generate.marketplace

Overview

generate.marketplace generates the RiskExec Claude Marketplace catalogs by filtering certified skills, agents, commands, and hooks from the Betty Framework registries. It transforms registry entries into marketplace-ready JSON files optimized for discovery and distribution.

Purpose

Automates the generation of marketplace catalogs to maintain consistency between:

• Skill Registry (registry/skills.json) - All registered skills
• Agent Registry (registry/agents.json) - All registered agents
• Command Registry (registry/commands.json) - All registered commands
• Hook Registry (registry/hooks.json) - All registered hooks
• Skills Marketplace (marketplace/skills.json) - Certified skills for distribution
• Agents Marketplace (marketplace/agents.json) - Certified agents for distribution
• Commands Marketplace (marketplace/commands.json) - Certified commands for distribution
• Hooks Marketplace (marketplace/hooks.json) - Certified hooks for distribution

This eliminates manual curation of marketplace catalogs and ensures only production-ready, certified components are published.

What It Does

1. Reads Registries: Loads registry/skills.json, registry/agents.json, registry/commands.json, and registry/hooks.json
2. Filters Active Items: Processes only entries with status: active
3. Filters Certified Items: Includes only entries with certified: true (if field exists)
4. Transforms Format: Converts registry entries to marketplace format
5. Enriches Metadata: Adds maintainer, usage examples, documentation URLs, and last_updated timestamps
6. Generates Catalogs: Outputs marketplace/skills.json, marketplace/agents.json, marketplace/commands.json, and marketplace/hooks.json
7. Reports Statistics: Shows certification counts and totals

Usage

Basic Usage

python skills/generate.marketplace/generate_marketplace.py

No arguments required - reads from standard registry locations.

Via Betty CLI

/marketplace/generate

Expected Directory Structure

betty/
├── registry/
│   ├── skills.json      # Source: All registered skills
│   ├── agents.json      # Source: All registered agents
│   ├── commands.json    # Source: All registered commands
│   └── hooks.json       # Source: All registered hooks
└── marketplace/
    ├── skills.json      # Output: Certified skills only
    ├── agents.json      # Output: Certified agents only
    ├── commands.json    # Output: Certified commands only
    └── hooks.json       # Output: Certified hooks only

Filtering Logic

Certification Criteria

A skill, agent, command, or hook is included in the marketplace if:

1. Status is Active: status: "active"
2. Certified Flag (if present): certified: true

If the certified field is not present, active items are considered certified by default.

Status Values

Status	Included in Marketplace	Purpose
active	Yes	Production-ready, certified items
draft	No	Work in progress, not ready for distribution
deprecated	No	Outdated, should not be used
experimental	No	Testing phase, unstable

Output Format

Skills Marketplace Structure

{
  "marketplace_version": "1.0.0",
  "generated_at": "2025-10-23T17:51:58.579847+00:00",
  "last_updated": "2025-10-23T17:51:58.579847+00:00",
  "description": "Betty Framework Certified Skills Marketplace",
  "total_skills": 20,
  "certified_count": 16,
  "draft_count": 4,
  "catalog": [
    {
      "name": "api.validate",
      "version": "0.1.0",
      "description": "Validate OpenAPI and AsyncAPI specifications",
      "status": "certified",
      "tags": ["api", "validation", "openapi"],
      "maintainer": "Betty Core Team",
      "usage_examples": [
        "Validate OpenAPI spec: /skill/api/validate --spec_path api.yaml"
      ],
      "documentation_url": "https://betty-framework.dev/docs/skills/api.validate",
      "dependencies": ["context.schema"],
      "entrypoints": [...],
      "inputs": [...],
      "outputs": [...]
    }
  ]
}

