v0.4.10

stepfun-ai/Step-Audiov0.4.10Mar 6, 2026by Jeffallan

AI Summary

claude-skills v0.4.10 improves skill quality across 65 skills by standardizing descriptions, removing redundant sections, and adding workflow validation checkpoints.

Key Highlights

  • Improved skill quality via Tessl review optimization
  • Expanded descriptions with capability verbs
  • Removed redundant 'Role Definition' and 'When to Use This Skill' sections
  • Added structured workflow validation checkpoints

New Features

  • Standardized description format: '[Brief capability statement]. Use when [triggering conditions].'
  • Validator now checks for 'Use when' in description
  • Standardized README links from HTML to Markdown
  • Tightened MUST DO / MUST NOT DO constraints

Full Release Notes


### Changed
- Improved skill quality across 65 skills via Tessl review optimization (#172)
  - Expanded descriptions with capability verbs (what it does + when to use it)
  - Removed redundant "Role Definition" and "When to Use This Skill" sections
  - Added structured workflow validation checkpoints with failure recovery loops
  - Added inline code examples demonstrating key patterns per technology
  - Tightened MUST DO / MUST NOT DO constraints with rationale
  - Removed "Knowledge Reference" keyword lists (absorbed into descriptions and triggers)
- Narrowed Description Trap from "trigger-only" to "no process steps" — capability verbs now permitted in descriptions per AgentSkills.io spec
- Updated description format to `[Brief capability statement]. Use when [triggering conditions].`
- Validator now checks `"Use when" in description` instead of `startswith("Use when")`
- Standardized README links from HTML to Markdown, improved Quick Start readability (#166)

### Fixed
- Fixed stale counts on docs site landing page (65 → 66 skills, 357 → 365 references)
- Added Astro site files to `update-docs.py` release automation so counts stay in sync

### Contributors
- @popey — Improve skill quality across 65 skills via Tessl review (#172)
- @hasan613 — Standardize README links and improve Quick Start section (#166)

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**Documentation:** https://jeffallan.github.io/claude-skills/