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To enforce skill tool invocation before any response, you need a process-enforcement mechanism that mandates pre-answer checks at the start of every conversation to determine and apply the appropriate skills prior to answering or clarifying.

Pre-answer skill discovery is the process of identifying applicable skills at the start of a conversation to guide decisions, ensuring responses align with skill-driven workflows and safety guardrails before any action is taken.

You set up mandatory skill checks by invoking the Skill tool at the beginning of a conversation, which proactively identifies and applies the appropriate skills before any reply or clarifying question is generated.

Yes, process enforcement applies safety guards before answering by enforcing mandatory Skill tool usage and clear guardrails that keep responses aligned with safety principles and skill-driven workflows.

You need to invoke skills before responding at the very start of every conversation, ensuring proactive identification and application of the appropriate skills prior to generating any reply or clarifying question.

A limitation of mandatory pre-answer skill invocation is that it strictly requires the Skill tool to be invoked and followed before any action, meaning no response or clarifying question can bypass this enforcement check.