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The following instructions are only to be applied when performing a code review.
## README updates
- [ ] The new file should be added to the `docs/README.<type>.md`.
## Prompt file guide
**Only apply to files that end in `.prompt.md`**
- [ ] The prompt has markdown front matter.
- [ ] The prompt has a `agent` field specified of either `agent`, `ask`, or `Plan`.
- [ ] The prompt has a `description` field.
- [ ] The `description` field is not empty.
- [ ] The file name is lower case, with words separated by hyphens.
- [ ] Encourage the use of `tools`, but it's not required.
- [ ] Strongly encourage the use of `model` to specify the model that the prompt is optimised for.
- [ ] Strongly encourage the use of `name` to set the name for the prompt.
## Instruction file guide
**Only apply to files that end in `.instructions.md`**
- [ ] The instruction has markdown front matter.
- [ ] The instruction has a `description` field.
- [ ] The `description` field is not empty.
- [ ] The file name is lower case, with words separated by hyphens.
- [ ] The instruction has an `applyTo` field that specifies the file or files to which the instructions apply. If they wish to specify multiple file paths they should formatted like `'**.js, **.ts'`.
## Agent file guide
**Only apply to files that end in `.agent.md`**
- [ ] The agent has markdown front matter.
- [ ] The agent has a `description` field.
- [ ] The `description` field is not empty.
- [ ] The file name is lower case, with words separated by hyphens.
- [ ] Encourage the use of `tools`, but it's not required.
- [ ] Strongly encourage the use of `model` to specify the model that the agent is optimised for.
- [ ] Strongly encourage the use of `name` to set the name for the agent.
## Agent Skills guide
**Only apply to folders in the `skills/` directory**
- [ ] The skill folder contains a `SKILL.md` file.
- [ ] The SKILL.md has markdown front matter.
- [ ] The SKILL.md has a `name` field.
- [ ] The `name` field value is lowercase with words separated by hyphens.
- [ ] The `name` field matches the folder name.
- [ ] The SKILL.md has a `description` field.
- [ ] The `description` field is not empty, at least 10 characters, and maximum 1024 characters.
- [ ] The `description` field value is wrapped in single quotes.
- [ ] The folder name is lower case, with words separated by hyphens.
- [ ] Any bundled assets (scripts, templates, data files) are referenced in the SKILL.md instructions.
- [ ] Bundled assets are reasonably sized (under 5MB per file).
## Plugin guide
**Only apply to directories in the `plugins/` directory**
- [ ] The plugin directory contains a root `plugin.json` file.
- [ ] The plugin directory contains a `README.md` file.
- [ ] The plugin.json has a `name` field matching the directory name.
- [ ] The plugin.json has a `description` field.
- [ ] The `description` field is not empty.
- [ ] The directory name is lower case, with words separated by hyphens.
- [ ] If `tags` is present, it is an array of lowercase hyphenated strings.
- [ ] If `items` is present, each item has `path` and `kind` fields.
- [ ] The `kind` field value is one of: `prompt`, `agent`, `instruction`, `skill`, or `hook`.
- [ ] The plugin does not reference non-existent files.