Zephyr index

Zephyr Index

The Zephyr Index is your entry point to a suite of specialized Agent Skills designed for professional Zephyr RTOS development.

When to Use

• You are starting a new Zephyr task and don't know which skill is relevant.
• You need a high-level overview of the Zephyr skill ecosystem.
• You want to navigate between foundational, common, and advanced Zephyr features.

Quick Start (Skill Selection)

1. Open quick_reference.md and match your task category.
2. If the task spans multiple domains, follow decision_tree.md.
3. Open the selected skill SKILL.md, then load only the referenced docs needed for the current task.

Navigation Hub

1. Skill Selection

If you have a specific task but aren't sure which skill to load, consult the Decision Tree or the Quick Reference.

2. Full Catalog

Review the Skill Catalog for a complete index of all 21 consolidated skills across four implementation phases.

Core Categories

Foundations & Workflows

Covers the bedrock of Zephyr: West, Devicetree, Build Systems, and Core Kernel Basics.

• Key Skills: zephyr-foundations, build-system, devicetree, kernel-basics.

Hardware & Peripherals

Interfacing with the physical world: GPIO, I2C, SPI, Sensors, and Power Management.

• Key Skills: hardware-io, power-performance.

Connectivity

Networking and communication: BLE, IP (MQTT/CoAP/LwM2M), USB, and CAN.

• Key Skills: connectivity-ble, connectivity-ip, connectivity-usb-can.

Production & Advanced

Taking your product to the finish line: Security, OTA Updates, Testing, and Multicore.

• Key Skills: security-updates, testing-debugging, multicore.

Automation Tools

• task_skill_match.py: Match task text to likely skills using keyword maps.

Examples & Templates

• task_skill_keywords.csv: Starter keyword-to-skill mapping for quick routing.

Validation Checklist

• At least one representative task in each phase maps cleanly through quick_reference.md.
• Decision tree path selected for a task resolves to an existing skill file.
• Skill catalog entries match current directories under skills/*.
• Navigation links in this index resolve without broken relative paths.

Resources

• References:
  • skill_catalog.md: Complete list of all skills and their triggers.
  • decision_tree.md: Visual guide for skill selection.
  • quick_reference.md: Task-to-skill mapping for common queries.
• Scripts:
  • task_skill_match.py: Keyword router for skill discovery.
• Assets:
  • task_skill_keywords.csv: Starter keyword map for routing.