How to split Claude skill logic between the body and reference files
socialwithaayan · x · 2026-07-24
A thread on splitting Claude skill knowledge across the body and reference files so the skill stays lightweight.
- Put only instructions that every run needs in the body.
- Move long examples, lookup material, style banks, and other conditional content into reference files.
- The author frames the choice as a size-and-usage test: if not every run needs it, it probably should not live in the body.
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