Distributed Systems Skills Discovery

Provides automatic access to comprehensive distributed systems skills.

When This Skill Activates

This skill auto-activates when you’re working with:

• Consensus algorithms (RAFT, Paxos)
• CAP theorem, consistency models
• CRDTs and eventual consistency
• Vector clocks, causality
• Replication and partitioning
• Distributed locks and leader election
• Gossip protocols
• Probabilistic data structures

Available Skills

Quick Reference

The Distributed Systems category contains 17 skills:

1. cap-theorem – CAP theorem, consistency vs availability trade-offs
2. consensus-raft – RAFT consensus, leader election, log replication
3. consensus-paxos – Paxos consensus, Basic/Multi-Paxos
4. crdt-fundamentals – Conflict-free Replicated Data Types basics
5. crdt-types – Specific CRDT implementations (LWW, OR-Set, RGA)
6. dotted-version-vectors – Compact causality, sibling management, optimized vector clocks
7. interval-tree-clocks – Dynamic causality, fork/join, scalable tracking
8. vector-clocks – Causality tracking, happens-before
9. logical-clocks – Lamport clocks, logical time
10. eventual-consistency – Consistency levels, quorums, BASE
11. conflict-resolution – LWW, multi-value, semantic resolution
12. replication-strategies – Primary-backup, multi-primary, chain, quorum
13. partitioning-sharding – Hash/range/consistent hashing, rebalancing
14. distributed-locks – Redlock, ZooKeeper locks, fencing tokens
15. leader-election – Bully, ring, consensus-based election
16. gossip-protocols – Epidemic protocols, failure detection
17. probabilistic-data-structures – Bloom filters, HyperLogLog, Count-Min Sketch

Load Full Category Details

For complete descriptions and workflows:

Read /skills/distributed-systems/INDEX.md

This loads the full Distributed Systems category index with:

• Detailed skill descriptions
• Usage triggers for each skill
• Common workflow combinations
• Cross-references to related skills

Load Specific Skills

Load individual skills as needed:

Read /skills/distributed-systems/cap-theorem.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/consensus-raft.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/crdt-fundamentals.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/replication-strategies.md

Common Workflows

Understanding Consistency Trade-offs

CAP → Eventual consistency → Conflict resolution

Read /skills/distributed-systems/cap-theorem.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/eventual-consistency.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/conflict-resolution.md

Implementing Consensus

RAFT → Leader election → Replication

Read /skills/distributed-systems/consensus-raft.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/leader-election.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/replication-strategies.md

Building Eventually Consistent Systems

CRDTs → Vector clocks → Conflict resolution

Read /skills/distributed-systems/crdt-fundamentals.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/vector-clocks.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/conflict-resolution.md

Advanced Causality Tracking

Vector clocks → Dotted version vectors → Interval tree clocks

Read /skills/distributed-systems/vector-clocks.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/dotted-version-vectors.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/interval-tree-clocks.md

Scaling Data

Partitioning → Replication → Gossip

Read /skills/distributed-systems/partitioning-sharding.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/replication-strategies.md Read /skills/distributed-systems/gossip-protocols.md

Progressive Loading

This gateway skill enables progressive loading:

• Level 1: Gateway loads automatically (you’re here now)
• Level 2: Load category INDEX.md for full overview
• Level 3: Load specific skills as needed

Usage Instructions

1. Auto-activation: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects distributed systems work
2. Browse skills: Run Read <cc-polymath-root>/skills/distributed-systems/INDEX.md for full category overview
3. Load specific skills: Use bash commands above to load individual skills

Next Steps: Run Read <cc-polymath-root>/skills/distributed-systems/INDEX.md to see full category details.