/forge

name: forge
description: "Use when the user says 'forge this', 'new skill', 'create enchantment', or wants to create a MemStack skill."
version: 1.0.0

🔨 Forge: Creating New Enchantment...

*Create new MemStack skills or improve existing ones.*

Activation

When this skill activates, output:

`🔨 Forge: Creating new enchantment...`

Then execute the protocol below.

Protocol

Creating a new skill:

1. **Ask the user:**

• What should the skill do?
• What trigger keywords should activate it?
• What inputs does it need? What should it output?

2. **Generate the skill file** with v2.1 format:

• YAML frontmatter with name and description ("MUST use when..." format)
• Activation message (pick an appropriate emoji)
• Context guard (if the skill could have false positives)
• Protocol steps
• Inputs/Outputs
• Example usage
• Level history starting at Lv.1

3. **Write the file** to `$MEMSTACK_PATH/skills/{name}.md`

4. **Update MEMSTACK.md**: add a new row to the Skill Index table

5. **Confirm creation**: show the skill summary

Improving an existing skill:

1. **Read the current skill file** 2. **Apply improvements** based on user feedback 3. **Increment the level** in Level History 4. **Update the file**

Inputs

• Skill concept description, trigger keywords, desired behavior

Outputs

• New skill .md file in skills/
• Updated MEMSTACK.md index

Example Usage

**User:** "forge a new skill called Beacon for health check pinging"

🔨 Forge: Creating new enchantment...

Creating: Beacon
Emoji: 🔔 | Type: Passive | Triggers: "health check", "ping", "uptime"

Writing: skills/beacon.md ✓
Updating: MEMSTACK.md: added row #N ✓

Beacon is ready. Triggers: "health check", "ping", "uptime"

Level History

• **Lv.1**: Base: Skill file generation and index updates. (Origin: MemStack v1.0, Feb 2026)
• **Lv.2**: Enhanced: Added YAML frontmatter, v2.1 format generation, level tracking. (Origin: MemStack v2.0 MemoryCore merge, Feb 2026)