Agents Marketplace Structure

{
  "marketplace_version": "1.0.0",
  "generated_at": "2025-10-23T17:03:16.154165+00:00",
  "last_updated": "2025-10-23T17:03:16.154165+00:00",
  "description": "Betty Framework Certified Agents Marketplace",
  "total_agents": 5,
  "certified_count": 3,
  "draft_count": 2,
  "catalog": [
    {
      "name": "api.designer",
      "version": "0.1.0",
      "description": "Design RESTful APIs following enterprise guidelines",
      "status": "certified",
      "reasoning_mode": "iterative",
      "skills_available": ["api.define", "api.validate"],
      "capabilities": [
        "Design RESTful APIs from natural language requirements"
      ],
      "tags": ["api", "design", "openapi"],
      "maintainer": "Betty Core Team",
      "documentation_url": "https://betty-framework.dev/docs/agents/api.designer",
      "dependencies": ["context.schema"]
    }
  ]
}

Commands Marketplace Structure

{
  "marketplace_version": "1.0.0",
  "generated_at": "2025-10-23T17:51:58.579847+00:00",
  "last_updated": "2025-10-23T17:51:58.579847+00:00",
  "description": "Betty Framework Certified Commands Marketplace",
  "total_commands": 4,
  "certified_count": 1,
  "draft_count": 3,
  "catalog": [
    {
      "name": "/test-workflow-command",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "description": "Test complete workflow",
      "status": "certified",
      "tags": ["test", "workflow"],
      "execution": {
        "type": "skill",
        "target": "api.validate"
      },
      "parameters": [
        {
          "name": "input",
          "type": "string",
          "required": true,
          "description": "Input parameter"
        }
      ],
      "maintainer": "Betty Core Team"
    }
  ]
}

Hooks Marketplace Structure

{
  "marketplace_version": "1.0.0",
  "generated_at": "2025-10-23T17:51:58.579847+00:00",
  "last_updated": "2025-10-23T17:51:58.579847+00:00",
  "description": "Betty Framework Certified Hooks Marketplace",
  "total_hooks": 4,
  "certified_count": 1,
  "draft_count": 3,
  "catalog": [
    {
      "name": "test-workflow-hook",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "description": "Test complete workflow",
      "status": "certified",
      "tags": ["test", "workflow", "openapi"],
      "event": "on_file_edit",
      "command": "python validate.py {file_path}",
      "blocking": true,
      "when": {
        "pattern": "*.openapi.yaml"
      },
      "timeout": 30000,
      "on_failure": "show_errors",
      "maintainer": "Betty Core Team"
    }
  ]
}

Marketplace Transformations

From Registry to Marketplace

The skill transforms registry entries to marketplace format:

Skills and Agents

Registry Field	Marketplace Field	Transformation
status: "active"	status: "certified"	Renamed for marketplace context
name	name	Preserved
version	version	Preserved
description	description	Preserved
tags	tags	Preserved (default: [])
dependencies	dependencies	Preserved (default: [])
entrypoints	entrypoints	Preserved (skills only)
inputs	inputs	Preserved (skills only)
outputs	outputs	Preserved (skills only)
skills_available	skills_available	Preserved (agents only)
capabilities	capabilities	Preserved (agents only)
reasoning_mode	reasoning_mode	Preserved (agents only)
N/A	maintainer	Added (default: "Betty Core Team")
N/A	usage_examples	Generated from entrypoints or provided
N/A	documentation_url	Generated: https://betty-framework.dev/docs/{type}/{name}
N/A	last_updated	Added: ISO timestamp

Commands

Registry Field	Marketplace Field	Transformation
status: "active"	status: "certified"	Renamed for marketplace context
name	name	Preserved
version	version	Preserved
description	description	Preserved
tags	tags	Preserved (default: [])
execution	execution	Preserved
parameters	parameters	Preserved (default: [])
N/A	maintainer	Added (default: "Betty Core Team")
N/A	last_updated	Added: ISO timestamp

Hooks

Registry Field	Marketplace Field	Transformation
status: "active"	status: "certified"	Renamed for marketplace context
name	name	Preserved
version	version	Preserved
description	description	Preserved
tags	tags	Preserved (default: [])
event	event	Preserved
command	command	Preserved
blocking	blocking	Preserved (default: false)
when	when	Preserved (default: {})
timeout	timeout	Preserved
on_failure	on_failure	Preserved
N/A	maintainer	Added (default: "Betty Core Team")
N/A	last_updated	Added: ISO timestamp

