skills-for-agriculture

Plugin skills-for-agriculture in human-avatar/skills-for-agriculture. Commands read from the repo's manifest — 1 month ago.

Skills (48)

• s4ag-agritourism

  Develop agritourism income on a working farm. Use when the user asks about farm stays, farm events, visitor experiences, farm education income, agritourism pricing, planning permission for tourism, or says things like 'open my farm to visitors', 'farm Airbnb', or 'diversify my income'.

• s4ag-agroforestry

  Help designing trees into farming systems — silvopasture, food forests, alley cropping, windbreaks, riparian buffers. Use when the user asks about integrating trees with crops or livestock, designing a food forest, or planting trees for shelter or income.

• s4ag-aquaculture

  Set up, stock, or manage a fish pond, tank, crayfish system, or aquaponics unit. Use when the user says anything like 'fish pond', 'trout tank', 'aquaponics', 'crayfish', 'water quality fish', 'fish production', or 'integrate fish with plants'.

• s4ag-bees

  Beekeeping decisions — seasonal management, hive inspection, swarm prevention and capture, Varroa and disease management, and natural beekeeping approaches. Use when the user asks about bees, hives, honey, pollination, Varroa, swarms, or 'something is wrong with my hive'.

• s4ag-biodiversity

  Farm biodiversity guidance — habitat creation, hedgerows, wildflower strips, wildlife corridors, woodland, and monitoring. Use when the farmer asks about pollinators, wildlife, hedgerows, habitat, beneficial insects, biodiversity, or 'what can I do for nature on my farm'.

• s4ag-biodynamic

  Apply biodynamic farming to your land. Use when the user asks about BD preparations, horn manure, horn silica, the biodynamic calendar, root/flower/fruit/leaf days, Steiner farming, farm organism, Demeter certification, or transitioning from organic to biodynamic.

• s4ag-carbon

  Carbon farming decisions: sequestration, building soil carbon, measuring organic matter, voluntary carbon credits. Use when the user asks 'how do I build carbon', 'can I sell carbon credits', 'how do I measure soil carbon', or 'what builds organic matter fastest'.

• s4ag-certification

  Navigate organic, biodynamic, or regenerative certification — deciding whether to pursue it, what it costs, what the process requires, and whether a lower-cost alternative achieves the same market goal.

• s4ag-climate-adaptation

  Help with climate vulnerability on the farm: drought planning, flood risk, heat stress, shifting frost dates, variety selection, and building biological resilience against extreme weather.

• s4ag-community

  Build community through the farm — CSAs, food hubs, cooperatives, shared land. Use when the user says 'community supported agriculture', 'food hub', 'cooperative', 'shared land', 'members', 'community', 'collective', or 'food sovereignty'.

• s4ag-composting

  Make good compost and use it well. Use when someone asks about composting methods, worm farms, bokashi, compost tea, how to apply compost, or says 'I want to build my soil biology cheaply'.

• s4ag-controlled-environment

  Design, set up, or optimise a CEA system — hydroponics, aquaponics, or vertical farming. Use when the user mentions DWC, NFT, ebb-and-flow, grow lights, nutrient solution, aquaponics, or says 'controlled environment', 'indoor growing', 'vertical farm'.

• s4ag-direct-marketing

  Help selling farm produce directly — box schemes, CSA design, farm shop setup, online sales, restaurant accounts, pricing, customer acquisition, and moving off wholesale.

• s4ag-earthworks

  Design and build earthworks — swales, berms, ponds, and contour-based water infrastructure. Use when the user mentions swales, berms, ponds, keyline, contours, runoff, water harvesting, access tracks, erosion, or says things like 'water running off', 'how do I build a swale', 'where should I put a p

• s4ag-education

  Farm education planning — use when asked about school visits, workshops, courses, learning farms, online content, or how to share what you know with the public, students, or apprentices.

• s4ag-fencing

  Fencing for rotational grazing, predator exclusion, and land management. Use when the user asks about electric fencing, paddock layout, rotational infrastructure, energisers, predator netting, or says 'I need to fence', 'what wire', 'how many paddocks'.

