Stream - skill router
This skill picks the track from the user's input and delegates to a specialized sub-skill. It does no scaffolding, CLI, or docs work itself - those live in dedicated skills.
Read first:
RULES.md. Non-negotiable rules apply, including the Peer skills procedure (Glob path + install command + install policy + Skill-vs-Read-inline rule). Peer manifest:peers.yaml(schema:peers.schema.json) is the single source of truth for peer skill names, Glob paths, install commands, and routing signals. Every peer installs silently on demand. Read it before installing or routing to a peer. After picking a sub-skill: follow the procedure in RULES.md > Peer skills - Glob the entry'sSKILL.mdpath, install it if missing (always silently - every peer is silent-install), then Skill tool (if listed) or Read inline. Do not callSkillbefore the Glob; it surfaces a confusing "Unknown skill" error. Do not stop after naming the track.
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By task
Build or integrate Stream in a platform-specific app -> peer pack from peers.yaml (check peer signals first)
- Match user input or cwd against each peer's
signals(e.g.swift/swiftui/.xcodeproj->stream-swift;react native/expo/stream video react native->stream-react-native) - All peers install silently on demand - install if missing, then route, no prompt
- Peer signals take precedence over the
stream-builderrows below. A request like "add a video call to my Expo app" or "scaffold a React Native app with Stream Video" matchesstream-react-native, notstream-builder- the platform token wins.
Build / enhance / audit / migrate a web app with Stream (React / Next.js) -> use the stream-react skill (the default web pack when no other platform signal is present)
- "build me a Chat/Video/Feeds app", "scaffold", "create a new ...", "add Chat to this app", "integrate Video", "drop Feeds into ...", "upgrade/migrate ... to vN" - and no platform signal (no
react native,expo,swift,ios,android, etc.) - React / Next.js tokens (
stream-chat-react,@stream-io/video-react-sdk,useCreateChatClient,MessageList, ...) with a build/integrate verb also route here - Covers Track A (scaffold, Steps 0-7), Track E (enhance an existing project), Track F (read-only best-practices audit), Track M (migrate/upgrade an SDK version)
Build with the framework-agnostic builder -> use the stream-builder skill only when the user names it explicitly ("use stream-builder", "/stream-builder")
stream-builderis the generic builder being extended to other app kinds; web React/Next.js defaults tostream-reactabove
Audit/review an existing Stream Video integration against best practices (read-only - no scaffolding, no CLI, no build steps)
- Peer signal (
react native/expo) ->stream-react-native; web / React / Next.js or no platform signal ->stream-react(Track F) - Video only. The dedicated best-practices audit covers Stream Video. Chat/Feeds have no dedicated audit checklist yet -
stream-reacthandles those requests with a general docs-based review and says so up front. - Triggers: "audit/review my video integration", "is my video app production-ready?", "what am I missing before launch?"
- Routes here even when the request contains "check" - the audit intent takes precedence over the
stream-cli"check {anything}" route below
Query Stream data via the CLI -> use the stream-cli skill
- "list calls", "show channels", "any flagged", "find users"
- Literal CLI:
stream api ...,stream config ...,stream auth ... - Tricky bodies and filter syntax live in the sub-skill's cookbook
- Required for every
stream apicall - including ad-hoc "let me check" queries from inside other sub-skills. No guessing endpoint names from training data; route throughstream-cli(or read~/.stream/cache/API.md) first. SeeRULES.md> CLI safety.
Install the Stream CLI -> use the stream-cli skill
- "install the CLI", "set up stream" with no project context
- Bootstrap (binary install, SHA-256 verification, TTY confirmation) ships with the CLI sub-skill
Search Stream SDK documentation -> use the stream-docs skill
- "docs", "documentation", explicit SDK token (
Chat React,Video iOS,Feeds Node,Moderation) - "how do I ... in <framework>", "how does <hook/component/method> work?", "what does <SDK thing> do?"
- No CLI needed - answers come from getstream.io with citations
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Pick a track
Scan the user's input for the signals below in order. The classifier is deterministic - no probes, no fetches, no CLI checks at this stage.
