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Kieran Klaassen 4b0f058f2c refactor: Reduce core to 4 commands, extract workflow-automation and plugin-dev plugins
Based on PR feedback that 14 commands in core was too many:

- **compound-engineering-core** (14 agents, 4 commands, 5 skills)
  - Only 4 workflow commands: /workflows:plan, /workflows:review, /workflows:work, /workflows:compound
  - All code review agents stay in core (referenced by /workflows:review)

- **workflow-automation** (3 agents, 7 commands, 1 skill) - NEW
  - /resolve_pr_parallel, /plan_review, /resolve_parallel, /resolve_todo_parallel
  - /reproduce-bug, /triage, /changelog
  - bug-reproduction-validator, pr-comment-resolver, every-style-editor agents

- **plugin-dev** (3 commands, 2 skills) - NEW
  - /generate_command, /heal-skill, /create-agent-skill
  - skill-creator, create-agent-skills skills

All READMEs updated with "Works Best With" philosophy emphasizing that
core provides the foundation but real power comes from combining plugins.

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Workflow: Add a Reference to Existing Skill

<required_reading> Read these reference files NOW:

  1. references/recommended-structure.md
  2. references/skill-structure.md </required_reading>
## Step 1: Select the Skill
ls ~/.claude/skills/

Present numbered list, ask: "Which skill needs a new reference?"

Step 2: Analyze Current Structure

cat ~/.claude/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md
ls ~/.claude/skills/{skill-name}/references/ 2>/dev/null

Determine:

  • Has references/ folder? → Good, can add directly
  • Simple skill? → May need to create references/ first
  • What references exist? → Understand the knowledge landscape

Report current references to user.

Step 3: Gather Reference Requirements

Ask:

  • What knowledge should this reference contain?
  • Which workflows will use it?
  • Is this reusable across workflows or specific to one?

If specific to one workflow → Consider putting it inline in that workflow instead.

Step 4: Create the Reference File

Create references/{reference-name}.md:

Use semantic XML tags to structure the content:

<overview>
Brief description of what this reference covers
</overview>

<patterns>
## Common Patterns
[Reusable patterns, examples, code snippets]
</patterns>

<guidelines>
## Guidelines
[Best practices, rules, constraints]
</guidelines>

<examples>
## Examples
[Concrete examples with explanation]
</examples>

Step 5: Update SKILL.md

Add the new reference to <reference_index>:

**Category:** existing.md, new-reference.md

Step 6: Update Workflows That Need It

For each workflow that should use this reference:

  1. Read the workflow file
  2. Add to its <required_reading> section
  3. Verify the workflow still makes sense with this addition

Step 7: Verify

  • Reference file exists and is well-structured
  • Reference is in SKILL.md reference_index
  • Relevant workflows have it in required_reading
  • No broken references

<success_criteria> Reference addition is complete when:

  • Reference file created with useful content
  • Added to reference_index in SKILL.md
  • Relevant workflows updated to read it
  • Content is reusable (not workflow-specific) </success_criteria>