Metadata Enrichment

The skill adds marketplace-specific metadata:

1. Maintainer: Defaults to "Betty Core Team" if not specified
2. Usage Examples: Auto-generated from entrypoint commands if missing (skills only)
3. Documentation URL: Generated following the pattern https://betty-framework.dev/docs/{skills|agents}/{name} (skills and agents only)
4. Last Updated: ISO timestamp added to all marketplace files
5. Statistics: Adds total counts, certified counts, and draft counts

Behavior

1. Registry Loading

Reads JSON files from:

• registry/skills.json
• registry/agents.json
• registry/commands.json
• registry/hooks.json

If a registry file is missing, the skill fails with an error.

2. Filtering

For each skill/agent/command/hook in the registry:

• Checks status field - must be "active"
• Checks certified field (if present) - must be true
• Skips items that don't meet criteria
• Logs which items are included/excluded

3. Transformation

Converts each certified entry:

• Copies core fields (name, version, description, tags)
• Transforms status: "active" → status: "certified"
• Adds marketplace metadata (maintainer, last_updated timestamp)
• For skills: Adds docs URL and generates usage examples if not provided
• For agents: Adds docs URL
• Preserves all technical details (entrypoints, inputs, outputs, execution, parameters, event, command, etc.)

4. Statistics Calculation

Tracks:

• Total items: All items in registry
• Certified count: Items included in marketplace
• Draft count: Items excluded (total - certified)

5. File Writing

Writes marketplace catalogs:

• Creates marketplace/ directory if needed
• Formats JSON with 2-space indentation
• Preserves Unicode characters (no ASCII escaping)
• Adds generation timestamp

Outputs

Success Response

{
  "ok": true,
  "status": "success",
  "skills_output": "/home/user/betty/marketplace/skills.json",
  "agents_output": "/home/user/betty/marketplace/agents.json",
  "commands_output": "/home/user/betty/marketplace/commands.json",
  "hooks_output": "/home/user/betty/marketplace/hooks.json",
  "skills_certified": 16,
  "skills_total": 20,
  "agents_certified": 3,
  "agents_total": 5,
  "commands_certified": 1,
  "commands_total": 4,
  "hooks_certified": 1,
  "hooks_total": 4
}

Failure Response

{
  "ok": false,
  "status": "failed",
  "error": "Registry file not found: /home/user/betty/registry/skills.json"
}

Examples

Example 1: Basic Marketplace Generation

Scenario: Generate marketplace catalogs after adding new certified skills

# Register new skills
/skill/define skills/data.transform/skill.yaml
/skill/define skills/api.monitor/skill.yaml

# Update registry
/registry/update

# Generate marketplace
/marketplace/generate

Output:

INFO: Starting marketplace catalog generation from registries...
INFO: Loading registry files...
INFO: Generating marketplace catalogs...
INFO: Added certified skill: api.validate
INFO: Added certified skill: api.define
INFO: Skipped non-certified skill: test.hello (status: draft)
INFO: Added certified agent: api.designer
INFO: Added certified command: /test-workflow-command
INFO: Skipped non-certified command: /test-command (status: draft)
INFO: Added certified hook: test-workflow-hook
INFO: Skipped non-certified hook: test-validation-hook (status: draft)
INFO: Writing marketplace files...
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to /home/user/betty/marketplace/skills.json
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to /home/user/betty/marketplace/agents.json
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to /home/user/betty/marketplace/commands.json
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to /home/user/betty/marketplace/hooks.json
INFO: ✅ Generated marketplace catalogs:
INFO:    Skills: 16/20 certified
INFO:    Agents: 3/5 certified
INFO:    Commands: 1/4 certified
INFO:    Hooks: 1/4 certified

