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making-skill-decisions

Enforce mandatory skill discovery and usage workflows before task execution.

Updated Aug 23, 2026
Search Tags:#automation#decision making#task management#productivity#skill management#governance#ai workflow
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/kidhardt/spanish-academic --skill making-skill-decisions
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: making-skill-decisions
Source: https://github.com/kidhardt/spanish-academic/tree/main/.claude/skills/making-skill-decisions
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/kidhardt/spanish-academic --skill making-skill-decisions

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill ensures consistent, high-quality AI interactions by enforcing mandatory workflows for skill discovery and usage. It prevents common AI "rationalizations" that lead to skipped steps, errors, and wasted time, guaranteeing that the AI always uses the best available tools and processes.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Mandatory Skill Protocol: Forces AI to identify, read, and announce relevant skills before any task.
  • Anti-Rationalization Guardrails: Identifies and counters common AI excuses for not using skills, ensuring adherence to best practices.
  • Checklist Enforcement: Mandates TodoWrite for all skill checklists, preventing skipped steps and ensuring thoroughness.
  • Use Case: When a user asks for a "simple fix," this skill ensures the AI doesn't jump straight to coding. Instead, it will first check for a relevant debugging or test-driven-development skill, read it, announce its usage, and then follow its structured process, preventing quick fixes that often lead to bigger problems.

Quick Start

I need to start a new task. Use the making-skill-decisions skill to ensure I follow the correct workflow.