RFC: Skills Lifecycle Management in ToolHive CLI#30
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Overall looks good to me, added a small comment
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I left some comments inline but overall this sounds like a good proposal
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Overall I like it. I'm sure we'll change a lot over time, but this gets us wiggling! We'll start playing with it as soon as anything is remotely ready. |
This RFC proposes adding skill lifecycle management capabilities to the ToolHive CLI (thv), enabling users to install, remove, list, and package Agent Skills as OCI artifacts. Key decisions: - Dedicated `thv skill` command namespace - Extend pkg/client/ for skills (convergence with MCP client system) - Hybrid state storage (per-skill metadata + index file) - Integration with groups system - Require explicit --client selection Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Address PR feedback: instead of modifying thv group list behavior, add --group flag to existing thv skill list command for filtering skills by group. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add -u/--upgrade flag to install command for skill upgrades - Add thv skill validate command for pre-build validation - Expand client support table with all Skillet clients (Claude, Codex, Copilot, OpenCode) - Clarify OCI artifact format (not runnable containers, uses OCI for distribution) - Explain deterministic packaging rationale for supply chain security - Expand Alternative 5 rationale for requiring explicit --client selection - Note that plugins cache is out of scope (managed by Claude's plugin system) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
This RFC proposes adding skill lifecycle management capabilities to the ToolHive CLI (
thv), enabling users to install, remove, list, and package Agent Skills as OCI artifacts.Key Decisions
thv skillcommand namespace - Avoids conflicts with existing MCP server commandspkg/client/- Converge with existing client system rather than duplicating.thv-skill.json+ lightweight index file for fast queries--clientflag (no default to avoid mistakes)Commands
thv skill list- List installed skills (managed + unmanaged)thv skill install <ref>- Install from OCI registrythv skill uninstall <name>- Remove managed skillthv skill info <name>- Show skill detailsthv skill build <path>- Package as OCI artifactthv skill push <ref>- Push to registryOut of Scope (Post-MVP)
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