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docs: README/CONTRIBUTING follow-ups (link fix, drop 'How skills work', remove template)#34

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Summary

Three follow-ups to PR #33 (readme revamp). Three independent fixes that landed after #33 was already merged.

Fixes

  1. fix(readme): unwrap link syntax from backticks so links render. The 11 skill catalog rows used `[skill-name](skills/skill-name)` — the backticks around the entire markdown link made it render as literal code on github.com instead of a clickable link. Moved backticks inside the link text → [`skill-name`](skills/skill-name). Skill names keep their monospace styling AND become clickable.

  2. docs(readme): drop "How skills work" section per review feedback. Removed the progressive-disclosure explanation and inline minimal SKILL.md example (41 lines). Authoring section already covers what contributors need.

  3. remove _template-skill-name; point authors at existing skills. Deleted the template directory (was already drifting from current Labs conventions). README authoring step 1 now reads "Start from an existing skill — pick any skill in skills/ whose shape matches what you're building (e.g. rbac for a router skill, entity-resolution for a multi-step pipeline)." CONTRIBUTING.md updated correspondingly: replaced the "SKILL.md template" section with a "Starting point" section pointing at concrete examples by skill shape, and dropped two stale "see the template" mentions in the recommendations.

Test plan

  • Render preview: confirm all 11 skill catalog links are clickable on github.com
  • Confirm skills/_template-skill-name/ is gone from the file tree
  • Click each "Starting point" example link in CONTRIBUTING and confirm each resolves

Links inside backticks render as literal code on github.com instead of
clickable links. Move the backticks inside the link text so skill names
keep their monospace styling while remaining clickable.

Affects all 11 skill catalog rows + the extensibility docs pointer.
Authors now copy any existing skill from skills/ that matches the shape
they want (router, multi-step pipeline, docs/lookup) instead of starting
from a template that was already drifting from current Labs conventions.

- Delete skills/_template-skill-name/
- README: replace 'Copy the template' step with 'Start from an existing
  skill'; remove template entry from repo structure
- CONTRIBUTING: replace 'SKILL.md template' section with 'Starting point'
  pointing at concrete examples (rbac, mlops, entity-resolution,
  dcr-v1-to-v2, snowflake-docs); drop two stale 'see the template'
  recommendations
@jdanielmyers jdanielmyers merged commit cc872fc into main May 21, 2026
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