Strip execution fields from public skillshelf.yaml sidecars#82
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The execution layer (inputs, runtime, output, faq) has moved to private configs in the site repo as part of the public/private sidecar split. Public sidecars now contain only catalog metadata: version, category, level, primitive, platforms, tags, author, dates, and certified. Fields removed from all 19 skills: - conversation_starter (moved to SKILL.md conversation flow) - faq (moved to private execution config) - consumes (replaced by skill_output inputs in execution config) - input_schema (replaced by inputs in execution config) - output_schema (replaced by output in execution config) Also updates: - validate_skillshelf_metadata.py: remove consumes/conversation_starter validation - benchmark/loader.py: remove conversation_starter reading from sidecar - CONTRIBUTING.md: rewrite field tables to catalog-only fields - skillshelf-yaml-reference.md: remove Conversation Starter and Consumes sections - skill-authoring-guide.md: replace conversation_starter guidance - conventions-checklist.md: remove faq checkbox Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The sidecar was accumulating fields that duplicate information already in the SKILL.md body or that are better managed by the website. This strips it to catalog-only metadata: version, category, level, primitive, platforms, tags, author, dates, and certified. Fields removed from all 19 skills: - conversation_starter (defined in the SKILL.md conversation flow) - faq (managed by the website) - consumes (managed by the website) - input_schema (removed, loosely typed and unused) - output_schema (removed, loosely typed and unused) Also updates: - validate_skillshelf_metadata.py: remove consumes/conversation_starter validation - benchmark/loader.py: remove conversation_starter reading from sidecar - CONTRIBUTING.md: rewrite field tables to catalog-only fields - skillshelf-yaml-reference.md: remove Conversation Starter and Consumes sections - skill-authoring-guide.md: replace conversation_starter guidance - conventions-checklist.md: remove faq checkbox Co-authored-by: Tim Petrella <tpetrella@gmail.com> Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
conversation_starter,faq,consumes,input_schema, andoutput_schemafrom all 19 publicskillshelf.yamlfilesbenchmark/loader.pyto stop readingconversation_starterfrom the sidecarCONTRIBUTING.mdfield tables and example to reflect catalog-only metadataskillshelf-yaml-reference.md(both write-skill and adapt-skill copies)conversation_starterguidance inskill-authoring-guide.mdfaqcheckbox fromconventions-checklist.mdWhy
The sidecar was accumulating fields that duplicate information already in the SKILL.md body or that are better managed by the website. Stripping it to catalog-only metadata keeps the contributor surface simple: category, level, platforms, tags, author, version.
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python scripts/validate_skillshelf_metadata.py skills/*/passes (19 skills, exit 0)🤖 Generated with Claude Code