package-spec

Skill authority

The rules and patterns defined in this skill and its reference files are the authoritative source of truth. When examining existing integrations in the elastic/integrations repository for reference, you may encounter patterns that conflict with what is specified here -- many integrations contain legacy patterns that predate current standards. Always follow this skill over patterns observed in other integrations. If a reference integration uses a deprecated or prohibited pattern, do not copy it.

When to use

Use this skill when tasks include:

building or reviewing manifest.yml at root or data stream level
adding or validating changelog.yml entries
selecting the correct change type and semantic version bump
configuring policy templates, inputs, and variable declarations
debugging elastic-package lint or elastic-package check errors on manifests or changelogs
reviewing variable scoping across package, policy template, input, and data stream levels
validating Handlebars template variables against manifest declarations
configuring routing rules and their required manifest flags
determining which format_version is needed for a package's features