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claude-engineering-plugin/plugins/compounding-engineering/skills/create-agent-skills/workflows/add-reference.md
Kieran Klaassen 8cc99ab483 feat(plugin): reorganize compounding-engineering v2.0.0
Major restructure of the compounding-engineering plugin:

## Agents (24 total, now categorized)
- review/ (10): architecture-strategist, code-simplicity-reviewer,
  data-integrity-guardian, dhh-rails-reviewer, kieran-rails-reviewer,
  kieran-python-reviewer, kieran-typescript-reviewer,
  pattern-recognition-specialist, performance-oracle, security-sentinel
- research/ (4): best-practices-researcher, framework-docs-researcher,
  git-history-analyzer, repo-research-analyst
- design/ (3): design-implementation-reviewer, design-iterator,
  figma-design-sync
- workflow/ (6): bug-reproduction-validator, every-style-editor,
  feedback-codifier, lint, pr-comment-resolver, spec-flow-analyzer
- docs/ (1): ankane-readme-writer

## Commands (15 total)
- Moved workflow commands to commands/workflows/ subdirectory
- Added: changelog, create-agent-skill, heal-skill, plan_review,
  prime, reproduce-bug, resolve_parallel, resolve_pr_parallel

## Skills (11 total)
- Added: andrew-kane-gem-writer, codify-docs, create-agent-skills,
  dhh-ruby-style, dspy-ruby, every-style-editor, file-todos,
  frontend-design, git-worktree, skill-creator
- Kept: gemini-imagegen

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Workflow: Add a Reference to Existing Skill

<required_reading> Read these reference files NOW:

  1. references/recommended-structure.md
  2. references/skill-structure.md </required_reading>
## Step 1: Select the Skill
ls ~/.claude/skills/

Present numbered list, ask: "Which skill needs a new reference?"

Step 2: Analyze Current Structure

cat ~/.claude/skills/{skill-name}/SKILL.md
ls ~/.claude/skills/{skill-name}/references/ 2>/dev/null

Determine:

  • Has references/ folder? → Good, can add directly
  • Simple skill? → May need to create references/ first
  • What references exist? → Understand the knowledge landscape

Report current references to user.

Step 3: Gather Reference Requirements

Ask:

  • What knowledge should this reference contain?
  • Which workflows will use it?
  • Is this reusable across workflows or specific to one?

If specific to one workflow → Consider putting it inline in that workflow instead.

Step 4: Create the Reference File

Create references/{reference-name}.md:

Use semantic XML tags to structure the content:

<overview>
Brief description of what this reference covers
</overview>

<patterns>
## Common Patterns
[Reusable patterns, examples, code snippets]
</patterns>

<guidelines>
## Guidelines
[Best practices, rules, constraints]
</guidelines>

<examples>
## Examples
[Concrete examples with explanation]
</examples>

Step 5: Update SKILL.md

Add the new reference to <reference_index>:

**Category:** existing.md, new-reference.md

Step 6: Update Workflows That Need It

For each workflow that should use this reference:

  1. Read the workflow file
  2. Add to its <required_reading> section
  3. Verify the workflow still makes sense with this addition

Step 7: Verify

  • Reference file exists and is well-structured
  • Reference is in SKILL.md reference_index
  • Relevant workflows have it in required_reading
  • No broken references

<success_criteria> Reference addition is complete when:

  • Reference file created with useful content
  • Added to reference_index in SKILL.md
  • Relevant workflows updated to read it
  • Content is reusable (not workflow-specific) </success_criteria>