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skill-lifeguard
Use when a skill is brittle, drifting, repeatedly failing, or needs a Reliable Skill Contract. Trigger for phrases like skill lifeguard, reliable skill, self-maintaining skill, negative examples, verification checkpoints, drift signals, replay hooks, or failure log to skill patch. Audits or patches skills so high-value workflows include explicit forbidden behaviors, checkpoints, machine-checkable done conditions, replay or smoke hooks, and drift detection.
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# Skill Lifeguard
Use this skill to make an existing or new skill self-maintaining enough for real
agent work. It complements `skill-audit` and `skill-creator`: use this skill for
the reliability contract, then use those skills for library fit and authoring.
Read `references/examples.md` when you need example contract wording. Use
`assets/reliable-contract-template.md` when drafting a reusable section.
## Reliable Skill Contract
Every high-value workflow skill should either include these five elements or
record why an element is intentionally deferred:
