Skill Craft

Author Agent Skills. Default mode is write. Review mode runs only on explicit request. Do not start a review because a skill file is open or a diff looks skill-related.

Bold terms in the writing principles are defined in references/GLOSSARY.md. Load it when a term needs the full meaning.

write (default)

Writing or editing a skill, including the skill description: invocation, information hierarchy, when to split, pruning, leading words, failure modes.

Load references/writing-principles.md.

distill

A URL, article, repo, transcript, book, paper, or other source should become a skill ("make a skill from this", "distill into a skill", "turn this repo/article into a skill").

Load references/distill.md. It applies the writing principles. Concrete before/after examples: references/distill-examples.md. Packaging mechanics: skill-creator if installed.

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