# dispatcher

One entry point for the AEM 6.5 LTS Dispatcher skills: it reads your request and hands it to the right specialist.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 986 installs · ★ 310
- Author: adobe
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/6.5-lts/skills/dispatcher/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

The skill is a router. You describe the task, it matches that against an intent table and opens the matching specialist skill: config authoring, technical advisory, incident response, performance tuning, security hardening, or end-to-end lifecycle work. Requests that touch several areas at once go to the Workflow Orchestrator.

Six specialists sit behind it, and they all share the same core-7 MCP tool set: `validate`, `lint`, `sdk`, `trace_request`, `inspect_cache`, `monitor_metrics`, `tail_logs`. That is what static config validation, request tracing, cache inspection and log tailing run on.

You need the Dispatcher MCP for AMS with `AEM_DEPLOYMENT_MODE=ams`, or the AMS Dispatcher MCP SDK. Routing still works without them; the tools underneath it do not. Worth checking your environment before the first run.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill dispatcher -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/dispatcher/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/dispatcher/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill dispatcher -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/dispatcher/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill dispatcher -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/dispatcher/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install adobe/skills dispatcher
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dispatcher/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill dispatcher -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/adobe/skills --path plugins/aem/6.5-lts/skills/dispatcher
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/dispatcher/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill dispatcher -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/6.5-lts/skills/dispatcher/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- route an Adobe Dispatcher request to the right specialist skill
- review `.any`, vhost and rewrite configs before a release
- triage a runtime incident or a cache anomaly
- find where cache efficiency and latency are slipping
- run a security audit and tighten response headers

## Example prompts
- look at my vhost and tell me what needs fixing
- the cache stopped refreshing after the release, dig into it
- I need the full cycle: design, implement, validate and ship the Dispatcher config

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: dispatcher
description: |
  Single entry point for all AEM 6.5 LTS Dispatcher skills. Covers config authoring,
  technical advisory, incident response, performance tuning, security hardening, and full lifecycle
  orchestration for the Adobe Dispatcher Apache HTTP Server module and its HTTPD/dispatcher configuration
  in AEM 6.5 LTS and AMS environments.
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: Requires Dispatcher MCP for AMS (`AEM_DEPLOYMENT_MODE=ams`) or AMS Dispatcher MCP SDK (pre-set to `ams`).
allowed-tools: validate lint sdk trace_request inspect_cache monitor_metrics tail_logs
metadata:
  mcp-tool-contract: core-7-tools
---

# AEM 6.5 LTS Dispatcher

Route user requests to the appropriate specialist skill based on intent.

## Intent Router

| User Intent | Skill | Path |
|---|---|---|
| Create, modify, review, or harden dispatcher config files (`.any`, vhost, rewrite, cache, filter) | Config Authoring | [config-authoring/SKILL.md](./config-authoring/SKILL.md) |
| Conceptual questions (`statfileslevel`, filter rules, URL decomposition, cache invalidation, rewrite behavior, security headers) | Technical Advisory | [technical-advisory/SKILL.md](./technical-advisory/SKILL.md) |
| Investigate runtime incidents, failures, or cache anomalies | Incident Response | [incident-response/SKILL.md](./incident-response/SKILL.md) |
| Optimize cache efficiency, latency, and throughput | Performance Tuning | [performance-tuning/SKILL.md](./performance-tuning/SKILL.md) |
| Security audit, threat model, exposure control, header hardening | Security Hardening | [security-hardening/SKILL.md](./security-hardening/SKILL.md) |
| End-to-end lifecycle (design → implement → validate → release → incident) or requests spanning multiple concerns | Workflow Orchestrator | [workflow-orchestrator/SKILL.md](./workflow-orchestrator/SKILL.md) |

## How to Use

1. Match the user's request to one row in the Intent Router table above.
2. Read the linked SKILL.md for that specialist skill.
3. Follow the workflow, references, and output contract defined in that skill.
4. For broad or ambiguous requests that span multiple concerns, use the **Workflow Orchestrator** which coordinates across all specialist skills.

## MCP Tool Contract

All specialist skills share the same core-7 MCP tool set:

- `validate` — static config validation
- `lint` — deep/order-aware linting
- `sdk` — SDK check-files and diff-baseline
- `trace_request` — trace a request through dispatcher
- `inspect_cache` — inspect cache state
- `monitor_metrics` — runtime metrics
- `tail_logs` — log tailing

## Specialist Skills

- [config-authoring/SKILL.md](./config-authoring/SKILL.md) — config file design, edits, and validation
- [technical-advisory/SKILL.md](./technical-advisory/SKILL.md) — policy, documentation, and evidence planning
- [incident-response/SKILL.md](./incident-response/SKILL.md) — runtime incident triage and remediation
- [performance-tuning/SKILL.md](./performance-tuning/SKILL.md) — cache and throughput optimization
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