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name: tooling-and-forge description: "Use BaseTool, BaseResource, BasePrompt, Atomic Forge tool packages, the atomic CLI, and tool-selection patterns safely." disable-model-invocation: true metadata: disco-role: operating license: MIT

Tooling and Forge

Use this subskill when a task is about Atomic Agents tool abstractions, Atomic Forge downloadable tools, the atomic CLI/TUI, or choosing between direct tool calls and LLM-selected tool routing.

Read first

• references/api-reference.md for BaseTool, BaseResource, BasePrompt, and tool composition patterns.
• references/cli-reference.md for the atomic command and Atomic Assembler behavior.
• references/forge-catalog.md for the downloadable tool families and their dependency / credential notes.
• references/troubleshooting.md for CLI, download, dependency, and selection failures.
• ../../scripts/check_atomic_agents_env.py from the root skill for a safe CLI/import smoke check.

Owns

• BaseTool, BaseToolConfig, BaseResource, BaseResourceConfig, BasePrompt, and BasePromptConfig.
• Direct tool calls versus choice-agent orchestration patterns.
• Atomic Forge tool selection, download expectations, and dependency/credential caveats.
• Atomic Assembler / atomic CLI usage and common local setup mistakes.
• Tool authoring guidance when a task is about packaging a reusable tool.

Does not own

• Core agent construction, history, prompts, hooks, or token counting; use ../agent-core/SKILL.md.
• MCP transport and dynamic tool discovery; use ../mcp-integrations/SKILL.md.
• Example project adaptation; use ../example-workflows/SKILL.md.
• Repo editing / docs / release / CI; use ../repo-development/SKILL.md.

Common triggers

• "How do I create a tool?"
• "How do I use Atomic Forge tools?"
• "What does the atomic CLI download?"
• "How should I choose between a direct tool call and an LLM-selected tool?"
• "What dependencies or API keys does this tool family need?"