Release v4.2.0: Writing Skills Gold Standard Architecture

Complete refactor of the writing-skills skill to Cloudflare Gold Standard architecture for modular, discoverable skill creation excellence

This release modernizes the core skill-creation skill with a modular architecture inspired by Cloudflare's documentation patterns. The refactored writing-skills now offers progressive disclosure, decision trees, and dedicated reference modules for CSO, anti-rationalization, testing, and tier-based skill structures.

🚀 Improvements

📝 writing-skills – Gold Standard Refactor

Modular architecture for skill creation excellence

The writing-skills skill has been completely refactored to align with Cloudflare Gold Standard principles. Content is now organized into focused, navigable modules instead of a monolithic document.

• Quick Decision Tree: Start with "Create new" vs "Improve existing" vs "Verify compliance" to find the right path
• Component Index: Direct links to CSO (discovery), Standards (metadata), Anti-Rationalization (rules that stick), and Testing (TDD for skills)
• Tier Architecture: Tier 1 (simple, single file), Tier 2 (expanded, references/), Tier 3 (platform, multi-product)
• Templates: Technique, Reference, Discipline, and Pattern skill templates with clear structure
• Gotchas & Examples: New gotchas.md and examples.md for common pitfalls and copy-pasteable patterns
• References Module: Dedicated READMEs for anti-rationalization, CSO, standards, templates, testing, and tier guides

Try it: "I want to create a new skill" or "How do I fix a skill that agents ignore?"

📦 Registry Update

• Catalog: Regenerated for 553 skills
• Structure: writing-skills now uses references/ subdirectory with 12+ supporting documents

👥 Credits

A huge shoutout to our community contributors:

• @evandro-miguel for writing-skills Gold Standard refactor (PR #41)

Upgrade now: git pull origin main to fetch the latest skills.