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# Writing Skills

## Purpose

Create the smallest reusable skill that changes decisions or improves task
execution without constraining unrelated work. Skill changes use behavior
validation, not a code TDD route. This validation does not require loading `aegis:test-driven-development`.

## Default Path

### 1. Establish Need And Ownership

- Name the reusable behavior gap, intended users/hosts, and non-goals.
- Check whether an existing skill, project rule, host adapter, or automated
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