| name | Getting Started with Skills |
| description | Skills wiki intro - mandatory workflows, search tool, brainstorming triggers |
| when_to_use | when starting any conversation |
| version | 4.0.2 |
Getting Started with Skills
Critical Rules
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Use Read tool before announcing skill usage. The session-start hook does NOT read skills for you. Announcing without calling Read = lying.
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Follow mandatory workflows. Brainstorming before coding. Check for skills before ANY task.
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Create TodoWrite todos for checklists. Mental tracking = steps get skipped. Every time.
Mandatory Workflow: Before ANY Task
1. Check skills list at session start, or run find-skills [PATTERN] to filter.
2. If relevant skill exists, YOU MUST use it:
- Use Read tool with full path:
${SUPERPOWERS_SKILLS_ROOT}/skills/category/skill-name/SKILL.md
- Read ENTIRE file, not just frontmatter
- Announce: "I've read [Skill Name] skill and I'm using it to [purpose]"
- Follow it exactly
Don't rationalize:
- "I remember this skill" - Skills evolve. Read the current version.
- "Session-start showed it to me" - That was using-skills/SKILL.md only. Read the actual skill.