fix: YAML-quote frontmatter description values#96
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fix: YAML-quote frontmatter description values#96
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Description values containing colons, backticks, and other YAML-special characters (e.g. "Run `app ping --help` for usage details.") break frontmatter parsing when left unquoted. This adds a `yamlQuote()` helper that wraps the value in double quotes when it contains any character that needs escaping, and strips quotes when reading the description back in index.json generation.
The frontmatter description was built via string concatenation, which produces invalid YAML when the value contains colon-space sequences (e.g. "Use key: value"). Instead of hand-rolling quoting logic, use the `yaml` package (already a dependency) to serialize frontmatter and parse it back in index.json generation. This handles all YAML edge cases correctly.
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Summary
descriptionwas built via string concatenation, which produces invalid YAML when the value contains colon-space sequences (e.g."Use key: value for precision")Skill.tswithyamlStringify()from theyamlpackage (already a dependency) — handles all YAML quoting edge cases correctlyCli.tsindex.json generation withyamlParse()for correct roundtrippingBefore (broken)
YAML parsers interpret
key: valueas a nested mapping → parse error.After (correct)
The
yamllibrary quotes only when necessary and handles all edge cases (escaped quotes, special characters, etc.).Test plan
yamllibrary output matches original for safe values)YAML-quotes description containing colon-space