Example 2: After Promoting Skills to Active

Scenario: Skills were marked as active and should now appear in marketplace

# Edit registry to mark skills as active
# (Normally done via skill.define)

# Regenerate marketplace
/marketplace/generate

Before (registry):

{
  "name": "my.skill",
  "status": "draft"
}

After (registry updated):

{
  "name": "my.skill",
  "status": "active"
}

Marketplace (now includes):

{
  "name": "my.skill",
  "status": "certified"
}

Example 3: Publishing to GitHub Pages

Scenario: Deploy marketplace catalogs to public API endpoint

# Generate marketplace
/marketplace/generate

# Copy to GitHub Pages directory
cp marketplace/*.json docs/api/v1/

# Commit and push
git add marketplace/ docs/api/v1/
git commit -m "Update marketplace catalog"
git push

Now accessible at:

• https://riskexec.github.io/betty/api/v1/skills.json
• https://riskexec.github.io/betty/api/v1/agents.json
• https://riskexec.github.io/betty/api/v1/commands.json
• https://riskexec.github.io/betty/api/v1/hooks.json

Example 4: CI/CD Integration

Scenario: Auto-generate marketplace on every registry change

# .github/workflows/marketplace.yml
name: Update Marketplace
on:
  push:
    paths:
      - 'registry/*.json'

jobs:
  generate:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Generate Marketplace
        run: python skills/generate.marketplace/generate_marketplace.py
      - name: Commit Changes
        run: |
          git config user.name "Betty Bot"
          git config user.email "bot@riskexec.com"
          git add marketplace/
          git commit -m "chore: update marketplace catalog"
          git push

Integration

With skill.define Workflow

After registering skills, regenerate marketplace:

/skill/define skills/new.skill/skill.yaml
/registry/update
/marketplace/generate

With Workflows

Include marketplace generation as a workflow step:

# workflows/skill_lifecycle.yaml
steps:
  - skill: skill.create
    args: ["new.skill", "Description"]

  - skill: skill.define
    args: ["skills/new.skill/skill.yaml"]

  - skill: registry.update
    args: ["skills/new.skill/skill.yaml"]

  - skill: generate.marketplace
    args: []

With Hooks

Auto-regenerate marketplace when registries change:

# .claude/hooks.yaml
- event: on_file_save
  pattern: "registry/*.json"
  command: python skills/generate.marketplace/generate_marketplace.py
  blocking: false
  description: Auto-regenerate marketplace when registry changes

What Gets Included

Included in Marketplace

• Skills/agents/commands/hooks with status: "active"
• Skills/agents/commands/hooks with certified: true (if field exists)
• All technical metadata (entrypoints, inputs, outputs, execution, parameters, event, command, etc.)
• All semantic metadata (tags, dependencies)
• Last updated timestamp for all entries

Not Included

• Skills/agents/commands/hooks with status: "draft"
• Skills/agents/commands/hooks with status: "deprecated"
• Skills/agents/commands/hooks with certified: false
• Internal-only items
• Test/experimental items (unless marked active)

Common Errors

Error	Cause	Solution
"Registry file not found"	Missing registry file	Ensure registry/skills.json and registry/agents.json exist
"Failed to parse JSON"	Invalid JSON syntax	Fix JSON syntax in registry files
"Permission denied"	Cannot write marketplace files	Check write permissions on marketplace/ directory
Empty marketplace	No active skills	Mark skills as status: "active" in registry

Files Read

• registry/skills.json - Skill registry (source)
• registry/agents.json - Agent registry (source)
• registry/commands.json - Command registry (source)
• registry/hooks.json - Hook registry (source)

Files Modified

• marketplace/skills.json - Skills marketplace catalog (output)
• marketplace/agents.json - Agents marketplace catalog (output)
• marketplace/commands.json - Commands marketplace catalog (output)
• marketplace/hooks.json - Hooks marketplace catalog (output)

Exit Codes

• 0: Success (marketplace catalogs generated successfully)
• 1: Failure (error during generation)

