# SKILL.md Refactoring Summary

**Date:** 2025-11-14
**Version Change:** 1.0.0 → 1.1.0
**Skill:** agents

## Changes Applied

### Pattern 2: Converted "## Best Practices" to Imperative Form
- **Before:** "## Best Practices" with subsections containing mixed Do's/Don'ts
- **After:** "## Structure Standards Application" with imperative "When X" format

#### Keep Root Thin
- **Before:** "Good" and "Bloated" examples with checkmarks/X marks
- **After:** "When creating root AGENTS.md files" with action-oriented instructions
- Converted positive examples to directives
- Converted negative examples to avoidance instructions

#### Scope Appropriately
- **Before:** "Create scoped files for:" with bullet list
- **After:** "When determining scope boundaries" with action-oriented guidance
- Same content, imperative presentation

#### Auto-Extract Commands
- **Before:** "Don't manually write commands if they exist in:"
- **After:** "When extracting commands, automate extraction from:"
- Positive framing with clear directive

## Impact Analysis

**Readability:** Improved - clearer action-oriented instructions
**Consistency:** Aligned with skill-creator best practices
**Usability:** Enhanced - readers know when and how to apply each pattern
**Structure:** Maintained all examples while improving presentation

## Files Modified

- `/SKILL.md` (lines 1-400)

## Verification

- Version number updated in YAML frontmatter: ✓
- Best Practices converted to imperative form: ✓
- All guidance remains intact: ✓
- No broken internal references: ✓