Converted all 251 Fabric patterns to native Claude Code skills

[bdmorin]

Hey folks,

Wanted to share a project that grew out of my love for Fabric's patterns and frustration with needing the full CLI just to use them.

What this is

fabric-decomp is a converter that extracts all 251 Fabric patterns and transforms them into native Claude Code skills. Each pattern becomes a standalone SKILL.md file that works as a slash command — no Go CLI, no piping, no provider configuration. You just type /fabric-extraction:extract-wisdom and the pattern runs in your Claude Code session with whatever context you're working in.

The converted skills are published as 8 category-based plugins on the-no-shop, a Claude Code plugin marketplace:

Plugin	Skills	What it covers
fabric-extraction	44	Insights, wisdom, quotes, sponsors, structured data
fabric-creation	60	Visualizations, documents, mnemonics, academic papers
fabric-analysis	34	Arguments, claims, threats, code review
fabric-general	44	Conversation, ideation, rating, creative thinking
fabric-thinking	16	Decision-making, problem-solving, mental models
fabric-summarization	14	Meetings, lectures, papers, git changes
fabric-writing	8	Essays, pull requests, documentation
fabric-specialized	31	Evaluation, explanation, identification, discovery

How the conversion works

The converter (convert.py) does the following for each pattern:

• Reads system.md and extracts the IDENTITY AND PURPOSE section as the skill description
• Strips Fabric's INPUT: markers (Claude Code handles input differently)
• Detects external tool requirements and sets allowed-tools (yt-dlp, git, terraform, nuclei, semgrep, sigma)
• Injects YouTube transcript acquisition instructions for the 11 video/transcript patterns (using yt-dlp)
• Injects rendering notes for 8 visualization patterns (Mermaid, Excalidraw, GraphViz, MarkMap, LaTeX)
• Converts snake_case names to kebab-case

Astro self-documentation layer

One thing I'm particularly happy about: the skill frontmatter carries both Claude Code fields AND Astro-compatible self-documentation fields. Claude Code's YAML parser is permissive (ignores unknown fields), so the extra metadata rides along for free:

---
# Claude Code fields (functional)
name: extract-wisdom
description: You extract surprising, insightful, and interesting information from text content.
disable-model-invocation: true

# Astro self-documentation fields (ignored by Claude Code)
title: "Extract Wisdom"
category: extraction
tags: ["extraction"]
source: danielmiessler/fabric
sourcePattern: extract_wisdom
license: MIT
version: "1.0"
---

This means the same SKILL.md files can be rendered as an Astro content collection for browsing, searching, and documentation — without maintaining a separate catalog.

Attribution

Every converted skill carries three layers of provenance:

1. A copy of the MIT license (LICENSE-fabric) in each plugin
2. Frontmatter fields: source: danielmiessler/fabric, license: MIT
3. An ## Attribution block at the bottom of every skill linking back to the original pattern directory

Fabric's patterns are the real value here. This project just changes the delivery mechanism.

Prior art

I want to acknowledge @JOduMonT's Claudric work — a bash wrapper that pipes content through Claude Code with Fabric system.md prompts. Different approach, same instinct: these patterns are too good to leave locked behind a CLI.

Also worth noting that @ksylvan has been doing incredible work maintaining the fork with web UI, 30+ providers, and native Claude integration in v1.4.240. The ecosystem is healthy.

Installation

If you're a Claude Code user:

claude plugin marketplace add bdmorin/the-no-shop
claude plugin install fabric-extraction@the-no-shop
# ... install whichever category plugins you want

Then use patterns as slash commands: /fabric-extraction:extract-wisdom, /fabric-analysis:analyze-claims, etc.

Links

• Converter + source: bdmorin/fabric-decomp
• Marketplace: bdmorin/the-no-shop
• License: MIT (same as Fabric)

Happy to answer questions or hear feedback. And thanks to @danielmiessler for building something worth decomposing.

[ksylvan]

Awesome, @bdmorin - Great stuff! I want to see more tools and cross-pollination like this.

🙏🏼