Reference Stack

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Reference Stack skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Reference Stack is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Security · Sub-category: red-team · Last updated: 2026-07-16

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The AgenticProduct paved road — how to stand up and wire the family's reference implementations so each surface of the standard is satisfied out of the box. Covers AgenticMind (knowledge & memory over MCP), AgenticOps (runtime & fleet operations), AgenticPerformance/APL (evals & observability over OpenTelemetry), AgenticGateway (model & cost plane — one OpenAI-compatible key, eval-sourced routing, cost circuit breakers), and AgenticAssurance/AAL (red-team security assurance). Use whenever the user asks "what should I actually use to build this", wants the batteries-included stack, wants to install or wire our tools, wants conformance without assembling every surface by hand, or mentions AgenticMind / AgenticOps / AgenticPerformance / AgenticGateway / AgenticAssurance. The standard stays vendor-neutral (Principle 2) — this is the recommended paved road, not a mandate; bring-your-own is always fine.

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From the source SKILL.md

The standard is vendor-neutral by design — architecture beats framework (Principle 2). But "assemble every surface yourself" is a lot of undifferentiated work: memory, runtime, evals, observability, recovery. The AgenticProduct family is the batteries-included reference stack. Run the family and each surface of the standard is already satisfied by a conformant implementation, so you spend your time on your product.

./family.sh up        # clone + stand up the reference stack   (needs git, docker, bun)
./family.sh status    # health of every service
./family.sh down      # stop everything (Docker volumes preserved)

What this skill does

Reference Stack is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the red-team sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/reference-stack/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use whenever the user asks "what should I actually use to build this", wants the batteries-included stack, wants to install or wire our tools, wants conformance without assembling every surface by hand, or mentions AgenticMind / AgenticOps / AgenticPerformance / AgenticGateway / AgenticAssurance. The standard stays vendor-neutral (Principle 2) — this is the recommended paved road, not a mandate; bring-your-own is always fine.

Who uses this skill

The Reference Stack Claude Code skill is built for security engineers, penetration testers, DevSecOps practitioners, and development teams hardening codebases and infrastructure. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 163,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/reference-stack
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/reference-stack/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/reference-stack/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/reference-stack/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/reference-stack/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\reference-stack\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Reference Stack Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/reference-stack/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Reference Stack skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Reference Stack skill?

Use Reference Stack when your Claude Code task falls under the Security category — specifically in the red team area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Reference Stack" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/security/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Reference Stack skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Reference Stack is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Security category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/AlexDuchDev/agentic-product-standard/blob/HEAD/skills/agentic-product-architect/reference-stack/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: Moai-Team-LLC

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

Moai-Team-LLC. (2026). Reference Stack [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/reference-stack/

BibTeX

@misc{reference-stack-2026,
  author    = {Moai-Team-LLC},
  title     = {Reference Stack [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/reference-stack/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-28 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (filesystem), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
⚠ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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