Bootstrap Patterns
Use this after reading the source chain; extract transferable skill shape, not source policy.
Pattern Extraction
| Source surface | What to extract | What to leave behind |
|---|---|---|
Entry SKILL.md | Trigger scope, non-goals, first-hop routing | Long explanation and product names |
| References | Evidence boundaries, output contracts, validation gates | Source-only organization policy |
| Scripts | Stable commands that prove behavior | Exploratory debugging commands |
| Templates | Required output fields and reader contract | Decorative examples |
| Tests | Parser-safe assertions and failure cases | Snapshot noise |
| Plugin/host files | Discovery path and wrapper shape | Host-specific implementation detail |
| Forward-test logs | Repeated model failures to guard against | Model self-reports without local proof |
For a harness-analysis-like source, the reusable shape is:
- short entrypoint
- first-hop references
- deterministic validator
- visible output contract
- model smoke that is weaker than local validation
Minimum Skill Shape
Start with one canonical skill:
text
skills/<name>/
SKILL.md