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SKILL.md instructions
Inspect only the files needed to establish the current behavior. Preserve
unrelated user changes, make the smallest coherent edit that satisfies the
request, and validate the affected behavior before reporting the result.
Use when a superpowers session went wrong and your human partner wants to know why — repeated work, ignored plans, stumbles, poor results, a skill that didn't fire, "it took too long", "why is it so…
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions