Claude skill descriptions should be routing rules, not summaries
socialwithaayan · x · 2026-07-24
A thread on rewriting Claude skill descriptions as routing rules rather than summaries.
- The description should include the exact phrases users actually say, including casual variants and slash commands.
- It should state one clear output-focused purpose and avoid vague prose.
- The goal is to make the skill fire reliably before the body is even loaded.
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