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:

cap-theorem - CAP theorem, consistency vs availability trade-offs
consensus-raft - RAFT consensus, leader election, log replication
consensus-paxos - Paxos consensus, Basic/Multi-Paxos
crdt-fundamentals - Conflict-free Replicated Data Types basics
crdt-types - Specific CRDT implementations (LWW, OR-Set, RGA)
dotted-version-vectors - Compact causality, sibling management, optimized vector clocks
interval-tree-clocks - Dynamic causality, fork/join, scalable tracking
vector-clocks - Causality tracking, happens-before
logical-clocks - Lamport clocks, logical time
eventual-consistency - Consistency levels, quorums, BASE
conflict-resolution - LWW, multi-value, semantic resolution
replication-strategies - Primary-backup, multi-primary, chain, quorum
partitioning-sharding - Hash/range/consistent hashing, rebalancing
distributed-locks - Redlock, ZooKeeper locks, fencing tokens
leader-election - Bully, ring, consensus-based election
gossip-protocols - Epidemic protocols, failure detection
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

Auto-activation: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects distributed systems work
Browse skills: Run Read <cc-polymath-root>/skills/distributed-systems/INDEX.md for full category overview
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.

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