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Update the /essentials:sharpen skill based on new resources or requested changes.

Input: $ARGUMENTS

If $ARGUMENTS is empty, use AskUserQuestion to ask: "What would you like to improve? Provide a URL to a resource or describe a change."

Required: Either a URL to a resource or a description of a change to make.

Examples:

• /essentials:meta https://addyosmani.com/blog/ai-coding-workflow/
• /essentials:meta Add a phase for checking hook compatibility

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Skill Reference

Load for comprehensive quality criteria:

• ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../sharpen/reference.md - Quality checklists, anti-patterns, scoring
• ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../sharpen/patterns.md - Structural templates

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Execution

If URL provided

1. Fetch the resource using WebFetch
2. Extract relevant insights for Claude Code optimization:
   • Prompt engineering patterns
   • Agentic workflow best practices
   • Skill design principles
   • Quality gates or verification steps
3. Identify where insights apply in:
   • ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../sharpen/SKILL.md (main skill)
   • ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../sharpen/reference.md (quality checklists)
   • ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../sharpen/patterns.md (templates)
   • Other skills/agents if the pattern applies broadly
4. Present proposed changes with rationale
5. Apply changes after user approval

If change description provided

1. Read current files to understand context
2. Draft the change aligned with existing style
3. Present proposed change with rationale
4. Apply change after user approval

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Error Handling

• WebFetch fails: Report error, ask if user wants to provide content manually or try different URL
• Invalid URL format: Ask for corrected URL or switch to change description mode
• No relevant insights found: Report honestly, ask if user wants to search for related resources

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Output Format

## Source Analysis

**Input**: [URL or change description]
**Relevant insights**: [2-3 bullet points]

## Proposed Changes

### File: [path]

**Section**: [where]
**Change**: [what]
**Rationale**: [why this improves sharpen]

## Apply?

Use AskUserQuestion to confirm before making changes.

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Meta-Improvement Relationship

This skill creates a self-improving loop:

New insights → Update sharpen skill → Better checklists →
Better /essentials:sharpen evaluations → Higher quality artifacts

Scope of influence:

• Changes to SKILL.md checklists affect how ALL future artifacts are scored
• Changes to patterns.md templates affect how ALL future artifacts are structured
• Changes to sharpen.md affect the optimization workflow itself

Implication: Be thoughtful about skill changes. They have system-wide effects.

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Verification Phase

After applying changes:

1. Re-read modified files to confirm changes applied correctly
2. Score against checklists from sharpen skill
3. Check for anti-patterns introduced by the changes
4. If sharpen skill was modified: Verify new patterns/checklists are consistent with existing ones
5. Present verification summary:

## Verification

**Files modified**: [list]
**Post-change scores**: [scores]
**Anti-patterns check**: [PASS/issues found]
**Skill impact**: [if skill modified, note system-wide effects]

If issues found, propose fixes before completing.