• s4ag-finance

  Farm finance guidance — use when the user asks about enterprise budgets, cash flow, break-even, grants, loans, input costs, profit margins, making a new enterprise pay, or says anything like 'can I afford', 'does this pencil out', 'how do I fund', or 'is this worth it financially'.

• s4ag-goats

  Goat management for dairy, meat, fibre, or land clearing. Use when the user asks about goats, milking, kidding, browse, FAMACHA, fencing for goats, goat breeds, land clearing with goats, or says 'my goat'.

• s4ag-grains

  Growing grains at small scale — wheat, oats, rye, barley, spelt, buckwheat, corn. Use when the user asks about grain variety selection, seeding, small-scale harvest, grain rotation, or grain storage.

• s4ag-herbs

  Grow medicinal and culinary herbs well. Use when the user asks about growing herbs, drying herbs, herb quality, medicinal herb cultivation, perennial herb beds, or says anything like 'how do I grow', 'best soil for herbs', 'harvest herbs', 'dry herbs', or 'herb garden'.

• s4ag-indigenous

  Entry point for traditional ecological knowledge and land stewardship. Use when the user asks about indigenous farming, TEK, honorable harvest, Three Sisters, prescribed burning, polyculture traditions, or relational land management.

• s4ag-korean-natural-farming

  Make and apply KNF inputs — IMO, FPJ, OHN, LAB, WCA — to cut input costs and build biological fertility from what's already on your land. Use when the user asks about korean natural farming, indigenous microorganisms, fermented plant juice, or making their own fertiliser.

• s4ag-labour

  Help finding, managing, and developing farm workers, wwoofers, apprentices, or volunteers. Use when the user mentions hiring, labour, staff, wwoofers, apprentices, managing people, employment law, or says anything like 'I need help on the farm', 'how do I find workers', or 'what do I owe my employee

• s4ag-land-reading

  Read and assess a piece of land. Use when the user says things like 'looking at a new property', 'how do I read this land', 'what does this land tell me', 'assessing a farm', 'reading the landscape', 'what can I grow here', or 'understanding my land'.

• s4ag-livestock

  Livestock grazing decisions. Use when user mentions cattle, sheep, rotational grazing, stocking rate, paddocks, mob grazing, holistic planned grazing, pasture recovery, overgrazing, integrating animals with crops, or says 'my animals', 'my pasture', 'my herd'.

• s4ag-market

  Help with farmers markets and farm stalls — choosing a market, pricing, display, what to bring, talking to customers, tracking performance, or making more money from a regular pitch.

• s4ag-microgreens

  Microgreens guidance for household growers and small market producers. Use when the user asks about starting microgreens, choosing varieties, setting up trays, fixing mould or germination problems, or selling microgreens at market.

• s4ag-mycology

  Fungi in farming. Use when the user asks about growing mushrooms, mycelium, fungal networks, mycorrhizae, wood-chip beds, log inoculation, spent substrate, or says anything like 'I want to grow mushrooms', 'how do fungi help soil', or 'mycorrhizal inoculant'.

• s4ag-orchards

  Establish and manage a fruit tree orchard. Use when the user asks about planting fruit trees, rootstock, pruning, orchard nutrition, spray programmes, tree pests or disease, apple, pear, plum, cherry, or any tree fruit.

• s4ag-permaculture

  Permaculture design for farms, gardens, and land decisions. Use when the user mentions zones, guilds, swales, food forests, companion planting design, sector analysis, or says 'permaculture design', 'how do I lay out my land', 'design my garden', or 'integrate trees'.

• s4ag-pests

  Pest and disease management. Use when the user describes a pest, disease, or crop damage problem, or asks how to control something eating or damaging their crops. Also use for: 'what's wrong with my plants', 'holes in leaves', 'wilting', 'yellow leaves', 'white powder', 'black spots', 'insects on my

• s4ag-pigs

  Pig management decisions — pasture, woodland, and orchard systems; rotational management; breed selection; housing; nutrition; and health basics. Use when the user asks about pigs, raising pigs, pasture pigs, pig rotation, pig health, or integrating pigs into the farm.

