Move Development Skill

Write Move smart contracts on Sui. Follow these rules precisely. Move on Sui is not Aptos Move and is not Rust — do not apply patterns from those languages.

This skill routes to focused sub-skills. Load only the ones relevant to the current task.

Sub-skills

sui-move-setup — Package Setup, Building & Testing

Skill: sui-dev-tools:sui-move-setup Load when: creating a new Move package, configuring Move.toml, running sui move build or sui move test, writing tests, or unsure what patterns to avoid from other Move dialects. Covers: §1 Package Setup, §2 Building and Testing, §3 What Move on Sui is NOT.

sui-move-syntax — Language Syntax

Skill: sui-dev-tools:sui-move-syntax Load when: writing module declarations, imports, functions, enums, macros, or need guidance on visibility, mutability, method syntax, or comments. Covers: §1 Module Layout, §2 Mutability, §3 Visibility, §4 Method Syntax, §5 Enums, §6 Macros, §7 Comments.

sui-move-object — Object Model

Skill: sui-dev-tools:sui-move-object Load when: defining structs, choosing abilities (key/store/copy/drop), working with object ownership (transfer/share/freeze), naming conventions, or using dynamic fields. Covers: §1 Structs, §2 Object Abilities Cheat Sheet, §3 Dynamic Fields.

sui-move-patterns — Design Patterns

Skill: sui-dev-tools:sui-move-patterns Load when: emitting events, handling errors, implementing OTW or capability patterns, or designing composable/pure functions. Covers: §1 Events, §2 Error Handling, §3 One-Time Witness, §4 Capability Pattern, §5 Pure Functions.

sui-move-stdlib — Standard Library

Skill: sui-dev-tools:sui-move-stdlib Load when: working with strings, Coin/Balance, Option, addresses/IDs, vectors, or TxContext — the everyday Sui Move APIs. Covers: §1 Common Standard Library Patterns.

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