When is a workflow ready to be 'patternified'?

The skill follows a rule of three: if a behavior or workflow occurs at least three times and passes the SRVDS quality checks (Specific, Repeatable, Valuable, Documented, Scoped), it is ready to be codified.

What are SRVDS criteria?

SRVDS stands for Specific, Repeatable, Valuable, Documented, and Scoped. It is a validation framework used to ensure that only high-quality, useful patterns are turned into permanent automation.

What does the Patternify skill actually do?

Patternify monitors your interactions with Claude to find repeatable sequences or decision rules, then helps you turn those patterns into permanent code-based tools like Skills or Agents.

How does it decide between a Skill and an Agent?

Patternify uses a decision tree: multi-step processes with tool restrictions become Skills, while long-running or autonomous processes are mapped to Agents.

Can I use Patternify for simple one-off tasks?

No, Patternify is specifically designed to avoid premature abstraction and is not intended for one-off tasks or simple questions that don't represent a reusable workflow.

Patternify Pattern Capture

Name: Patternify Pattern Capture
Author: outfitter-dev

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Productivity & Workflow

Analyzes conversation history to identify, codify, and implement reusable development patterns as automated skills, commands, or agents.

Patternify is a meta-skill for Claude Code designed to transform repetitive manual workflows into formal, executable components. By monitoring conversation signals, it helps developers recognize orchestration sequences, decision heuristics, and multi-step processes that occur frequently. Once a pattern is identified, Patternify maps it to the most appropriate implementation—whether it be a Skill, Command, Agent, or Hook—ensuring that tribal knowledge is codified into repeatable, documented logic. This systematic approach prevents premature abstraction while ensuring that high-value workflows are preserved and automated through a standardized YAML specification and rigorous quality validation.

Key Features

01Intelligent Component Mapping: Determines the best implementation format between Skills, Commands, Agents, or Hooks.

02Standardized YAML Export: Generates formal specifications to ensure all captured patterns are well-documented and portable.

03Multi-Type Pattern Support: Handles multi-step Workflows, tool Orchestration, and conditional Heuristics.

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05SRVDS Quality Validation: Enforces Specific, Repeatable, Valuable, Documented, and Scoped criteria for every pattern.

06Automated Pattern Identification: Spots repetitive behaviors and workflow signals in chat history.

Use Cases

01Automating recurring Git and project management workflows like PR generation and issue tracking updates.

02Codifying complex multi-tool debugging and verification sequences into reusable automated Skills.

03Extracting domain-specific decision rules into Heuristics to ensure consistent architectural choices across a project.

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add outfitter-dev/agents patternify

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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