docs(skills): update all references from ~/.gsd/agent/skills/ to ~/.agents/skills/

Updates docs/skills.md with:
- New skill directories section (global + project-local)
- Migration note for existing users
- Installation via skills.sh CLI
- Curated onboarding catalog with all available packs
- Maintainer guide for adding/editing catalog entries

Also updates:
- docs/configuration.md: skill lookup paths
- docs/what-is-pi/09-the-customization-stack.md: placement paths
- docs/context-and-hooks/07-the-system-prompt-anatomy.md: example path
- src/resource-loader.ts: JSDoc comment (skills no longer synced)
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@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ prefer_skills:
avoid_skills: []
```
Skills can be bare names (looked up in `~/.gsd/agent/skills/`) or absolute paths.
Skills can be bare names (looked up in `~/.agents/skills/` and `.agents/skills/`) or absolute paths.
### `skill_rules`

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<skill>
<name>commit-outstanding</name>
<description>Commit all uncommitted files in logical groups</description>
<location>/Users/you/.gsd/agent/skills/commit-outstanding/SKILL.md</location>
<location>/Users/you/.agents/skills/commit-outstanding/SKILL.md</location>
</skill>
</available_skills>
```

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Skills are specialized instruction sets that GSD loads when the task matches. They provide domain-specific guidance for the LLM — coding patterns, framework idioms, testing strategies, and tool usage.
## Bundled Skills
Skills follow the open [Agent Skills standard](https://agentskills.io/) and are **not GSD-specific** — they work with Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, and 40+ other agents.
GSD ships with these skills, installed to `~/.gsd/agent/skills/`:
## Skill Directories
| Skill | Trigger | Description |
|-------|---------|-------------|
| `frontend-design` | Web UI work — components, pages, dashboards, styling | Production-grade frontend with high design quality |
| `swiftui` | macOS/iOS apps — SwiftUI, Xcode, App Store | Full lifecycle from creation to shipping |
| `debug-like-expert` | Complex debugging — after standard approaches fail | Methodical investigation with evidence gathering |
| `rust-core` | Rust code — ownership, lifetimes, traits, async | Idiomatic, safe, performant Rust patterns |
| `axum-web-framework` | Axum web apps — routing, middleware, extractors | Complete Axum development guide |
| `axum-tests` | Testing Axum apps — integration tests, mock state | Test patterns for Axum applications |
| `tauri` | Tauri v2 desktop apps — setup, plugins, bundling | Cross-platform desktop app development |
| `tauri-ipc-developer` | Tauri IPC — React-Rust type-safe communication | Command scaffolding and serialization |
| `tauri-devtools` | Tauri debugging — CrabNebula DevTools integration | Profiling and monitoring |
| `github-workflows` | GitHub Actions — CI/CD, workflow debugging | Live syntax, run monitoring, failure diagnosis |
| `security-audit` | Security auditing — dependency scanning, OWASP | Comprehensive security assessment |
| `security-review` | Code security review — injection, XSS, auth flaws | Vulnerability-focused code review |
| `security-docker` | Docker security — Dockerfile, runtime hardening | Container security best practices |
| `review` | Code review — staged changes, PRs, security, performance | Diff-aware code review with quality analysis |
| `test` | Test generation and execution — auto-detects frameworks | Generate tests or run existing suites with failure analysis |
| `lint` | Linting and formatting — ESLint, Biome, Prettier | Auto-detect linter, fix issues, report remaining problems |
GSD reads skills from two locations, in priority order:
| Location | Scope | Description |
|-----------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| `~/.agents/skills/` | Global | Shared across all projects and all compatible agents |
| `.agents/skills/` (project root) | Project | Project-specific skills, committable to version control |
Global skills take precedence over project skills when names collide.
> **Migration from `~/.gsd/agent/skills/`:** On first launch after upgrading, GSD automatically copies skills from the legacy `~/.gsd/agent/skills/` directory to `~/.agents/skills/`. The old directory is preserved for backward compatibility.
## Installing Skills
Skills are installed via the [skills.sh CLI](https://skills.sh):
```bash
# Interactive — choose skills and target agents
npx skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills
# Install specific skills non-interactively
npx skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --skill swift-concurrency --skill swiftui-patterns -y
# Install all skills from a repo
npx skills add dpearson2699/swift-ios-skills --all
# Check for updates
npx skills check
# Update installed skills
npx skills update
```
