Agent Skills¶

8 bundled skills that teach LLM agents how to use opendaw-mcp effectively.

What are skills?¶

Skills are markdown documents that provide procedural knowledge to LLM agents. They're not runtime code — they're documentation that an agent loads when it needs to understand how to accomplish a specific task.

Available skills¶

Skill	Description
`opendaw-automation`	How to create automation: events, interpolation, sweeps
`opendaw-effect-routing`	Effect chains, sidechain, sends, buses, routing topology
`opendaw-genres`	Genre templates: house, techno, lofi, dnb, trap, ambient
`opendaw-sound-design`	Synth programming, patch design, sound creation
`opendaw-track-architecture`	Track layout, song structure, arrangement
`adaptive-mix-mastering`	Adaptive mixing and mastering with LUFS targeting
`dsp-script-authoring`	Writing custom DSP scripts for Werkstatt/Apparat/Spielwerk
`suno-to-opendaw`	Pipeline: Suno track → stem split → import → remix in DAW

Using skills with Hermes Agent¶

Skills are installed to ~/.hermes/profiles/producers/skills/creative/ and loaded automatically by Hermes when relevant:

# List available skills
hermes skills list

# View a skill
hermes skills view opendaw-genres

Using skills with other MCP clients¶

The skill markdown files can be loaded directly into any LLM context as system prompts or reference documents:

# Load a skill as context
with open("skills/opendaw-genres/SKILL.md") as f:
    genre_skill = f.read()

# Pass to your LLM as system context
system_prompt = f"""
You are a music production assistant.
Use the following skill guide for genre creation:

{genre_skill}
"""

Skill structure¶

Each skill contains a SKILL.md with:

Trigger conditions — when to use this skill
Numbered steps — exact workflow with tool calls
Pitfalls — common mistakes and how to avoid them
Verification — how to confirm the result is correct

Example: suno-to-opendaw¶

The suno-to-opendaw skill describes the full pipeline:

Generate a track with Suno (via chirp_generate)
Export the audio
Split into stems using split_stems (bs6 mode)
Import stems into openDAW as audio regions
Add effects, adjust levels, remix
Render the final mix

This is a unique workflow that combines AI music generation with DAW-based production — no other tool provides this pipeline.