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skill-update

Skill creation, update and management — generates skill directory structure, validates against best practices, enforces line count limits. Use when creating, updating, or improving skills.

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# Skill Update

Generate or refine Claude Code skills following Anthropic best practices.

## Hard caps (enforced by `scripts/skill_linter.py`)

- `SKILL.md` ≤ 150 lines
- `reference/*.md` ≤ 200 lines (`reference/scenarios/*.md` ≤ 400 lines)
- `README.md` ≤ 100 lines
- Every `SKILL.md` has YAML frontmatter with `name` + `description`
- No `DO NOT` / `MUST NOT` / `NEVER` outside an `## Anti-Patterns` section
- No challenge-specific identifiers (machine names, lab IDs, lab IPs, preserved flags)
- Every Markdown link resolves to an existing file
- Every reference file is linked from at least one other file (no orphans)