### Onboarding Catalog
During `gsd init`, GSD detects the project's tech stack and recommends relevant skill packs. For brownfield projects, detection is automatic; for greenfield projects, the user picks a tech stack.
The curated catalog is maintained in `src/resources/extensions/gsd/skill-catalog.ts`. Each entry maps a tech stack to a skills.sh repo and specific skill names.
#### Available Skill Packs
**Swift (any Swift project — `Package.swift` or `.xcodeproj` detected):**
- **SwiftUI** — layout, navigation, animations, gestures, Liquid Glass
- **Swift Core** — Swift language, concurrency, Codable, Charts, Testing, SwiftData
**iOS (only when `.xcodeproj` targets `iphoneos` via SDKROOT):**
- **iOS App Frameworks** — App Intents, Widgets, StoreKit, MapKit, Live Activities
- **iOS Data Frameworks** — CloudKit, HealthKit, MusicKit, WeatherKit, Contacts
- **iOS AI & ML** — Core ML, Vision, on-device AI, speech recognition
- **iOS Engineering** — networking, security, accessibility, localization, Instruments
- **iOS Hardware** — Bluetooth, CoreMotion, NFC, PencilKit, RealityKit
- **iOS Platform** — CallKit, EnergyKit, HomeKit, SharePlay, PermissionKit
**Web:**
- **React & Web Frontend** — React best practices, web design, composition patterns
- **React Native** — cross-platform mobile patterns
- **Frontend Design & UX** — frontend design, accessibility
**Languages:**
- **Rust** — Rust patterns and best practices
- **Python** — Python patterns and best practices
- **Go** — Go patterns and best practices
**General:**
- **Document Handling** — PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX creation and manipulation
### Maintaining the Catalog
The skill catalog lives in [`src/resources/extensions/gsd/skill-catalog.ts`](../src/resources/extensions/gsd/skill-catalog.ts). To add or update a pack:
1. Add a `SkillPack` entry to the `SKILL_CATALOG` array with `repo`, `skills`, and matching criteria
2. For language-detection matching, use `matchLanguages` (values from `detection.ts` `LANGUAGE_MAP`)
3. For Xcode platform matching, use `matchXcodePlatforms` (e.g., `["iphoneos"]` — parsed from `SDKROOT` in `project.pbxproj`)
4. For file-presence matching, use `matchFiles` (checked against `PROJECT_FILES` in `detection.ts`)
5. If the pack should appear in greenfield choices, add it to `GREENFIELD_STACKS`
6. Packs sharing the same `repo` are batched into a single `npx skills add` invocation
## Skill Discovery
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### Resolution Order
Skills can be referenced by:
1. **Bare name** — e.g., `frontend-design` → scans `~/.gsd/agent/skills/` and project skills
2. **Absolute path** — e.g., `/Users/you/.gsd/agent/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md`
1. **Bare name** — e.g., `frontend-design` → scans `~/.agents/skills/` and project `.agents/skills/`
2. **Absolute path** — e.g., `/Users/you/.agents/skills/my-skill/SKILL.md`
3. **Directory path** — e.g., `~/custom-skills/my-skill` → looks for `SKILL.md` inside
User skills (`~/.gsd/agent/skills/`) take precedence over project skills.
Global skills (`~/.agents/skills/`) take precedence over project skills (`.agents/skills/`).
## Custom Skills
Create your own skills by adding a directory with a `SKILL.md` file:
```
~/.gsd/agent/skills/my-skill/
~/.agents/skills/my-skill/
SKILL.md — instructions for the LLM
references/ — optional reference files
```
@ -82,10 +139,12 @@ The `SKILL.md` file contains instructions the LLM follows when the skill is acti
Place skills in your project for project-specific guidance:
```
.gsd/agent/skills/my-project-skill/
.agents/skills/my-project-skill/
SKILL.md
```
Project-local skills can be committed to version control so team members share the same skill set.
## Skill Lifecycle Management
GSD tracks skill performance across auto-mode sessions and surfaces health data to help you maintain skill quality.

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```
**Placement:**
- `~/.gsd/agent/skills/` or `~/.agents/skills/` (global)
- `.gsd/skills/` or `.agents/skills/` (project, searched up to git root)
- `~/.agents/skills/` (global — shared across all agents)
- `.agents/skills/` (project, searched up to git root)
**Skill structure:**
```

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@ -347,9 +347,12 @@ function pruneRemovedBundledExtensions(
*
* - extensions/ ~/.gsd/agent/extensions/ (overwrite when version changes)
* - agents/ ~/.gsd/agent/agents/ (overwrite when version changes)
* - skills/ ~/.gsd/agent/skills/ (overwrite when version changes)
* - GSD-WORKFLOW.md ~/.gsd/agent/GSD-WORKFLOW.md (fallback for env var miss)
*
* Skills are NOT synced here. They are installed by the user via the
* skills.sh CLI (`npx skills add <repo>`) into ~/.agents/skills/ the
* industry-standard Agent Skills ecosystem directory.
*
* Skips the copy when the managed-resources.json version matches the current
* GSD version, avoiding ~128ms of synchronous cpSync on every startup.
* After `npm update -g @glittercowboy/gsd`, versions will differ and the