• s4ag-polytunnels

  Get the most from a polytunnel — crop planning, rotation, ventilation, humidity, pest control, soil management under cover, and maximising season extension. Use when the user asks about polytunnels, tunnel crops, greenhouse growing, or indoor soil management.

• s4ag-poultry

  Entry point for poultry decisions. Use when the user mentions chickens, ducks, layers, meat birds, broilers, egg production, pastured poultry, chicken tractor, poultry health, housing, feed, or says anything like 'my hens aren't laying', 'how many birds', 'poultry on pasture', or 'integrate chickens

• s4ag-propagation

  Propagate plants vegetatively for farm use or sale. Use when the user asks about cuttings, grafting, division, layering, rooting, propagation media, mist units, rootstock, or says 'how do I multiply this plant', 'how do I root this', or 'I want to propagate'.

• s4ag-regenerative

  Central skill for regenerative agriculture — philosophy, practice, and transition from conventional. Use when the user mentions regenerative ag, regen farming, soil health, carbon farming, biodiversity, holistic management, transitioning from conventional, stopping chemicals, going organic, or asks

• s4ag-seasons

  Seasonal and annual farm planning. Use when the user asks about crop rotation, succession planting, what to do next, planning the year, when to sow or plant, planning a market garden calendar, livestock seasonal tasks, or says 'what should I be doing now', 'how do I plan my year', or 'I need a growi

• s4ag-seeds

  Seed saving and selection guidance. Use when the user asks about saving seed, isolation distances, seed cleaning, storage, variety preservation, open-pollinated varieties, or says 'can I save seed from this', 'how do I store seeds', or 'which varieties breed true'.

• s4ag-small-fruits

  Help with berries, brambles, currants, canes, and vines. Use when the user asks about blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, gooseberries, currants, grapes, or any small fruit establishment, pruning, disease, or harvest.

• s4ag-soil

  Entry point for soil health decisions. Use when the user mentions soil tests, fertility, amendments, cover crops, compaction, soil biology, carbon, drainage, or says anything like 'my soil is', 'what should I add', 'soil test results', 'how do I improve my soil', or 'why are my crops struggling'.

• s4ag-storage

  On-farm storage guidance. Use when the user says 'how do I store', 'root cellar', 'grain bin', 'cold room', 'post-harvest', 'reducing losses', 'keep produce longer', 'storage temperature', or 'produce is spoiling'.

• s4ag-succession

  Farm succession and land access guidance. Use when someone says 'passing the farm on', 'who takes over', 'getting into farming', 'access land', 'family farm transition', 'lease my farm', 'new entrant', or 'what happens when I retire'.

• s4ag-syntropic

  Syntropic agroforestry design and management. Use when someone asks about Ernst Götsch, succession farming, syntropic, placenta species, chopping and dropping, or wants to design a farm that improves without external inputs.

• s4ag-transitioning

  Guides farmers through the transition from conventional to regenerative or organic systems. Use when the user says they want to 'go regenerative', 'transition to organic', 'stop using chemicals', 'change my farming system', 'how do I start', or asks about the financial or practical challenges of cha

• s4ag-vegetables

  Vegetable growing decisions — variety selection, spacing, succession, problem diagnosis, and intensive production. Use when the user says anything like 'what should I grow', 'my crop is failing', 'how do I plan my beds', 'succession planting', 'no-dig', or 'market garden'.

• s4ag-water

  Water decisions for farms — irrigation system selection, when and how much to irrigate, drought resilience, drainage problems, water harvesting, and water quality. Use when the user says anything like 'my soil is too wet', 'I need to irrigate', 'we had a dry summer', 'drainage is poor', or 'how do I

• s4ag-wildcrafting

  Harvest wild plants from your land sustainably. Use when the user mentions wildcrafting, foraging, wild edibles, hedgerow harvest, managing farm edges for wild plants, or integrating foraged produce into a farm income or diet.

• s4ag

  Router and starting point for the skills-for-agriculture plugin. Use when the user types /s4ag, asks what this plugin does, asks 'which skill should I use', or describes a farming need without naming a specific skill — and you need to route them to the right s4ag-* skill. Also the right entry when a

Hooks (1)

• SessionStart

  "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/session-start"

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