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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions .gemini/skills/docs-writer/SKILL.md
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name: docs-writer
description:
Always use this skill when the task involves writing, reviewing, or editing
documentation, specifically for any files in the `/docs` directory or any
`.md` files in the repository.
files in the `/docs` directory or any `.md` files in the repository.
---

# `docs-writer` skill instructions
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gemini skills disable my-expertise --scope workspace
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## How it Works (Security & Privacy)
## How it Works

1. **Discovery**: At the start of a session, Gemini CLI scans the discovery
tiers and injects the name and description of all enabled skills into the
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5. **Execution**: The model proceeds with the specialized expertise active. It
is instructed to prioritize the skill's procedural guidance within reason.

### Skill Activation

Once a skill is activated (typically by Gemini identifying a task that matches
the skill's description and your approval), its specialized instructions and
resources are loaded into the agent's context. A skill remains active and its
guidance is prioritized for the duration of the session.

## Creating your own skills

To create your own skills, see the [Create Agent Skills](./creating-skills.md)
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