Vast Connect
Verify that a child VAST doc genuinely cascades from its parent — that a product VAST nested under a company VAST (or a component VAST under a product VAST) is actually VAST-connected, not two unrelated docs wearing the same vocabulary. Checks scope step-down (child one recursion level narrower than parent), Vision lineage (child Vision refines / serves a parent Strategy use-case or Architecture domain), invariant inheritance (the core Matryoshka condition — child Architecture operates WITHIN parent invariants, never violates one), cross-doc Challenge Flow (child informs parent upward, parent constrains child downward — no inversions), and Strategy alignment (child invests with, not against, the parent direction). Use this WHENEVER someone has TWO VAST docs in a parent/child or nested relationship and wants to know whether they actually fit together, cascade, or cohere — EVEN IF they never say "VAST" or "Matryoshka". Tracing whether a child honors a parent invariant is exactly what this skill does better than reading both docs side by side, so reach for it. Triggers: "are these two VAST docs connected", "does this child cascade from the parent", "check the Matryoshka", "is this product VAST nested correctly", "validate the parent-child VAST link", "проверь связь VAST", "do these nest". Needs two docs — for a single doc use vast-validate.
What this skill does
Vast Connect is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the architecture sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/vast-connect/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Vast Connect Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ 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/vast-connect
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/vast-connect/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/vast-connect/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/vast-connect/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/vast-connect/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\vast-connect\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Telegram
📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram
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Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Vast Connect Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/vast-connect/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Vast Connect skill do?
Verify that a child VAST doc genuinely cascades from its parent — that a product VAST nested under a company VAST (or a component VAST under a product VAST) is actually VAST-connected, not two unrelated docs wearing the same vocabulary. Checks scope step-down (child one recursion level narrower than parent), Vision lineage (child Vision refines / serves a parent Strategy use-case or Architecture domain), invariant inheritance (the core Matryoshka condition — child Architecture operates WITHIN parent invariants, never violates one), cross-doc Challenge Flow (child informs parent upward, parent constrains child downward — no inversions), and Strategy alignment (child invests with, not against, the parent direction). Use this WHENEVER someone has TWO VAST docs in a parent/child or nested relationship and wants to know whether they actually fit together, cascade, or cohere — EVEN IF they never say "VAST" or "Matryoshka". Tracing whether a child honors a parent invariant is exactly what this skill does better than reading both docs side by side, so reach for it. Triggers: "are these two VAST docs connected", "does this child cascade from the parent", "check the Matryoshka", "is this product VAST nested correctly", "validate the parent-child VAST link", "проверь связь VAST", "do these nest". Needs two docs — for a single doc use vast-validate.
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 Vast Connect skill?
Use Vast Connect when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the architecture 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 Vast Connect" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/engineering/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Vast Connect 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. Vast Connect is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
dkushnikov. (2026). Vast Connect [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/vast-connect/
BibTeX
@misc{vast-connect-2026,
author = {dkushnikov},
title = {Vast Connect [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/vast-connect/}
}
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