skill-gardening

Manage agent skill lifecycles through creation, improvement, and pruning workflows with regression testing.

Updated Apr 30, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/kazukitcy/skills --skill skill-gardening
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Skill: skill-gardening
Source: https://github.com/kazukitcy/skills/tree/main/skill-gardening
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/kazukitcy/skills --skill skill-gardening

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This skill addresses the accumulation of stale, redundant, or ineffective agent instructions, ensuring your skill portfolio remains lean, performant, and reliable over time.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Creation Gate: Validates whether a new capability should be a skill, an extension, or a different enforcement tier, preventing unnecessary bloat.
  • Improvement Workflow: Provides a structured, evidence-based process to fix misfiring or underperforming skills by classifying failures and applying targeted, minimal edits.
  • Pruning Pass: Automates the recurring review of the entire portfolio to identify and remove sediment, duplication, and sprawl, ensuring descriptions remain accurate routing contracts.

Quick Start

Use the skill-gardening skill to perform a pruning pass on the current portfolio to identify and remove redundant or stale instructions.

Frequently Asked Questions about skill-gardening

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I manage agent skill lifecycle and remove stale instructions?

Managing agent skill lifecycle involves systematic creation, improvement, and pruning workflows to remove stale instructions. This prevents portfolio bloat by ensuring descriptions remain accurate routing contracts and applying evidence-based regression testing.

What is the best way to prevent redundant agent skills from accumulating?

Preventing redundant agent skills requires a creation gate to validate whether a capability should be a new skill or an extension. A recurring pruning pass then identifies and removes sediment, duplication, and sprawl from the portfolio.

How do I fix underperforming agent skills using an evidence-based workflow?

Fixing underperforming agent skills requires an improvement workflow that classifies failures using a taxonomy and applies targeted, minimal edits. This process enforces verification protocols to ensure all changes are regression-tested.

Does skill refactoring require adherence to a failure taxonomy?

Skill refactoring requires adherence to a failure taxonomy and verification protocols to ensure all changes are evidence-based. This structured approach maintains high-quality routing and rule compliance across complex portfolios.

When should I not use a dedicated skill for a new agent capability?

You should not use a dedicated skill when a creation gate determines the new capability is better suited as an extension or a different enforcement tier. This validation step prevents unnecessary portfolio bloat.