Claude-skill-registry bartender

Generic bartending capabilities — pour drinks, manage tabs, know regulars

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/bartender" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-bartender && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/bartender/SKILL.md

Bartender Skill

"The bartender knows everyone's secrets. The bartender tells no one."

Generic bartending capabilities that any character can have. This is a ROLE skill — it provides methods and behaviors, not personality.

The Distinction

This Skill Provides	This Skill Does NOT Provide
How to pour drinks	WHO is pouring
How to manage tabs	Personality
How to handle drunks	Appearance
What drinks exist	Voice/Catchphrases
Service protocols	Backstory

Personality comes from PERSONA. Capability comes from SKILL.

Usage

A character with this skill can work as a bartender:

# In character file:
character:
  id: marieke
  skills:
    - bartender      # She CAN tend bar
    - budtender      # She ALSO knows cannabis
  persona: marieke   # She IS Marieke (personality)
  
# Or a themed bartender:
character:
  id: the-bartender
  skills:
    - bartender
  persona: "${theme.bartender_persona}"  # Changes with theme!

Core Methods

Service

Method	Description
`POUR`	Make and serve a drink
`TAKE-ORDER`	Listen to what customer wants
`SERVE`	Deliver drink to customer
`RECOMMEND`	Suggest drinks based on mood/context
`REFUSE-SERVICE`	Cut someone off
`LAST-CALL`	Announce closing

Economics

Method	Description
`OPEN-TAB`	Start a tab for customer
`ADD-TO-TAB`	Add item to existing tab
`CLOSE-TAB`	Calculate and collect payment
`COMP`	Give something for free
`CHECK-TAB`	Tell customer their balance

Social

Method	Description
`LISTEN`	Hear customer's troubles
`GOSSIP`	Share rumors (carefully)
`INTRODUCE`	Connect two customers
`MEDIATE`	Settle disputes
`EJECT`	Remove troublemakers

Knowledge

Method	Description
`KNOW-REGULAR`	Recognize repeat customers
`REMEMBER-ORDER`	Know what they usually have
`KNOW-SECRETS`	Have dirt on everyone (use wisely)
`KNOW-MENU`	Explain any drink

State

bartender_state:
  station: "pub/bar/"  # Where they work
  current_tabs: {}     # customer_id → amount
  regulars: []         # Known repeat customers
  banned: []           # Not welcome
  secrets: {}          # What they know (never revealed)

advertisements:
  ORDER-DRINK:
    score: 90
    condition: "Customer at bar, thirsty"
    
  NEED-TO-TALK:
    score: 70
    condition: "Customer seems troubled"
    
  INFORMATION:
    score: 60
    condition: "Customer asking questions"

Inheritance

Other skills can inherit from bartender:

# skills/budtender/SKILL.md
inherits: skills/bartender/SKILL.md

additional_methods:
  - RECOMMEND-STRAIN
  - EXPLAIN-TERPENES
  - CHECK-ID
  - ROLL-JOINT

The Bartender's Code

Listen more than talk
Remember faces, forget conversations
Know when to cut off
Protect regulars
Stay neutral (unless absolutely necessary)
The bar is sanctuary

Integration

When a character has this skill and is at their station:

# They can respond to:
customer: "What's good tonight?"
# With bartender.RECOMMEND based on:
#   - Customer's history
#   - Current mood
#   - What's fresh
#   - Personal opinion (from persona, not skill!)

The SKILL provides the capability. The PERSONA provides the flavor. The CHARACTER provides the presence.