Dependencies
This skill requires Python 3.8+ and standard library only. No external packages needed.
To install this skill's dependencies:
pip-compile ./requirements.in
pip install -r ./requirements.txtSee ./requirements.txt for the dependency lockfile (currently empty — standard library only).
Dependency Management
- One runtime per service. Each isolated service owns its own
./requirements.txtlockfile.
Plugin & Skill Script Architecture (Hub-and-Spoke)
- DRY in source - Hub-and-Spoke. One canonical script file lives at
plugins/<plugin-name>/scripts/. Skills that need it use a file-level symlink in their ownscripts/directory pointing back to the root (ln -s../../../scripts/foo.py). - File-level symlinks only. Never symlink entire directories.
npx skills addandplugin_installer.pyonly resolve individual file-level symlinks. Directory-level symlinks are silently dropped bynpx. - Self-contained at install. The installer (
plugin_installer.pyornpx skills add) resolves all symlinks to physical copies when deploying to.agents/. This ensures every skill is independently runnable regardless of the source mono-repo's presence. - Windows Compatibility. The
plugin_installer.pyuses a 3-tier strategy for Windows:
- Symlink (if Developer Mode is on) - Junction (fallback for directory-level logic, though file-level is preferred) - Full Copy (ultimate fallback) This resolution ensures the Hub-and-Spoke pattern works cross-platform.
- No Cross-Plugin Script Execution. A skill should never execute
python../../other-plugin/scripts/foo.py. If a cross-plugin capability is needed, use Agent Skill Delegation: instruct the Agent to invoke the target skill via the conversation layer. In the mono-repo source, cross-plugin file-level symlinks are acceptable for shared logic that the installer will then resolve.
Repository Layout (Example)
src/
├── requirements-core.in # Tier 1: shared baseline (fastapi, pydantic…)
├── requirements-core.txt # Lockfile for core
├── services/
│ ├── auth_service/
│ │ ├── requirements.in # Tier 2: inherits core + auth deps
│ │ └── ./requirements.txt
│ ├── payments_service/
│ │ ├── requirements.in
│ │ └── ./requirements.txt
│ └── database_service/
│ ├── requirements.in
│ └── ./requirements.txtTiered Hierarchy
| Tier | Scope | File | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Core | Shared by >80% of services | requirements-core.in | fastapi, pydantic, httpx |
| 2 – Specialized | Service-specific heavyweights | <service>/requirements.in | stripe, redis, asyncpg |
| 3 – Dev tools | Never in production containers | requirements-dev.in | pytest, black, ruff |
Each service .in file usually begins with -r../../requirements-core.in to inherit the core dependencies.
Workflow: Adding or Upgrading a Package
- Declare — Add or update the version constraint in the correct
.infile.
- If the package is needed by most services → requirements-core.in - If only one service → that service's .in - Security floor pins use >= syntax: cryptography>=46.0.5
- Lock — Compile the lockfile:
# Core pip-compile src/requirements-core.in \ --output-file src/requirements-core.txt # Individual service (example: auth) pip-compile src/services/auth_service/requirements.in \ --output-file src/services/auth_service/./requirements.txtBecause services inherit core via-r, recompiling a service also picks up core changes. - Sync — Install locally to verify:
pip install -r src/services/<service>/./requirements.txt - Verify — Rebuild the affected Docker/Podman container to confirm stable builds.
- Commit — Stage and commit both
.inand.txtfiles together.
Workflow: Responding to Dependabot / Security Alerts
- Identify the affected package and fixed version from the advisory (GHSA/CVE).
- Determine tier placement:
- Check if the package is a direct dependency (appears in an .in file). - If it only appears in .txt files, it's transitive — pinned by something upstream.
- For direct dependencies: Bump the version floor in the relevant
.infile.# SECURITY PATCHES (Mon YYYY) package-name>=X.Y.Z - For transitive dependencies: Add a version floor pin in the appropriate
.infile to force the resolver to pull the patched version, even though it's not a direct dependency. - Recompile all affected lockfiles. Since services inherit core, a core change means recompiling every service lockfile. Use this compilation order:
# 1. Core first pip-compile src/requirements-core.in \ --output-file src/requirements-core.txt # 2. Then each service for svc in auth_service payments_service database_service; do pip-compile "src/services/${svc}/requirements.in" \ --output-file "src/services/${svc}/./requirements.txt" done - Verify the patched version appears in all affected
.txtfiles:grep -i "package-name" src/requirements-core.txt \ src/services/*/./requirements.txt - If no newer version exists (e.g., inherent design risk like pickle deserialization), document the advisory acknowledgement as a comment in the
.infile and note mitigations.
Container / Dockerfile Constraints
- Dockerfiles only use
COPY./requirements.txt+RUN pip install -r./requirements.txt. - No
RUN pip install <pkg>commands. No manual installs. - Copy
./requirements.txtbefore source code to preserve Docker layer caching.
Common Pitfalls
- Forgetting to recompile downstream services after a core
.inchange. - Pinning
==instead of>=for security floors — use>=sopip-compilecan resolve freely. - Adding dev tools to production
.infiles — keeppytest,ruff, etc. inrequirements-dev.in. - Committing
.txtwithout.in— always commit them as a pair.