Architecture Studio
One plugin — 61 skills on Codex and Claude Code, plus 8 native agents and 4 hooks on Claude Code.
What it is
Architecture Studio ships as a single plugin with host-native packaging. It installs as as: use $<skill> in Codex or /as:<skill> in Claude Code. One install brings all 61 shared skills; as of 1.5.0 every skill is a complete specification the host performs with its own tools, with no bundled script to run. Claude Code also registers the eight bundled native agents, Norma among them, and four hook handlers; Codex’s $studio dispatcher composes the same underlying skills without registering Claude-only automation.
Upgrading from 1.4: new studios and projects use CSV registers (DOCUMENTS, TASKS, TIME, INVOICES, CHANGES) in place of the 1.4 Markdown task and time logs. Existing workspaces are not converted; keep a 1.4 workspace on 1.4.5 until you set it up again with 1.5. See the install guide.
Install
Codex (terminal):
codex plugin marketplace add AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
codex plugin add as@skills-for-architectsThen invoke $studio and describe what you need, $tool-catalog for the full menu, or $learn for the guided course.
Claude Desktop:
- Open Customize → Browse plugins
- Click + → Add marketplace from GitHub
- Enter
AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects - Install Architecture Studio
Claude Code (terminal):
claude plugin marketplace add AlpacaLabsLLC/skills-for-architects
claude plugin install as@skills-for-architectsThen type /as:studio and describe what you need — the router hands off to the right agent or skill. Or /as:tool-catalog for the full menu. New to Claude Code entirely? Start with /as:learn.
What’s inside
| Group | Skills | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Due Diligence | 7 | NYC property data: landmarks, DOB permits, violations, ACRIS, HPD, BSA — no API key required |
| Site Planning | 4 | Environmental, mobility, demographics, and site history research |
| Zoning Analysis | 2 | NYC buildable envelope analysis and 3D visualization |
| Programming | 2 | Space programs, occupancy loads, IBC compliance |
| Specifications | 2 | CSI outline specifications from a materials list, and ordered specification books |
| Sustainability | 4 | EPD parsing, research, comparison, and GWP thresholds |
| FF&E and Materials Research | 19 | Product research, spec extraction, cleanup and SIF export, plus the product library, URL capture, audits, cut sheets, drawing take-off, quantity reconciliation and lighting reports |
| Presentations | 3 | Slide decks, color palettes, image resizing |
| Studio & Coordination | 6 | The studio workspace and router, Norma and Norma support, tool catalog, firm-owned skill maker, and reviewed feedback — invoked with $ on Codex or /as: on Claude Code |
| Project Records | 7 | Project facts and decisions, document register, meeting minutes, site visit reports, tasks, work plans, and time |
| Firm Operations | 3 | Proposals, agreements, and invoices |
| Knowledge | 1 | US practice terms, phases, roles and documentation systems, routed to the original source |
| Learn | 1 | A guided course teaching architects Codex or Claude Code through the same fictional project |
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