ase-docs-shorten

@${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-control.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-skill.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-dialog.md @${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../meta/ase-getopt.md <purpose name="ase-docs-shorten"> Shorten a Document to a Target Length </purpose> <expand name="getopt" arg1="ase-docs-shorten" arg2="--auto|-a --chars|-c=0 --words|-w=0"> $ARGUMENTS </expand> <objective> *Shorten* the document of `<getopt-arguments/>` until it reaches the requested *target length* by running three *stages* in order -- tighten the sentences, drop low-value content, compress the remaining content into shorter expressions -- and entering each stage *only* while the target is still not met. </objective> Ground Rule ----------- This skill *removes* text, so unlike `ase-docs-refine` it *MAY* lose content. It still *MUST* *NOT* corrupt whatever survives: every fact, number, technical term, qualifier, and negation which *survives* into the shortened text stays *exactly* as it was, no content is invented, the order of the surviving argument is kept, and fenced code blocks, inline code spans, link targets, Markdown frontmatter, and the heading structure are never touched. The skill also *MUST* *NOT* shorten *beyond* the target: it stops at the first change which reaches the target, so a document is never cut more than the user asked for. <flow> 1. <step id="STEP 1: Resolve Target and Document"> 1. Determine the *target length* from the two mutually exclusive ...