Add agent guidance on prek exit codes and output truncation#1718
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…ecks skill Update the usethis-qa-static-checks skill (v1.8 → v1.9) with a new "How to run prek correctly" section that instructs agents to: - Never truncate prek output (no tail/head piping) - Use the exit code as the source of truth for pass/fail Resolves #1632 Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/sessions/f6f35d59-1dc0-4c13-87a8-d695523e7efc Co-authored-by: nathanjmcdougall <18602289+nathanjmcdougall@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update agent config to discourage truncated prek outputs
Add agent guidance on prek exit codes and output truncation
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uv run --frozen prek -a 2>&1 | tail -30, truncating output that hid hook failures and leading to a false-positive conclusion that checks passed.usethis-qa-static-checksskill (v1.8 → v1.9):tail,head, etc.