Skill Lifecycle

Skill Lifecycle Skill

Trigger

Use this skill when:

• Modifying skill publish, review, or unpublish flows
• Adding or changing skill/version status fields
• Working on search, detail pages, or listing pages that show skill state
• Implementing governance actions (hide, yank, archive)
• Adding new state transitions or permission checks

State Model

Skill Container States

Enum SkillStatus (domain/skill/SkillStatus.java):

| Value | Meaning | |-------|---------| | ACTIVE | Skill is operational and can have versions published | | HIDDEN | Skill hidden by platform governance (design doc says prefer boolean hidden flag instead) | | ARCHIVED | Skill archived by owner/namespace admin, cannot publish new versions |

Design-vs-code note: docs/14-skill-lifecycle.md specifies hidden should be a governance overlay (boolean flag) rather than a lifecycle enum state. The current code still defines SkillStatus.HIDDEN. New code should use the skill.hidden boolean field, not the enum value.

SkillVersion States

Enum SkillVersionStatus (domain/skill/SkillVersionStatus.java):

| Value | Meaning | |-------|---------| | DRAFT | Non-public draft, can resubmit or delete | | SCANNING | Undergoing security scan | | SCAN_FAILED | Security scan failed | | UPLOADED | Uploaded but not yet submitted for review (or withdrawn from review) | | PENDING_REVIEW | Frozen pending reviewer action | | PUBLISHED | Currently distributable | | REJECTED | Review denied, retained | | YANKED | Was published, withdrawn from distribution |

ReviewTask States

Enum ReviewTaskStatus (domain/review/ReviewTaskStatus.java):

| Value | Meaning | |-------|---------| | PENDING | Awaiting reviewer | | APPROVED | Reviewer approved | | REJECTED | Reviewer rejected |

Visibility Model

Enum SkillVisibility (used in SkillPublishService):

| Value | Publish Path | |-------|-------------| | PUBLIC | Creates PENDING_REVIEW version, review task, security scan | | NAMESPACE_ONLY | Same as PUBLIC but limited visibility scope | | PRIVATE | Goes directly to UPLOADED status, no review task |

SUPER_ADMIN role bypasses review — versions go directly to PUBLISHED.

Latest Version Pointer

Skill.latestVersionId is only the latest published pointer:

• Can only point to a PUBLISHED version
• May be null if no published version exists
• latest tag auto-follows this pointer (read-only)
• When yanking: recalculates to newest remaining PUBLISHED version, or null

Key Transitions

| Action | From | To | Notes | Source | |--------|------|-----|-------|--------| | First upload (PUBLIC/NAMESPACEONLY) | — | PENDING_REVIEW | Review task created | SkillPublishService | | First upload (SUPERADMIN) | — | PUBLISHED | Direct publish, SkillPublishedEvent emitted | SkillPublishService | | First upload (PRIVATE) | — | UPLOADED | No review task, latestVersionId updated | SkillPublishService | | Review approve | PENDING_REVIEW | PUBLISHED | Updates latestVersionId | Review workflow | | Review reject | PENDING_REVIEW | REJECTED | Version retained | Review workflow | | Withdraw review | PENDING_REVIEW | UPLOADED | Deletes pending ReviewTask | SkillGovernanceService.withdrawPendingVersion | | Yank | PUBLISHED | YANKED | Recalculates latestVersionId | SkillGovernanceService.yankVersion | | Hide | — | hidden=true | Independent overlay | SkillGovernanceService.hideSkill | | Restore | — | hidden=false | Independent overlay | SkillGovernanceService.unhideSkill | | Archive | ACTIVE | ARCHIVED | SkillStatusChangedEvent emitted | SkillGovernanceService.archiveSkill | | Unarchive | ARCHIVED | ACTIVE | SkillStatusChangedEvent emitted | SkillGovernanceService.unarchiveSkill | | New publish (existing pending) | PENDING_REVIEW | UPLOADED | Auto-withdraw + delete review task | SkillPublishService | | Delete version | DRAFT/REJECTED/SCAN_FAILED/UPLOADED | — | Last version protected | SkillGovernanceService.deleteVersion |

Yank Pointer Recalculation

When yanking the current latestVersionId (SkillGovernanceService):

1. Query all remaining PUBLISHED versions for the skill
2. Sort by publishedAt DESC, then createdAt DESC, then id DESC
3. Point latestVersionId to the top result, or null if none remain

Lifecycle Projection

Read models (detail, my-skills, favorites, search) use *QueryRepository patterns:

• headlineVersion — Main display version for the page
• publishedVersion — Latest published version
• ownerPreviewVersion — Pending review version (visible to owner/namespace admin)
• resolutionMode — PUBLISHED, OWNER_PREVIEW, or NONE

Public browsing, install, download, search only use publishedVersion.

Permission Boundaries

| Action | Who | |--------|-----| | Withdraw review | Submitter only | | Delete version | Owner or namespace admin, only DRAFT/REJECTED/SCAN_FAILED/UPLOADED | | Archive/unarchive | Owner or namespace admin (ADMIN or OWNER role) | | Hide/restore | Platform governance (no permission check in code) | | Yank | Platform governance (no permission check in code) | | Publish PUBLIC skill | Namespace member (or SUPER_ADMIN) | | Publish PRIVATE skill | Namespace member (or SUPER_ADMIN) |

Delete Version Constraints

SkillGovernanceService.deleteVersion enforces:

• Only DRAFT, REJECTED, SCAN_FAILED, or UPLOADED versions can be deleted
• Cannot delete the last remaining version of a skill
• Deletes associated storage keys (individual files + bundle.zip)
• Deletes associated security scan records
• Updates latestVersionId if the deleted version was the pointer
• Storage deletion happens after transaction commit with compensation recording

Domain Events

| Event | When Emitted | |-------|-------------| | SkillStatusChangedEvent | Archive or unarchive | | SkillPublishedEvent | SUPERADMIN direct publish | | SkillVersionYankedEvent | Yank action | | ReviewSubmittedEvent | Create review task for PUBLIC/NAMESPACEONLY |

Common Pitfalls

• Setting SkillStatus.HIDDEN directly — use skill.setHidden(true) via SkillGovernanceService instead
• Forgetting to recalculate latestVersionId after yank or version deletion
• Not auto-withdrawing pending versions when publishing a new version
• Missing the confirmWarnings two-step publish flow (warnings require explicit confirmation)
• Assuming all publish flows create review tasks — PRIVATE visibility skips review

Source & license

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

• Author: iflytek
• Source: iflytek/skillhub
• License: Apache-2.0
• Homepage: https://skill.xfyun.cn

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