Overview

Colin compiles agent skills by pulling live documentation and templates from Colin projects. This approach keeps skills aligned with upstream docs and supports streamlined templates, compilation, and skill management across projects.

How This Skill Works

Colin sources live docs from the repository, such as PrefectHQ/colin/docs/getting-started/quickstart.mdx and tips.md, and renders them into standardized skill definitions. It then runs a compilation step to produce reusable skills that can be tested and deployed within Colin projects.

When to Use It

• When you need to generate a new agent skill directly from live Colin documentation.
• When updating existing skills to reflect the latest docs and templates.
• When managing a portfolio of skills across multiple Colin projects.
• When integrating live-doc updates into your skill compilation workflow.
• When diagnosing or debugging skill compilation failures in your Colin pipeline.

Quick Start

1. Step 1: Set up a Colin project and install the using-colin skill.
2. Step 2: Point Colin at PrefectHQ/colin docs/getting-started/quickstart.mdx and tips.md to source definitions.
3. Step 3: Run Colin's compile command to generate the skill set and review the generated definitions.

Best Practices

• Start from the official quickstart content in PrefectHQ/colin docs.
• Modularize skills using templates to ensure consistent outputs.
• Pin source versions and track changes via version control.
• Validate compiled skills with tests and a dry-run before deployment.
• Regularly review and refresh skills after upstream doc changes.

Example Use Cases

• Auto-generate a new agent skill from the latest project docs.
• Update a set of skills after a quickstart.mdx refresh.
• Consolidate skills across several Colin projects using shared templates.
• Detect and apply fixes when tips.md changes.
• Audit skill definitions against upstream sources for consistency.

Frequently Asked Questions