build-guide

Generate a supervising-attorney practice-area configuration guide as markdown.

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One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill build-guide-anthropics
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: build-guide
Source: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal/tree/main/legal-clinic/skills/build-guide
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/claude-for-legal --skill build-guide-anthropics

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Helps a supervising attorney create and revise practice-area guides that control how clinic student-facing skills behave, including intake flow, teaching posture, review gates, cross-plugin checks, and practice-specific local rules.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Supervisor-authoring workflow: Walks through building a per-practice-area markdown guide used by student-facing skills.
  • Pedagogy posture configuration: Sets assist/guide/teach defaults and optional per-document overrides (client letters, memos, drafts).
  • Review gate routing: Defines which work products require supervisor sign-off (with fixed “no override” gates for substantive advice and filings).
  • Cross-plugin supervision wiring: Configures when other skills from other plugins should be used and how their outputs are routed for review.
  • Jurisdiction and local rules capture: Adds practice-area-specific local rules and forms that students must follow.

Quick Start

Run /legal-clinic:build-guide to author a new practice-area guide and save it to the clinic guides directory.

Frequently Asked Questions about build-guide

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I configure practice-area guides for legal clinic student skills?

Configuring practice-area guides for legal clinic skills requires authoring a markdown artifact that captures intake questions, pedagogy posture, review gates, and local rules. This Skill walks supervising attorneys through collecting those settings to control student-facing skill behavior.

How do I set pedagogy posture defaults for law clinic workflows?

Setting pedagogy posture defaults involves defining assist, guide, or teach modes for student interactions, with optional overrides for specific documents like client letters, memos, and drafts. The configuration guide stores these posture settings for downstream skills to enforce.

What review gates are required for substantive advice and filings in a legal clinic?

Review gates for substantive advice and filings are fixed with no override allowed, ensuring supervising attorney sign-off is mandatory. The build-guide workflow routes these work products to supervisors while allowing configurable gates for other tasks.

Can I add jurisdiction-specific local rules to a legal clinic skill configuration?

Adding jurisdiction-specific local rules and forms to a clinic skill configuration is supported during the guide authoring process. The supervising attorney captures practice-area-specific requirements so student-facing skills enforce the correct local procedures.

Does configuring clinic skills require a supervising attorney role?

Configuring clinic skills strictly requires a supervising attorney role read from the clinic profile. The workflow enforces supervisor-only execution to ensure practice-area guides are authored or revised only by authorized personnel.

How do I wire cross-plugin checks into a legal clinic guide?

Wiring cross-plugin checks into a legal clinic guide involves configuring when external skills should trigger and how their outputs route for supervisory review. The resulting markdown artifact stores this routing logic for downstream skill behavior.