playbook/antigravity-awesome-skills/plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/yao-meta-skill/references/non-skill-decision-tree.md

Non-Skill Decision Tree

Do not build a skill when the user really wants a direct answer or a lightweight artifact.

Use A Direct Answer Instead

Prefer a normal response when the job is:

• explain a concept
• summarize a document
• translate text
• brainstorm ideas without packaging
• answer a one-off question

Use A Document Instead

Prefer a document or note when the output is:

• wiki or knowledge-base content
• a reusable-looking document with no agent execution
• a policy memo
• a handoff note

Use A Script Instead

Prefer a script without a full skill when:

• the task is deterministic
• routing is not the hard part
• the user wants a utility, not a routed capability

Promote To A Skill Only When

• the job is recurring
• discoverability matters
• the workflow needs a boundary
• the process benefits from reusable instructions or checks

If there is doubt, start with Scaffold and upgrade only after reuse becomes real.