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# Skill design management

> Scenarios for continuing to develop and manage skills that are already in production.

Choose one of the following scenarios for developing and managing skills that are already in production.

* **[Standalone skills](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/standalone-skills)** — Develop standalone [Classification](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/classification/classification-skill) and [Document](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/document/document-skill) skills without relying on documents processed by an in-production skill. Users access the skills via API and connectors.

* **[Process skill scenario](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/process-skill-scenario)** — Develop a [Process skill](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/process/process-skill) that references Classification or Document skills. Users access the Process skill via API and connectors, and can upload documents through a shared folder or email.

  This scenario fits when you want to:

  * Accumulate documents processed by Manual Review Operators and use them to train the skill.
  * Switch between different Classification and Document skills (rather than between skill versions).

* **[Separate environments for testing and production](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/continued-development)** — Manage skill development across dedicated testing and production environments.

<Tip>
  Unsure which scenario fits? See [Switch between skills and skill versions](/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/switching-skills) for a side-by-side comparison of skill version management across scenarios.
</Tip>

## Related topics

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Standalone skills scenario" icon="cube" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/standalone-skills">
    Develop Classification or Document skills used directly via API or connectors.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Process skill scenario" icon="diagram-project" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/process-skill-scenario">
    Develop Classification or Document skills referenced by a Process skill.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Continued development using separate environments" icon="server" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/continued-development">
    Develop and tune skills in a sandbox before transferring to production.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Switch between skills and skill versions" icon="arrows-rotate" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-designer/skill-design/switching-skills">
    Compare how to switch between skills based on how users access them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Skill versions" icon="clock-rotate-left" href="/vantage/documentation/skill-versions">
    How Vantage versions skills and how to view, edit, and delete versions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>