Improve skill descriptions for better triggering and clarity#134
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Rewrite description and compatibility frontmatter across all three skills to reduce undertriggering, sharpen the boundary between docs (conceptual) and code-reference (producing/fixing code), and clarify that the mslearn CLI is a first-class alternative to the MCP server. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Updates the frontmatter description/compatibility metadata for the Microsoft skills to improve skill triggering and clarify when to use each skill versus the others.
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- Rewrites the
descriptionfrontmatter in the three skills to be more explicit about when they should trigger (concepts vs code vs skill scaffolding). - Updates
compatibilityfrontmatter to position the Microsoft Learn MCP server andmslearnCLI as equivalent options.
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| skills/microsoft-skill-creator/SKILL.md | Updates skill frontmatter to trigger on “create/scaffold a skill” phrasing and clarifies CLI vs MCP compatibility. |
| skills/microsoft-docs/SKILL.md | Updates skill frontmatter to bias toward conceptual/docs queries and clarifies CLI vs MCP compatibility. |
| skills/microsoft-code-reference/SKILL.md | Updates skill frontmatter to bias toward code-writing/debugging/reference tasks and clarifies CLI vs MCP compatibility. |
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Matches the "CLI Alternative" body sections which already frame the CLI as a fallback when the MCP server is unavailable. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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descriptionfrontmatter across all three skills to be more concise and "pushier," reducing undertriggeringmicrosoft-docs(understanding concepts) andmicrosoft-code-reference(producing/fixing code) with explicit closing sentencescompatibilityto clarify the mslearn CLI is a first-class alternative to the MCP server, not just a fallback, and soften "Requires" to "Uses" to avoid gatingTest plan
microsoft-docsmicrosoft-code-referencemicrosoft-skill-creatortriggers on casual phrasing like "make a skill for X"🤖 Generated with Claude Code