External Skill Acquisition

Workflow for acquiring domain skills when the local skill library doesn't cover the task.

When to Trigger

Invoke this workflow when ALL conditions are true:

1. No local match: You checked installed skills in .claude/skills/ and found nothing for the task domain
2. Domain expertise needed: The task requires domain-specific knowledge beyond general coding
3. Named domain: The gap involves a recognized field — finance, climate, legal, medical, security, etc.

DO NOT trigger when:

• General uncertainty or unfamiliar libraries (use web search instead)
• Task solvable with general coding knowledge
• One-off API questions (use documentation lookup)

Decision Flow