Fabric Integration

[builtbyrobben]

Hey Daniel,

I noticed your PAI video mentions Fabric integration. I'm trying to integrate Fabric patterns into my
Claude Code workflow but having trouble getting the agent to use them proactively.

Are you using Fabric as:

1. A standalone CLI tool that agents call via Bash?
2. An MCP server that exposes patterns as native tools?
3. Something else entirely?

If you've got it working as an MCP server, I'd love to see your implementation approach!

[danielmiessler]

Great question! Answer: Option 1 - Standalone CLI tool that agents call via Bash.

I created a Fabric skill that provides intelligent pattern selection:

• Kai analyzes user intent and automatically selects the right pattern from 242+ available
• Agents invoke Fabric via Bash: fabric --pattern <selected_pattern>
• Works for: summarization, threat modeling, content creation, extraction, analysis, and more

Implementation:

The skill lives at: https://github.com/danielmiessler/Personal_AI_Infrastructure/blob/main/.claude/skills/fabric/SKILL.md

The skill handles:

• Pattern discovery and selection based on user intent
• Automatic pattern matching ("summarize this" → extract_wisdom pattern)
• Direct Bash invocation (no MCP wrapper needed)

Why CLI vs MCP:

• Simplicity: Fabric is already a mature CLI tool
• Flexibility: Easy to pipe content through different patterns
• Direct: Kai can test patterns and iterate quickly

Example usage pattern:

# Kai automatically selects pattern based on intent
echo "article content" | fabric --pattern extract_wisdom

# Or for threat modeling
cat design-doc.md | fabric --pattern create_threat_model

The skill provides the intelligence layer - Kai just needs to know WHAT to analyze, the skill tells it HOW to use Fabric.

Let me know if you have questions about the implementation!