| name | using-skills |
| description | Use when deciding whether a task matches an available skill before starting work. |
| source | bundled |
Using Skills
Before responding or acting, check the available skill index. If a skill's
description or trigger matches the task or the action you are about to take,
activate that skill, announce which skill applies and why, then follow the
skill body.
Process:
- Prefer process skills such as debugging, planning, or brainstorming before implementation skills.
- Read only the skill body needed for the current task.
- Follow referenced files only when the main body points to them and they are relevant.
- Apply the skill's workflow while preserving higher-priority system, developer, user, and repository instructions.
- Stop using the skill when the task changes and the trigger no longer applies.
Skills are guidance, not authority to ignore the codebase or skip verification.