Dormant Features: IP Packages

Dormant since 2026-07

The .ip.yaml bundle format and ipman pack predate the current model. Today the shareable unit is the project's own ip.yaml + ip.lock (committed to the repo; restored with ipman sync). pack/install still execute but are hidden from --help. Content below is kept as reference for the dormant surface.

Intelligence Packages (.ip.yaml) bundle skills into distributable collections.

Pack

ipman pack --name my-kit --version 1.0.0
ipman pack --name my-kit --version 1.0.0 --description "My toolkit" --output my-kit.ip.yaml
ipman pack --name my-kit --version 2.0.0 --force  # overwrite existing

Install from IP File

ipman install my-kit.ip.yaml
ipman install my-kit.ip.yaml --dry-run

File Format

See the IP Package Spec for the full YAML schema.

# IpMan Intelligence Package
name: my-kit
version: "1.0.0"
description: "My skill collection"
skills:
  - name: web-scraper
    version: "d5c15b861cd2"
  - name: css-helper
    version: "1.0.0"
dependencies:
  - name: base-utils
    version: ">=1.0.0"

The version field on skills is optional — it records the installed version at pack time for reproducibility. ipman pack captures it automatically from the agent CLI.