Distributed Lock
This skill establishes a distributed lock to prevent concurrent modifications of shared resources, ensuring data integrity and reliable operations.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add distributed-lock npx -- -y @trustedskills/distributed-lock
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"distributed-lock": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/distributed-lock"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill provides a mechanism for acquiring and releasing distributed locks. It ensures that only one AI agent can access or modify a shared resource at any given time, preventing conflicts and data corruption in concurrent operations. The lock is managed across multiple agents, enabling coordination in distributed systems.
When to use it
- Resource Coordination: Preventing two agents from simultaneously updating the same database record.
- Sequential Processing: Ensuring tasks are executed in a specific order by only allowing one agent to proceed at a time.
- Critical Section Protection: Protecting sensitive operations, like file modifications or API calls, from interference.
- Preventing Race Conditions: Guaranteeing consistent results when multiple agents interact with the same data concurrently.
Key capabilities
- Acquire lock
- Release lock
Example prompts
- "Acquire a lock named 'my_resource'."
- "Release the lock named 'my_resource'."
- "Check if I currently hold the lock named 'data_update'."
Tips & gotchas
The skill requires a shared storage mechanism (e.g., Redis, ZooKeeper) for lock management; ensure this dependency is available and configured correctly before use. Failure to release locks can lead to deadlocks, so proper error handling and timeout mechanisms are crucial.
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