Skill Chain Engine

TRIZ #40 Composite Materials — Skills compose into pipelines. One command → full workflow → automated step progression.

When to Use

ALWAYS trigger for: chain, pipeline, workflow, multi-step, end-to-end, "run the whole thing", "full process", "feature pipeline", "bug fix flow", "from scratch to deploy", "brainstorm to ship", "skill chain", "full pipeline"

Quick Reference

Command	Description
cody chain list	Show all available chains
cody chain info <id>	Show chain pipeline details
cody chain auto "task"	Auto-detect best chain & start
cody chain start <id> "task"	Start specific chain
cody chain status [exec-id]	Show progress
cody chain advance <exec-id>	Complete current step, move to next
cody chain skip <exec-id>	Skip current step
cody chain abort <exec-id>	Cancel chain
cody chain history	View past chain runs

Naming Convention

Step names use short-form identifiers — the cm- prefix is stripped by convention. Full skill names: cm-brainstorm-idea, cm-planning, cm-tdd, cm-execution, cm-quality-gate, cm-safe-deploy, cm-debugging, cm-content-factory, cm-ads-tracker, cm-project-bootstrap, cm-code-review. All skills now use the cm- prefix convention.

Built-in Chains

🚀 feature-development (6 steps)

brainstorm-idea → planning → tdd → execution → quality-gate → safe-deploy

🐛 bug-fix (3 steps)

debugging → tdd → quality-gate

📝 content-launch (3 steps)

content-factory → ads-tracker → cm-cro-methodology

🏗️ new-project (6 steps)

project-bootstrap → planning → tdd → execution → quality-gate → safe-deploy

🔍 cm-code-review (3 steps)

cm-code-review → quality-gate → safe-deploy

Workflow

1. Start: Use chain auto for auto-detection or chain start for specific chains
2. Execute: Work through each skill step, using @[/skill-name] to invoke
3. Advance: When step is done, run chain advance <id> "summary"
4. Repeat: Continue until all steps complete
5. Track: Use chain status to monitor progress anytime

Integration with Other Skills

• cm-continuity: Chain progress persists across sessions via CONTINUITY.md working memory
• cm-execution: Each chain step delegates to cm-execution for actual implementation
• cm-quality-gate: Automatically runs at end of each development chain

For AI Agents

When dispatching tasks that match a chain pattern:

1. Check if task matches a chain: suggestChain(taskTitle)
2. If match found, suggest to user: "This task matches the X chain pipeline"
3. If user agrees, start the chain and invoke skills in order
4. After completing each skill, advance the chain