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Hugo Nijhuis 7406517cd9 refactor: migrate commands to user-invocable skills
Claude Code has unified commands into skills with the user-invocable
frontmatter field. This migration:

- Converts 20 commands to skills with user-invocable: true
- Consolidates docs into single writing-capabilities.md
- Rewrites capability-writing skill for unified model
- Updates CLAUDE.md, Makefile, and other references
- Removes commands/ directory

Skills now have two types:
- user-invocable: true - workflows users trigger with /name
- user-invocable: false - background knowledge auto-loaded

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-11 16:39:55 +01:00

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# Learnings
This folder captures learnings from retrospectives and day-to-day work. Learnings serve three purposes:
1. **Historical record**: What we learned and when
2. **Governance reference**: Why we work the way we do
3. **Encoding source**: Input that gets encoded into skills and agents
## The Learning Flow
```
Experience → Learning captured → Encoded into system → Knowledge is actionable
Stays here for:
- Historical reference
- Governance validation
- Periodic review
```
Learnings are **not** the final destination. They are inputs that get encoded into skills and agents where Claude can actually use them. But we keep the learning file as a record of *why* we encoded what we did.
## Writing a Learning
Create a new file: `YYYY-MM-DD-short-title.md`
Use this template:
```markdown
# [Title]
**Date**: YYYY-MM-DD
**Context**: What triggered this learning (task, incident, observation)
## Learning
The insight we gained. Be specific and actionable.
## Encoded In
Where this learning has been (or will be) encoded:
- `skills/xxx/SKILL.md` - What was added/changed
- `agents/xxx/AGENT.md` - What was added/changed
If not yet encoded, note: "Pending: Issue #XX"
## Governance
What this learning means for how we work going forward. This is the "why" that justifies the encoding.
```
## Encoding Process
1. **Capture the learning** in this folder
2. **Create an issue** to encode it into the appropriate location
3. **Update the skill/agent** with the encoded knowledge
4. **Update the learning file** with the "Encoded In" references
The goal: Claude should be able to *use* the learning, not just *read* about it.
## What Gets Encoded Where
| Learning Type | Encode In |
|---------------|-----------|
| How to use a tool | `skills/` (background skill) |
| Workflow improvement | `skills/` (user-invocable skill) |
| Subtask behavior | `agents/` |
| Organization belief | `manifesto.md` |
| Product direction | `vision.md` (in product repo) |
## Periodic Review
Periodically review learnings to:
- Verify encoded locations still reflect the learning
- Check if governance is still being followed
- Identify patterns across multiple learnings
- Archive or update outdated learnings
## Naming Convention
Files follow the pattern: `YYYY-MM-DD-short-kebab-title.md`
Examples:
- `2024-01-15-always-use-comments-flag.md`
- `2024-01-20-verify-before-cleanup.md`
- `2024-02-01-small-prs-merge-faster.md`