Emphasize the need to use usethis-skills-modify when editing skill files#1743
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- Update usethis-skills-modify description to explain what it enforces - Add ALWAYS instruction in AGENTS.md Generally Important Instructions - Add "Modifying agent skills" section in usethis-agents skill - Update docs/skills-directory.txt to reflect new description Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/sessions/1181e80d-83df-4277-849f-75e7ac67b241 Co-authored-by: nathanjmcdougall <18602289+nathanjmcdougall@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Update AGENTS.md to emphasize need for agent-skills-modify skill
Emphasize the need to use Apr 1, 2026
usethis-skills-modify when editing skill files
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…tive "ALWAYS use" Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/sessions/458d408f-c661-4209-ae2a-a0143f989f7c Co-authored-by: nathanjmcdougall <18602289+nathanjmcdougall@users.noreply.github.com>
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Agents were modifying skill files directly without invoking
usethis-skills-modify, leading to missing version bumps and scope drift (seen in #1737). The skill's generic description ("Modify agent skills") didn't convey why it's mandatory.usethis-skills-modifydescription (v1.2→1.4): Changed to "Enforce version bumping, scope checking, and content quality guidelines when modifying SKILL.md files" to clearly convey the skill's purposeAGENTS.mdGenerally Important Instructions: Added explicit ALWAYS bullet requiringusethis-skills-modifyfor skill edits andusethis-skills-createfor new skillsusethis-agentsskill (v1.0→1.1): Added "Modifying agent skills" section reinforcing the same requirement with rationaledocs/skills-directory.txt: Updated to match new description (synced to AGENTS.md)