Fabric Skill - Pattern Execution

The Key Insight

Fabric patterns are just markdown prompts. Instead of spawning fabric -p pattern_name for every task, @assistantName@ can read and apply patterns directly. This gives you:

• Your Claude subscription's full power - Opus/Sonnet intelligence, not Fabric's default model
• Full conversation context - Patterns work with your entire session
• No CLI overhead - Faster execution, no process spawning

How to Execute Patterns

Native Execution (When Patterns Bundled)

For any pattern-based processing:

1. Read tools/patterns/{pattern_name}/system.md
2. Apply the pattern instructions directly to the content
3. Return results without external CLI calls

Examples:

User: "Extract wisdom from this transcript"
→ Read tools/patterns/extract_wisdom/system.md
→ Apply pattern to content
→ Return structured output (IDEAS, INSIGHTS, QUOTES, etc.)

User: "Create a threat model for this API"
→ Read tools/patterns/create_threat_model/system.md
→ Apply pattern to the API description
→ Return threat model

CLI Fallback (When Patterns Not Bundled)

When patterns aren't bundled locally, use the fabric CLI:

# Pipe content through fabric with a pattern
echo "content to process" | fabric -p pattern_name

# Or read from a file
cat article.txt | fabric -p summarize

Always Use CLI For

These operations require external services regardless of bundled patterns:

Available Patterns

@fabricPatternsList@

Pattern Structure

Each pattern directory contains:

• system.md - The main prompt/instructions (this is what gets applied)
• README.md - Documentation (optional)
• user.md - Example user input (optional)

Why Native > CLI

The patterns are identical. The difference is execution context and model power.

Configuration

To disable bundled patterns (smaller build, use CLI fallback):

pai.fabric.includePatterns = false;

To use a custom patterns source:

inputs.fabric-patterns.url = "github:danielmiessler/fabric";
inputs.fabric-patterns.flake = false;
pai.fabric.patternsSource = inputs.fabric-patterns;