Strands Workflow Spec Creation Skill

Expert guidance for building production-ready strands-cli workflow specifications.

Core Principles

1. Declarative Over Imperative: Define what the workflow should do, not how to execute it
2. Schema-First: All specs validate against strands-workflow.schema.json (JSON Schema Draft 2020-12)
3. Progressive Loading: Start simple, add complexity only when needed
4. Safe by Default: Always include budgets, retries, and validation

When to Use This Skill

Load this skill when you need to:

• Create a new strands-cli workflow from scratch
• Add new patterns (chain, parallel, routing, etc.) to existing specs
• Configure tools, runtime providers, or telemetry
• Debug schema validation errors
• Optimize workflow performance or token usage