Logging

Logs generation progress:

INFO: Starting marketplace catalog generation from registries...
INFO: Loading registry files...
INFO: Generating marketplace catalogs...
INFO: Added certified skill: api.validate
INFO: Added certified skill: hook.define
DEBUG: Skipped non-certified skill: test.hello (status: draft)
INFO: Added certified agent: api.designer
INFO: Added certified command: /test-workflow-command
DEBUG: Skipped non-certified command: /test-command (status: draft)
INFO: Added certified hook: test-workflow-hook
DEBUG: Skipped non-certified hook: test-validation-hook (status: draft)
INFO: Writing marketplace files...
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to marketplace/skills.json
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to marketplace/agents.json
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to marketplace/commands.json
INFO: ✅ Written marketplace file to marketplace/hooks.json
INFO: ✅ Generated marketplace catalogs:
INFO:    Skills: 16/20 certified
INFO:    Agents: 3/5 certified
INFO:    Commands: 1/4 certified
INFO:    Hooks: 1/4 certified

Best Practices

1. Run After Registry Updates: Regenerate marketplace after adding/updating skills
2. Automate with CI/CD: Set up automated marketplace generation in pipelines
3. Review Before Publishing: Check generated catalogs before deploying
4. Version Control: Commit marketplace files with registry changes
5. Keep Registries Clean: Remove deprecated skills to keep marketplace focused
6. Document Thoroughly: Ensure skills have good descriptions and examples

Troubleshooting

Marketplace Files Not Updating

Problem: Changes to registry don't appear in marketplace

Solutions:

• Ensure skill status is "active" in registry
• Check that certified field is true (if present)
• Run /registry/update before /marketplace/generate
• Verify registry JSON syntax is valid

Skills Missing from Marketplace

Problem: Active skills not appearing in marketplace

Solutions:

• Check skill status in registry/skills.json
• Verify no certified: false field
• Ensure skill.yaml has been validated with /skill/define
• Check logs for filtering messages

Empty Marketplace Catalogs

Problem: Marketplace has 0 certified items

Solutions:

• Mark skills as status: "active" in registry
• Remove certified: false from skill entries
• Ensure registry files are not empty
• Run /skill/define to register skills first

Version Diff (Optional)

To add version diff vs. last release:

# Future enhancement
def get_version_diff(old_marketplace, new_marketplace):
    """Compare two marketplace versions and return diff."""
    added = [s for s in new if s not in old]
    removed = [s for s in old if s not in new]
    updated = [s for s in new if s in old and version_changed(s)]
    return {"added": added, "removed": removed, "updated": updated}

Upload to API (Optional)

To upload generated catalogs to an API:

# Future enhancement
import requests

def upload_to_api(marketplace_data, api_endpoint, api_key):
    """Upload marketplace catalog to internal API."""
    response = requests.post(
        api_endpoint,
        json=marketplace_data,
        headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}
    )
    return response.status_code == 200

Architecture

Skill Categories

Infrastructure - generate.marketplace maintains the marketplace layer by transforming registry state into certified catalogs.

Design Principles

• Single Source of Truth: Registry files are the source
• Idempotent: Can be run multiple times safely
• Certification Filter: Only production-ready items included
• Metadata Enrichment: Adds marketplace-specific fields
• Clear Statistics: Reports certification rates

See Also

• plugin.sync - Generate plugin.yaml from registries (SKILL.md)
• registry.update - Update skill registry (SKILL.md)
• skill.define - Validate and register skills (SKILL.md)
• Betty Architecture - Framework overview (betty-architecture.md)

Dependencies

• registry.update: Registry management
• betty.config: Configuration constants and paths
• betty.logging_utils: Logging infrastructure

Status

Active - Production-ready infrastructure skill

Version History

• 0.2.0 (Oct 2025) - Added support for commands and hooks, added last_updated timestamps
• 0.1.0 (Oct 2025) - Initial implementation with filtering and marketplace generation for skills and agents