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To enforce skill invocation before a response, configure a mandatory instruction hierarchy requiring the AI to call the Skill tool at the start of every conversation. This guarantees compliance with skill-driven workflows and prevents unintended prompt behavior.

Pre-response skill invocation is a governance mechanism ensuring an AI checks for applicable skills before answering user requests. It defaults to skill-driven actions across all conversation contexts to maintain strict instruction-following and prompt safety.

Set up an instruction hierarchy by defining a frontmatter with a name and description, then specifying prioritization rules. This hierarchy governs when and how to execute skills, always deferring to direct user instructions when applicable.

No, mandatory skill invocation does not override user instructions. The defined instruction hierarchy includes prioritization rules that always defer to explicit user instructions when applicable, balancing automated skill governance with user control.

Your AI workflow skips applicable skills because it lacks a mandatory pre-response invocation rule. Implementing a default skill-driven action policy ensures the AI evaluates and applies relevant skills before generating any conversational response.