Two Approaches Compared
🔀Decision Guide
Single Prompt File or Agentic Skills?
There are two ways to work through the House Building Logic with AI support. Both use the same methodology – but differ in tooling, flexibility, and technical setup.
- Single Prompt File – one file, any chatbot, get started immediately
- Agentic Skills – 23 specialized skills, callable individually and iteratively
📄Single Prompt File
A Markdown file as system prompt – AI assistant Estelle guides you through all rooms of the House Building Logic in a single conversation.
✓No setup – ready to use immediately
✓ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot & more
✓Entire process in one chat
~Linear guidance, less flexible
Ideal when …
- you're going through the process for the first time
- no technical setup is desired
- you want to develop the full model in one session
- you're working with a team in a workshop
⚡Agentic Skills
23 specialized skill files – each method callable individually, combinable, and integrable into workflows.
✓Individual methods callable on demand
✓Higher consistency & quality control
✓Iterative & parallel work possible
✓Compatible with AI agents & pipelines
~Requires Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf
Ideal when …
- you want to apply individual methods selectively
- you work iteratively and repeat methods
- you use Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf
- you integrate skills into workflows or pipelines
Quick Comparison
| Single Prompt File | Agentic Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool | Any chatbot | Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf |
| Setup | Upload file | Install skills once |
| Usage | Guided conversation | On-demand via command |
| Context window | One chat for everything | Focused per skill |
| Target audience | Beginners, quick start | Experienced, iterative work |