| Signal in user input | Sub-skill |
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Upgrade / migrate an installed SDK (build/integrate intent - matched before the docs rows): "upgrade/migrate/bump/update stream-chat-react to vN", "migrate to the new SDK version", "bump my Stream version" - an upgrade verb (upgrade/migrate/bump/update) + a Stream package token, no peer signal. Peer signal (react native / expo / an @stream-io/-react-native- token) -> stream-react-native instead (its own migration flow). | stream-react (Track M) |
Audit/review an existing integration (read-only - matched before the SDK-token / docs rows below): "audit/review my video integration", "audit my Chat React integration", "review my Video React app", "is my video app production-ready?", "what am I missing before launch?" - audit/review intent even when an SDK token like Chat React / Video React is present. Peer signal (react native / expo) -> stream-react-native; web / React / Next.js or no platform signal -> stream-react (Track F - Video has a dedicated checklist; Chat/Feeds get a general docs-based review, stated up front). Also wins over the stream-cli "check {anything}" row below whenever the request frames a best-practices / production-readiness review rather than a data query. | matching platform pack (read-only audit) |
Explicit SDK/framework token: Chat React, Video iOS, Feeds Node, Moderation, etc. (with or without version), and no build/integrate verb and no audit/review intent (upgrade/migrate/bump/update count as build/integrate verbs -> migration row above; "audit/review" -> audit row above) | stream-docs |
| Words "docs" or "documentation" (and no build/integrate verb) | stream-docs |
"How do I {X} in {framework}?", "How does {hook/component/method} work?", "What does {SDK thing} do?" - and no build/integrate verb. If the request is "how do I add/build/integrate/scaffold {X} in {framework}" and {framework} matches a peer signal, the peer row below wins instead. | stream-docs |
| Operational verbs + Stream noun: "list calls", "show channels", "any flagged", "find users", "check {anything}" | stream-cli |
stream api, stream config, stream auth (literal CLI invocation) | stream-cli |
| "Install the CLI", "set up stream" with no project context | stream-cli |
Build/integration intent + a token matching a peer's signals in peers.yaml (e.g. swift / .xcodeproj -> stream-swift; react native / expo / stream video react native / stream video rn -> stream-react-native). This row takes precedence over the web stream-react rows below whenever a peer signal is present, and also wins over the docs how-to rows above whenever the request contains a build/integrate verb (add, build, integrate, scaffold, wire, set up, create, upgrade, migrate, bump, update) alongside the peer signal. Note: react native / react-native (and @stream-io/-react-native- tokens) are stream-react-native signals and win over the web react default - including for upgrade/migrate/update requests, which the RN pack handles itself. | matching peer (installed silently if missing) |
Literal mention of stream-builder / /stream-builder (the framework-agnostic builder) | stream-builder |
"Build me a ... app", "scaffold", "create a new ..." + Stream product, OR a React/Next.js token (stream-chat-react, @stream-io/video-react-sdk, useCreateChatClient, ...) + build/integrate verb, and no peer signal present | stream-react (web/Next.js, the default when no platform signal is given) |
| "Add Chat/Video/Feeds to this app", "integrate Stream into", "upgrade/migrate ... to vN" - existing project, and no peer signal present | stream-react (web/Next.js, the default when no platform signal is given) |
| Operational verb wrapped in how-to phrasing (e.g. "how do I list my calls?" - docs or CLI) | Ask one disambiguator |
Preflight carve-outs. stream-docs answers from documentation only - no preflight, no shell commands, no project inspection. Read-only / local-only tracks also skip preflight: a platform pack's audit track (e.g. stream-react Track F) and migrate track (e.g. stream-react Track M) only inspect/edit local files and the live docs - they do not provision orgs/apps or call stream api, so they need no CLI, auth, or preflight. Only build/integrate work (scaffold a new app, add a product to an existing one) runs preflight before doing real work.
Docs vs platform packs. A pure how-to or method-lookup question about an iOS/Android/etc. SDK symbol stays in stream-docs - don't pull in a platform pack for a documentation answer. Platform packs (e.g. stream-swift) are for building or integrating - scaffolding projects, wiring packages, generating views.
React framework scope. stream-react scaffolds (Track A) a Next.js app. For enhance / audit / migrate on a non-Next.js React project (Vite, CRA, Remix, TanStack Start, etc.) stream-react still owns it - the Stream SDK wiring is identical - but the agent must adapt the Next.js-specific bits: the server-side token route lives in the project's own backend (not a Next.js /api route), and verification uses the project's build command (npm run build), not next build. Never assume Next.js APIs on a non-Next project.
Disambiguator. If the input fits more than one row (typically operational verb + how-to phrasing), ask one short question and wait. Don't probe before the answer:
Want me to look up the SDK method (docs) or run it now via CLI?
After the answer, route as if the user had given that signal directly.
Bare /stream with no args. Render the menu under "Quick navigation" verbatim, then wait for input. No shell execution, no probing, no install.
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Quick navigation
For a bare /stream (and whenever the user wants to pick a skill directly), output the block below verbatim - keep the Core / Platform SDKs split, the examples, and the closing line - then wait:
Stream - Chat - Video - Feeds - Moderation. Tell me what you want, or pick a skill directly: Core -
/stream-react- scaffold, enhance, audit, or migrate a React / Next.js web app with Stream (the default for web) - e.g. "build me a chat app" -/stream-cli- query data, runstream api / config / auth, install the CLI - e.g. "list my channels" -/stream-docs- search live SDK docs, with citations - e.g. "how does useChannel work?" -/stream-builder- the framework-agnostic builder (web defaults to/stream-react; pick this only if you name it explicitly) Platform SDKs -/stream-swift- Swift - SwiftUI - UIKit - iOS -/stream-android- Android - Jetpack Compose - Kotlin -/stream-react-native- React Native - Expo -/stream-flutter- build or integrate Stream Chat into a Flutter app (install confirmed first) New to a skill? Just describe the task - I'll install the right one automatically.
The closing line is load-bearing: typing an uninstalled slash command errors with "Unknown skill" before this router runs, so natural-language description is the only dead-end-proof path - it routes here and the missing peer is installed per peers.yaml. Keep this menu in sync with peers.yaml: every peer there appears here under Core or Platform SDKs, and new platforms get a bullet under Platform SDKs when their entry is added.
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Hand-off
See preamble: install if missing, invoke via Skill tool, don't stop. Cross-cutting rules in RULES.md apply to every sub-skill, including Cross-track follow-ups (offer, don't auto-execute, the natural next action across track boundaries).
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Support
If the user asks for support or how to contact someone, direct them to getstream.io/contact.
