cgp-template

Cognitive Patch (.cgp) developer template — boilerplate for packaging skills with cognitive.json manifest, MCP tools, system prompts, and optional model weights.

Structure

template/
├── cognitive.json        — Package manifest (name, version, description, runtime, etc.)
├── prompts/              — Skill system prompts
│   └── system.md         — Referenced by runtime.system_prompt
├── tools/                — MCP server binaries
│   └── .gitkeep
└── weights/              — Optional .gguf model weights
    └── .gitkeep
Makefile                  — Build, clean, install targets

Quick Start

# Create a new skill from the template
cpm init my-skill
cd my-skill

# Edit cognitive.json with your skill metadata
# Add prompts to prompts/
# Add MCP tools to tools/

# Build the .cgp archive
make

# Install locally
make install

Makefile Targets

Target	Description
all	Build .cgp archive
install	Install via cpm
clean	Remove build artifacts

Related

• CognitiveOS — main project repository
• cognitive-os.org — project website
• cpm — package manager that consumes .cgp packages
• Product Specs — .cgp format specification
• CognitiveOS Project — GitHub organization

Contributing

1. Branch from development, not main
2. Use topic branches: feature/<name>, fix/<name>, bugfix/<name>
3. Open a PR to development with a clear title and description
4. Merge via squash after review
5. Changes flow to main via a release PR

See the SDLC repo for the full contribution guide, code review standards, and testing strategy.

Author

Jean Machuca — GitHub · Sponsor

License

MIT