Claude Skill! I'll ask you 4-5 straightforward questions.

Question 1: What's your business type or domain?
Examples: FinTech, Healthcare, E-commerce, SaaS

Your answer: ___

→ Continues with skills-guide agent's question flow → Generates complete skill folder + ZIP

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Build a Prompt (Direct)

/build prompt

**Output**:

I'll help you generate a mega-prompt using the prompt-factory skill.

Quick-Start Preset (30 seconds) or Custom Prompt (2 minutes)?

Choice: ___

→ Continues with prompts-guide agent → Generates production-ready prompt

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Build an Agent (Direct)

/build agent

**Output**:

Let's build your custom Claude Code Agent!

Question 1: What should this agent do?

Examples:
- Review code for security vulnerabilities
- Build React components
- Run tests and analyze failures

Your agent's purpose: ___

→ Continues with agents-guide agent → Generates agent .md file

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Build a Hook (Direct)

/build hook

**Output**:

Let's build your custom Claude Code Hook!

Question 1: What should this hook do?

Examples:
- Auto-format code after editing
- Run tests when agent completes
- Send notifications
- Auto-stage files with git

Your hook's purpose: ___

→ Continues with hooks-guide agent's question flow → Generates hook.json + README.md with validation

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What Happens Next

After Running /build

**The orchestrator or specialist will**: 1. Ask you straightforward questions (3-11 total depending on path) 2. Generate complete output (skill/prompt/agent/hook) 3. Validate format and quality 4. Create all necessary files 5. Provide installation instructions 6. Give testing guidance

**You'll get**:

• Complete, working output
• Validated format (YAML, naming, structure)
• Installation help
• Usage examples

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Related Commands

**After building**:

• `/validate-output skill|hook` - Check format and quality
• `/install-skill path/to/skill` - Install generated skill
• `/install-hook path/to/hook` - Install generated hook
• `/test-factory skill-name` - Test it works
• `/factory-status` - See what you've built

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Common Workflows

Build → Validate → Install → Test

# 1. Build
/build skill

[Answer questions, skill generated]

# 2. Validate
/validate-output skill

# 3. Install
/install-skill generated-skills/my-skill

# 4. Test
/test-factory my-skill

# 5. Check status
/factory-status

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Tips

**For faster workflow**:

• Use `/build skill|prompt|agent|hook` to skip the "what to build" question
• Be specific in your initial request
• Answer questions with examples when helpful

**If unsure**:

• Just use `/build` and let factory-guide guide you
• The agents will ask clarifying questions
• You can always regenerate or customize

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**The simplest way to start building custom Skills, Prompts, Agents, and Hooks!** 🚀