Specialize

Takes a generic workflow and turns it into a domain expert by layering in specialized terminology, compliance requirements, and industry standards. You run this after building a workflow when you need it to understand HIPAA for healthcare, contract clauses for legal work, or regulatory disclosures for finance. It walks you through discovery questions about what domain experts would actually check, then updates prompts and evaluation criteria accordingly. The real value is in the guardrails step, it forces you to add disclaimers and safety checks that non-experts typically forget. Works best when you have access to actual domain expertise to validate the specialization.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add sharpdeveye/maestro --skill specialize --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

MANDATORY PREPARATION

Invoke /agent-workflow — it contains workflow principles, anti-patterns, and the Context Gathering Protocol. Follow the protocol before proceeding — if no workflow context exists yet, you MUST run /teach-maestro first.

Transform a general-purpose workflow into a domain expert.

Step 1: Domain Discovery

Terminology: What domain-specific language must the agent use?
Regulations: What compliance requirements apply? (HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR)
Standards: What industry standards govern output format or quality?
Expert expectations: What would a domain expert check first?
Common errors: What mistakes would a non-expert make?

Step 2: Specialize Prompts

## Generic: You are an assistant that analyzes documents.
## Specialized (legal): You are a senior legal analyst specializing in contract review.
   You understand common law jurisdictions, standard contract clauses, and the
   difference between representations and warranties. Always caveat that this
   is not legal advice.