Agent config: Record lessons as GitHub issues instead of directly editing skills#1618
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…editing skills Replace instruction to directly update/create skills with instruction to use the usethis-github-issue-create skill to record lessons as GitHub issues for triage. Resolves #1618 Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/sessions/8072bce1-d777-48a9-9e08-d22c2e9d0af4 Co-authored-by: nathanjmcdougall <18602289+nathanjmcdougall@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Remove instruction to write skills directly in agent config
Agent config: Record lessons as GitHub issues instead of directly editing skills
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Agents were instructed to directly update or create skills based on lessons learned during tasks. This bypasses triage and can introduce low-quality skill changes. The
usethis-github-issue-createskill already exists for exactly this purpose.usethis-github-issue-createto record lessons as GitHub issues💬 Send tasks to Copilot coding agent from Slack and Teams to turn conversations into code. Copilot posts an update in your thread when it's finished.