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fix(skills): audit skill descriptions to trigger-only format#85

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@dean0x dean0x commented Mar 6, 2026

Summary

Rewrites 12 skill descriptions from process/workflow summaries to trigger-only format ("This skill should be used when..."). This prevents Claude from treating description text as instructions, which could bypass the actual SKILL.md flowcharts.

Adds a "Description Rules" section to docs/reference/skills-architecture.md documenting the required format for future skill authors.

Changes

12 SKILL.md description rewrites (in shared/skills/):

  • architecture-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • complexity-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • consistency-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • database-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • dependencies-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • documentation-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • performance-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • regression-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • security-patterns - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • review-methodology - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • self-review - was process summary, now trigger-only
  • test-driven-development - was multi-line process summary, now single-line trigger-only

Documentation:

  • Added "Description Rules" section to docs/reference/skills-architecture.md with format rules, good/bad examples table, and updated template

Test plan

  • npm run build passes (skills distributed to 17 plugins)
  • npm test passes (178/178 tests, 0 regressions)
  • Verified only description: lines changed in SKILL.md files (no other content modified)

Closes #82

Rewrites 12 skill descriptions from process summaries to trigger-only format.
Descriptions now start with "This skill should be used when..." to prevent
Claude from treating descriptions as instructions.

Closes #82
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