Technical Advisory

Dispatcher Technical Advisory (AMS)

Provide deterministic guidance for AEM 6.5/AMS use cases involving the Adobe Dispatcher Apache HTTP Server module and related HTTPD configuration.

Variant Scope

• This skill is AMS-only.
• Scope is fixed by this skill directory; do not ask the user to choose deployment variant.

MCP Tool Contract

Use only these Dispatcher MCP tools when producing verification plans:

• validate
• lint
• sdk
• trace_request
• inspect_cache
• monitor_metrics
• tail_logs

Workflow

1. Confirm scope and assumptions.
2. If the repo layout or execution path is unclear, start with [quick-start-execution-path.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/quick-start-execution-path.md) and [repo-layout-workflows.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/repo-layout-workflows.md).
3. Use [capability-coverage-map.md](./references/technical-advisory/capability-coverage-map.md) to route prompt/tool/resource intents to the right dispatcher skill flow.
4. Select a scenario path from [core7-capability-playbook.md](./references/technical-advisory/core7-capability-playbook.md) for development/debugging requests.
5. For conceptual questions (e.g. statfileslevel, filter order, URL decomposition, cache invalidation), use [concepts.md](./references/technical-advisory/concepts.md) and cite official docs.
6. Apply [ams-6-5-guardrails.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/ams-6-5-guardrails.md) before recommendations (tier boundaries, variables, flush ACL, immutable constraints).
7. Convert the selected playbook to exact MCP commands with [playbook-command-linkage.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/playbook-command-linkage.md).
8. Use curated public references for recommendations in this variant.
9. Produce MCP verification steps for this variant when needed.
10. Route execution-heavy changes to this variant's execution skills.

Verification Scope Selection

Use shared references for deterministic coverage:

• [mode-specific-verification-matrix.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/mode-specific-verification-matrix.md)
• [test-case-catalog.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/test-case-catalog.md)

Output Contract

Use one of these output shapes:

• Explanation-only question: recommendation summary + citation list from curated public-docs index.
• Recommendation/change question: recommendation summary + citation list + MCP verification plan with expected evidence + risk/rollback guidance and open risks.

Guardrails

• Do not claim a check was executed unless tool evidence exists.
• Keep variant assumptions explicit for every recommendation.
• For migration/cross-variant requests, produce a side-by-side variant delta plan from the verification matrix and flag when the companion variant plugin must be run separately.
• Follow citation discipline from public-doc-citation-rules.md.

References

• [core7-capability-playbook.md](./references/technical-advisory/core7-capability-playbook.md) – high-value development/debugging playbooks for the current core-7 MCP contract
• [capability-coverage-map.md](./references/technical-advisory/capability-coverage-map.md) – prompt/tool/resource coverage map to current dispatcher skill workflows
• [concepts.md](./references/technical-advisory/concepts.md) – key concepts (filter last-match, URL decomposition, statfileslevel, invalidate vs flush) for explanations
• [quick-start-execution-path.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/quick-start-execution-path.md) – single entry path for broad or first-time requests
• [repo-layout-workflows.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/repo-layout-workflows.md) – normalize repos to the dispatcher src root and likely file families
• [playbook-command-linkage.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/playbook-command-linkage.md) – deterministic linkage from playbooks to MCP commands and tests
• [ams-6-5-guardrails.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/ams-6-5-guardrails.md) – AMS topology/variables/flush and immutable-file constraints
• [public-docs-index.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/public-docs-index.md)
• [public-doc-citation-rules.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/public-doc-citation-rules.md)
• [mode-specific-verification-matrix.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/mode-specific-verification-matrix.md)
• [test-case-catalog.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/test-case-catalog.md)
• [change-risk-and-rollback-template.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/change-risk-and-rollback-template.md)
• [core-7-tools-reference.md](./references/dispatcher-foundation/core-7-tools-reference.md)
• [request-router.md](./references/technical-advisory/request-router.md)

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: adobe
• Source: adobe/skills
• License: Apache-2.0
• Homepage: https://www.adobe.com/ai/overview.html

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.