I-9 Skills: current entry paths

I-9 Skills: current entry paths A workflow diagram generated by Archify. 01 / Portable skills 02 / Explicit CLI / MCP 03 / Repository-root plugin Choose an entry Read Follow the selected skill User task · one concrete outcome · Portable skills › Choose an entry User task one concrete outcome Host discovery · installed skill packages · Portable skills › Choose an entry Host discovery installed skill packages Selected SKILL.md · bounded references · Portable skills › Read Selected SKILL.md bounded references Meta-skill workflow · research / create / improve · Portable skills › Follow the selected skill Meta-skill workflow research / create / improve Reviewable output · evidence and limits · Portable skills › Follow the selected skill Reviewable output evidence and limits npm / Git CLI · explicit npx download · Explicit CLI / MCP › Choose an entry npm / Git CLI explicit npx download i9-skills commands · prepared Node 24 CLI · Explicit CLI / MCP › Choose an entry i9-skills commands prepared Node 24 CLI Local stdio MCP · bundled catalog and tools · Explicit CLI / MCP › Read Local stdio MCP bundled catalog and tools Root plugin · reviewed repository copy · Repository-root plugin › Choose an entry Root plugin reviewed repository copy Host manifests · Codex / Claude / Copilot · Repository-root plugin › Choose an entry Host manifests Codex / Claude / Copilot Local session hooks · Codex / Claude adapters · Repository-root plugin › Read Local session hooks Codex / Claude adapters Bounded context · plugin / project / global · Repository-root plugin › Follow the selected skill Bounded context plugin / project / global install then run mcp serve select and read metadata only guidance SessionStart native stdio catalog read enable in host native inventory verify Legend User UI Agent logic Policy Tool action Context / trace External system

Explicit tooling

  • • CLI also offers catalog reads, collection maintenance and evidence queries
  • • MCP also offers onboarding, bump reports and explicit evidence tools

Current boundaries

  • • Registry builds use npx @i-9.ai/skills; Git builds prepare dependencies
  • • Context and catalog reads do not activate skills or record evidence