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Create or update repository skills and instructions when major learnings are discovered during a session. Use when the user says "learn!", when a significant pattern or pitfall is identified, or when reusable domain knowledge should be captured for future sessions.
chapmanjw/clawdius · ★ 26 · AI & Automation · score 81
Install: claude install-skill chapmanjw/clawdius
<!-- Customize this skill and select save to override its behavior. Delete that copy to restore the built-in behavior. --> # Update Skills & Instructions When a major repository learning is discovered — a recurring pattern, a non-obvious pitfall, a crucial architectural constraint, or domain knowledge that would save future sessions significant time — capture it as a skill or instruction so it persists across sessions. ## When to Use - The user explicitly says **"learn!"** or asks to capture a learning - You discover a significant pattern or constraint that cost meaningful debugging time - You identify reusable domain knowledge that isn't documented anywhere in the repo - A correction from the user reveals a general principle worth preserving ## Decision: Skill vs Instruction vs Learning **Add a learning to an existing instruction** when: - The insight is small (1-4 sentences) and fits naturally into an existing instruction file - It refines or extends an existing guideline - Follow the pattern in `.github/instructions/learnings.instructions.md` **Create or update a skill** (`.github/skills/{name}/SKILL.md` or `.agents/skills/{name}/SKILL.md`) when: - The knowledge is substantial (multi-step procedure, detailed guidelines, or rich examples) - It covers a distinct domain area (e.g., "how to debug X", "patterns for Y") - Future sessions should be able to invoke it by name **Create or update an instruction** (`.github/instructions/{name}.instructions.md`) when: - The rul