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Workflow activation requires strict adherence to skill priority by checking for relevant skills before any reply or task execution. This prevents missed activation by forcing the assistant to detect and follow applicable workflows first.

Subagents must follow subagent-handling guidance that preserves user instructions and safety limits. They apply strict skill priority rules to ensure the correct specialized workflow is activated and maintained throughout the task execution.

Yes, cross-platform tool mapping translates Claude Code skill tooling into Codex or Gemini equivalents. This ensures consistent workflow activation and skill execution across different assistant platforms while preserving platform-specific behavior.

The instruction hierarchy clarifies how to prioritize user instructions, skill guidance, and platform behavior. It ensures user instructions and safety limits are preserved while allowing skill guidance to override default platform behavior during workflow execution.

When starting a new conversation or switching to a specialized task, run a skill discovery check before replying. This verifies whether another skill applies and ensures the assistant activates and follows the correct workflow consistently.

Yes, skill activation checks apply to conversational tasks, clarifying questions, and multi-skill workflows. You must verify whether a relevant skill applies before generating any response, including simple clarifications, to maintain workflow consistency.