diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-skills.yml b/.github/workflows/release-skills.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da82486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-skills.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: release-skills
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths: ['skills/**']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      skipped: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.skipped }}
+      version: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.version }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.IDEE_GH_TOKEN }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+
+      - run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Conventional Changelog Action
+        id: changelog
+        uses: TriPSs/conventional-changelog-action@v5
+        with:
+          git-user-name: svc-idee-bot
+          git-user-email: svc_idee_bot@salesforce.com
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.IDEE_GH_TOKEN }}
+          tag-prefix: ""
+          release-count: "0"
+          skip-on-empty: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+          version-file: "package.json"
+          output-file: "CHANGELOG.md"
+
+      - name: Create Github Release
+        id: release
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v2
+        if: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.skipped == 'false' }}
+        with:
+          name: "${{ steps.changelog.outputs.version }}"
+          tag: "${{ steps.changelog.outputs.version }}"
+          commit: ${{ github.sha }}
+          body: |
+            ## Changes in @salesforce/afv-skills
+
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.clean_changelog }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.IDEE_GH_TOKEN }}
+          skipIfReleaseExists: true
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        if: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.skipped == 'false' && steps.release.outputs.id != '' }}
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ~/.npmrc
+          npm publish --access public
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Notify cline-fork
+        if: ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.skipped == 'false' }}
+        uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.IDEE_GH_TOKEN }}
+          repository: forcedotcom/cline-fork
+          event-type: skills-released
+          client-payload: '{"version": "${{ steps.changelog.outputs.version }}"}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22b478c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+name: pr-validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, edited]
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  pr-validation:
+    uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/workflows/validatePR.yml@main
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-skills.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-skills.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c6a66cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-skills.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Validate Skills
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths: ['skills/**']
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: node scripts/validate-skills.js
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d0e11ad..10c91ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 {
-  "name": "afv-library",
-  "description": "AI prompts and rules library for Agentforce Vibes development",
-  "private": true,
+  "name": "@salesforce/afv-skills",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Salesforce skills for Agentforce Vibes",
+  "license": "Apache-2.0",
+  "files": [
+    "skills/*/"
+  ],
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@commitlint/cli": "^19.0.0",
+    "@commitlint/config-conventional": "^19.0.0",
     "@salesforce/webapp-template-app-react-sample-b2e-experimental": "*",
     "@salesforce/webapp-template-app-react-sample-b2x-experimental": "*"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/validate-skills.js b/scripts/validate-skills.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f6ea89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/validate-skills.js
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// Validates the skills/ directory structure and SKILL.md format.
+// Exits with code 1 if any violations are found.
+
+const fs = require("fs")
+const path = require("path")
+
+const SKILLS_DIR = path.join(__dirname, "..", "skills")
+
+let errors = []
+let checked = 0
+
+function parseFrontmatter(content) {
+  const match = content.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/)
+  if (!match) return null
+  const raw = match[1]
+  const result = {}
+  for (const line of raw.split(/\r?\n/)) {
+    const colonIdx = line.indexOf(":")
+    if (colonIdx === -1) continue
+    const key = line.slice(0, colonIdx).trim()
+    const value = line.slice(colonIdx + 1).trim()
+    result[key] = value
+  }
+  return result
+}
+
+function getFrontmatterEnd(content) {
+  const match = content.match(/^---\r?\n[\s\S]*?\r?\n---\r?\n?/)
+  if (!match) return -1
+  return match[0].length
+}
+
+const topLevelEntries = fs.readdirSync(SKILLS_DIR)
+
+for (const entry of topLevelEntries) {
+  const entryPath = path.join(SKILLS_DIR, entry)
+  const stat = fs.statSync(entryPath)
+
+  if (!stat.isDirectory()) {
+    errors.push(`Loose file in skills/: ${entry} (expected only directories)`)
+    continue
+  }
+
+  const skillMdPath = path.join(entryPath, "SKILL.md")
+  if (!fs.existsSync(skillMdPath)) {
+    errors.push(`Missing SKILL.md in skills/${entry}/`)
+    continue
+  }
+
+  // Check for nested subdirectories that also contain SKILL.md
+  const subEntries = fs.readdirSync(entryPath)
+  for (const sub of subEntries) {
+    const subPath = path.join(entryPath, sub)
+    if (fs.statSync(subPath).isDirectory()) {
+      const nestedSkillMd = path.join(subPath, "SKILL.md")
+      if (fs.existsSync(nestedSkillMd)) {
+        errors.push(
+          `Nested skill detected: skills/${entry}/${sub}/SKILL.md — skill directories must be exactly one level deep under skills/`
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Validate SKILL.md frontmatter and body
+  const content = fs.readFileSync(skillMdPath, "utf8")
+
+  const frontmatter = parseFrontmatter(content)
+  if (!frontmatter) {
+    errors.push(`skills/${entry}/SKILL.md: missing or malformed YAML frontmatter (expected --- ... --- block at top)`)
+    continue
+  }
+
+  if (!frontmatter.name) {
+    errors.push(`skills/${entry}/SKILL.md: missing "name" field in frontmatter`)
+  } else if (frontmatter.name !== entry) {
+    errors.push(
+      `skills/${entry}/SKILL.md: "name" field ("${frontmatter.name}") does not match directory name ("${entry}")`
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (!frontmatter.description || frontmatter.description.trim() === "") {
+    errors.push(`skills/${entry}/SKILL.md: missing or empty "description" field in frontmatter`)
+  }
+
+  const frontmatterEnd = getFrontmatterEnd(content)
+  const body = frontmatterEnd !== -1 ? content.slice(frontmatterEnd).trim() : ""
+  if (!body) {
+    errors.push(`skills/${entry}/SKILL.md: body (instructions after frontmatter) is empty`)
+  }
+
+  checked++
+}
+
+if (errors.length > 0) {
+  console.error(`\nSkill validation failed with ${errors.length} error(s):\n`)
+  for (const err of errors) {
+    console.error(`  ✗ ${err}`)
+  }
+  console.error("")
+  process.exit(1)
+} else {
+  console.log(`Skill validation passed: ${checked} skill(s) checked.`)
+}