strands-spec

Generate YAML/XML workflow specifications for strands-cli with schema validation.

1|Updated Nov 4, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ThomasRohde/strands-cli --skill strands-spec
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: strands-spec
Source: https://github.com/ThomasRohde/strands-cli/tree/main/examples/skills/strands-spec
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ThomasRohde/strands-cli --skill strands-spec

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solves? This Skill eliminates the complexity of manually writing and debugging strands-cli workflow specifications (YAML/JSON) for AI agent orchestration. It provides expert guidance, reduces errors, and significantly cuts down development time, especially for complex, multi-agent systems. It also optimizes LLM context usage through a progressive loading architecture.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Progressive Loading: Dynamically loads only relevant documentation, drastically reducing token usage and improving response times for AI agents.
  • Comprehensive Spec Generation: Guides users through defining multi-step agent workflows, configuring tools, setting up runtime providers (Bedrock, OpenAI, Ollama), and handling inputs/outputs.
  • Advanced Troubleshooting: Offers detailed solutions for common schema validation errors, runtime issues, and performance bottlenecks, ensuring robust workflow deployment.
  • Use Case: A developer needs to build a complex data analysis pipeline using multiple AI agents with specific dependencies. This skill guides them step-by-step to generate a valid strands-cli YAML spec, including tool integration and budget management, without needing to memorize the entire schema.

Quick Start

Use the strands-spec skill to create a data analysis workflow with parallel processing and a custom Python tool. Ensure the spec includes Bedrock as the provider and a budget of 100,000 tokens.

Frequently Asked Questions about strands-spec

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I create a strands-cli workflow specification for multi-agent orchestration?

strands-spec generates production-ready YAML/JSON workflow specifications for AI agent orchestration across Bedrock, OpenAI, and Ollama. It guides you through defining multi-step agent workflows, configuring tools, setting runtime providers, and managing LLM context with progressive loading to reduce token usage and development time.

Can I use strands-cli to build parallel and routing patterns in my AI workflows?

Yes. strands-spec supports chain, routing, parallel, workflow, graph, evaluator-optimizer, and orchestrator-workers patterns. It provides schema validation via spec_verify and modular knowledge templates to assemble correct, testable specs for complex multi-agent systems.

What's the best way to validate and debug strands-cli workflow specifications?

strands-spec includes advanced troubleshooting with detailed solutions for schema validation errors, runtime issues, and performance bottlenecks. It offers spec_verify validation, progressive loading architecture, and comprehensive documentation modules to ensure robust workflow deployment.

Do I need to memorize the entire strands-cli schema to write workflows?

No. strands-spec uses modular progressive loading with SKILL.md, patterns.md, tools.md, and examples.md to dynamically load only relevant documentation, reducing token usage and cognitive load while guiding you step-by-step through spec generation.

How does progressive loading optimize LLM context in AI agent workflows?

Progressive loading dynamically loads only relevant documentation and schema pieces needed for your specific workflow task, drastically reducing token usage and improving response times while maintaining full access to complex multi-pattern orchestration features.

Can I integrate custom Python tools and budget management into my strands-cli specifications?

Yes. strands-spec guides you through configuring custom tools, setting runtime provider options like Bedrock with token budgets, and handling inputs/outputs across parallel and sequential agent workflows in a single validated specification.