AlpacaLabsLLC
Install Architecture Knowledge
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects --skill architecture-knowledgeThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
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Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
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Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads architecture-knowledge when the request matches its description.
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Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the architecture-knowledge skill”. In Codex, type $architecture-knowledge.
architecture-knowledge
Before acting, read the host contract and this component’s declaration (skill:architecture-knowledge). Load only applicable modes from the shared catalog; declarations do not grant access or permission. Use the actual host’s delivery route.
This is a native source-directory and explanation procedure with no registered operation IDs. Use the host's available source retrieval and reasoning capabilities. No Arch Studio executable, process capability, project creation or record mutation is required for this workflow. Follow the completion contract; a source listing is not retrieval or verification.
Sources and evidence
Find relevant original links in the source catalog, filtered by geography and topic. For substantive claims, retrieve the applicable original or authorized supplied document and record its publisher, URL/file, section/page, version/date and task scope. A linked or reachable source is not proof of applicability. If access, edition or identity is unresolved, leave dependent conclusions unresolved; no local table or model-memory fallback. Keep task evidence in the authorized workspace, outside the plugin.
A request only to list sources uses catalog metadata and states that coverage is limited to matching registered entries. It needs no source-content retrieval, setup or approval. Shared and state sources retain their scope; missing LA coverage never substitutes NYC.
Professional-practice orientation
Use professional-practice and architecture-knowledge topics for AIA, CSI and NCS navigation. Search original publications for the user's term. Interpret ambiguous “CD” from context; ask a short clarification only when the distinction materially changes the answer. Explain the supported meaning concisely with source/version and distinguish project-defined terminology from a publisher's terminology. Do not derive scope, billability, acceptance or phase completion from a generic term.
Do not reproduce protected forms, clauses, tables or reconstructed standards. For contract selection or clause interpretation, give source orientation and identify the need for the governing agreement and qualified review; this skill does not choose a form or provide legal conclusions. Route actual agreement-scope work to agreement, specifications to spec-writer, planning to workplan and geographic code work to its appropriate owner. No project setup or record writes are needed for terminology.
Tips for Architecture Knowledge
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about Architecture Knowledge
What does the Architecture Knowledge skill do?
Explain US architecture professional-practice terms, phases, deliverables, roles, delivery methods, AIA contract families, CSI documentation systems, or NCS at a high level. Use for questions such as “what is a CD set?” or “what does 50% CDs mean?”; do not use for code/jurisdiction, outline-spec, agreement-scope, or work-plan work.
How do I install Architecture Knowledge?
Run "npx skills add AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects --skill architecture-knowledge" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does Architecture Knowledge work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. Architecture Knowledge uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is Architecture Knowledge free?
Architecture Knowledge is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made Architecture Knowledge?
Architecture Knowledge is published by AlpacaLabsLLC in the AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects repository, together with 29 other skills.
