Add global config pass-through avoidance guidance to function design skill#1638
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…skill Add a new section to usethis-python-functions/SKILL.md explaining that non-CLI functions must not accept usethis_config attributes (backend, offline, frozen, etc.) as parameters. Instead, they should access the global usethis_config object directly or use helpers like get_backend(). Includes a concrete code example showing the bad (pass-through) and good (direct access) patterns. Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/sessions/1b089757-c6c2-4aae-8a05-0108c7d528a5 Co-authored-by: nathanjmcdougall <18602289+nathanjmcdougall@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Refactor agent config to avoid pass-through variables
Add global config pass-through avoidance guidance to function design skill
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Non-CLI functions were accepting
usethis_configattributes (e.g.backend,offline) as parameters and threading them through call chains. This should be documented as an anti-pattern in agent skills so future code generation avoids it.usethis-python-functions/SKILL.mddocumenting that non-CLI functions must accessusethis_configdirectly rather than accepting its attributes as parameters_ui/interface/) should accept these parameters, to bridge the CLI framework intousethis_config.set()⚡ Quickly spin up Copilot coding agent tasks from anywhere on your macOS or Windows machine with Raycast.