---
title: "router skill"
description: "<essential_principles> ## {{Core Concept}}"
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/router-skill
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:46:14.646Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "router skill — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/router-skill)"
---

# router skill
<essential_principles> ## {{Core Concept}}

## Overview

---
name: {{SKILL_NAME}}
description: {{What it does}} Use when {{trigger conditions}}.
---

<essential_principles>
## {{Core Concept}}

{{Principles that ALWAYS apply, regardless of which workflow runs}}

### 1. {{First principle}}
{{Explanation}}

### 2. {{Second principle}}
{{Explanation}}

### 3. {{Third principle}}
{{Explanation}}
</essential_principles>

<intake>
**Ask the user:**

What would you like to do?
1. {{First option}}
2. {{Second option}}
3. {{Third option}}

**Wait for response before proceeding.**
</intake>

<routing>
| Response | Workflow |
|----------|----------|
| 1, "{{keywords}}" | `workflows/{{first-workflow}}.md` |
| 2, "{{keywords}}" | `workflows/{{second-workflow}}.md` |
| 3, "{{keywords}}" | `workflows/{{third-workflow}}.md` |

**After reading the workflow, follow it exactly.**
</routing>

<quick_reference>
## {{Skill Name}} Quick Reference

{{Brief reference information always useful to have visible}}
</quick_reference>

<reference_index>
## Domain Knowledge

All in `references/`:
- {{reference-1.md}} - {{purpose}}
- {{reference-2.md}} - {{purpose}}
</reference_index>

<workflows_index>
## Workflows

All in `workflows/`:

| Workflow | Purpose |
|----------|---------|
| {{first-workflow}}.md | {{purpose}} |
| {{second-workflow}}.md | {{purpose}} |
| {{third-workflow}}.md | {{purpose}} |
</workflows_index>

<success_criteria>
A well-executed {{skill name}}:
- {{First criterion}}
- {{Second criterion}}
- {{Third criterion}}
</success_criteria>

---

Source: [Claudary](https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/router-skill) · https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com