May 6, 2026 · 10 min read
Claude Code Skill Design: One Complex Skill or Several Simple Ones?
May 6, 2026 · 11 min read
Claude Code Skills: The Two-Copy Rule for Repeated Instructions
May 4, 2026 · 10 min read
Claude Code Skills: Institutional Knowledge vs Duplicate Knowledge
May 4, 2026 · 10 min read
What Makes a Good Claude Code Skill vs a Mediocre One?
Apr 21, 2026 · 9 min read
Why Is Building a Skill Before Getting Design Approval Risky?
Apr 21, 2026 · 11 min read
What Exactly Is the 'Prompt in a Trenchcoat' Anti-Pattern and How Do You Recognize It in Your Own Skills?
Apr 21, 2026 · 9 min read
How Do I Know If My Skill Is Over-Engineered for Its Task?
Apr 21, 2026 · 9 min read
At What Point Does Adding More Rules to a Skill Start Making It Worse?
Apr 21, 2026 · 10 min read
Output Contract: Why You Must Define What Your Claude Code Skill Produces
Apr 21, 2026 · 12 min read
What Is an Output Contract in a Claude Code Skill?
Apr 21, 2026 · 20 min read
Claude Code Skills: 20 Anti-Patterns That Kill Production Builds
Apr 16, 2026 · 21 min read
The SKILL.md Description Field: The One Line That Makes or Breaks Your Skill
Apr 16, 2026 · 11 min read
Why Can't I Just Put Everything in One Big SKILL.md File?