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To ensure an assistant checks for workflow rules before responding, use mandatory skill discovery to verify and load any applicable skill first. This mechanism prevents blind responses by forcing the assistant to identify relevant execution rules or platform-specific tool mappings before taking any action.

Mandatory skill discovery is the process of verifying whether a relevant skill applies before generating any response. You need it for coding, documentation, or planning tasks to reduce wasted work, enforce consistent behavior, and catch missed workflow rules even when the task seems simple.

Yes, you can translate Claude Code tool references for Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, Hermes, Qoder, Codex, and Pi. Cross-platform guidance maps Claude Code conventions to the equivalent tools in supported environments so the assistant executes tasks correctly on your specific platform.

To handle instruction priority when a loaded skill conflicts with user requests, the skill follows its own rules while still honoring higher-priority user instructions. The assistant activates the correct skill first but respects your direct overrides to maintain the desired workflow balance.

Yes, prompt routing works across different coding assistant platforms through cross-platform tool translation. It maps Claude Code tool references to equivalent tools in Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, Hermes, Qoder, Codex, and Pi, ensuring workflow guidance applies regardless of the environment.

Your assistant misses workflow rules because it responds blindly without checking if a relevant skill exists first. Activating mandatory skill discovery before taking action forces the assistant to identify and load applicable skills, reducing inconsistent behavior and missed execution rules.