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AI Collab Protocols by outlinedriven-odin-gemini-cli-extension

Name: AI Collab Protocols
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: OutlineDriven

AI Collab Protocols

Surface concrete in-task-collaboration protocols when the user describes an AI workflow informally — URL-as-entity-reference, durable PR-comment threads as session memory, "fit the protocol" basics. Trigger when the user names entities by colloquial label instead of stable URL, asks "how should I structure this for Claude", pastes a screenshot when a URL would do, or describes a multi-step Claude workflow without a durable handle. Apply tactics reactively, not as a checklist.

OutlineDriven Updated Sep 10, 2026

File contents

Spot the protocol gap, name the better tactic, point at the durable handle. Small surgical interventions, not a lecture.

Core protocols

URL-as-entity-reference

If the user says "the PR Bob mentioned", "that bug from last week", or "the function we discussed", stop and ask for the URL or the symbol path. Why: names are ambiguous in long-context sessions and unrecoverable across sessions. A stable URL — GitHub PR comment permalink, MCP resource URI like @github:pr/owner/repo/123#comment-456, file:line reference — survives compaction and enables exact match. The chat that prompted this skill explicitly named this as the highest-signal collaboration tip.

Durable PR-comment threads as session memory

Long-running PR comment threads outlive any single session and form the persistence layer for multi-session work. Prefer leaving a comment on the PR over a chat-only handoff. Why: the next session — yours, a colleague's, or a future agent's — can resume from the thread without replaying context. Chat is ephemeral; PR comments are addressable.

Fit the protocol

When a project has an AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, or .clinerules, read it before acting. When the project has none and the work is non-trivial, propose authoring one — defer to init for AGENTS.md authoring rather than re-doing it here. Why: project-level rule files are the cross-tool agent-config convention; fighting them creates drift across sessions.

Anti-patterns to flag

Screenshot-only context — loses URL grounding, copy-paste, and search. Pair every screenshot with the URL or text export.
Unanchored pronouns — "the PR" / "that function" / "the bug" hallucinate badly in long contexts. Demand a URL or symbol path before continuing.
Token-usage / LOC framing as a quality proxy — quantity is not capability. The chat that prompted this skill explicitly rejects this framing; surface the rejection if the user reaches for it.

Optional 2026 research extensions (verification status)

Earlier candidate extensions, second-pass verified — usage details belong in a dedicated reference, not here:

✅ Tool Search Tool (verified — Anthropic official). Source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/tool-search-tool.
❌ REVERSE_PROMPT.md / TASKLOG.md bidirectional pattern (unverified). No primary-source documentation found. Do not cite as 2026 standard.
⚠️ Structured-output filtering / summarization (partial — different API names). Concepts exist in the Messages API but not under the names originally claimed. Refer to the official Messages API reference before citing.

Modality differentiation

Skill	When
`ai-collab-protocols`	In-task tactic surfacing — user describes an AI workflow informally
`contexts`	Pre-implementation context sweep — gather files / patterns / tooling for a feature
`qa`	Bug capture — user reports something broken in plain language
`init`	AGENTS.md authoring — onboarding a repository, capturing hard-to-rediscover conventions

Do not invoke this skill for context sweeps (use contexts), bug filing (use qa), or AGENTS.md authoring (defer to init).

Posture

Surface one tactic at a time. Name the protocol. Show the better handle in concrete form (the actual URL, the actual file path, the actual symbol name). Do not dump the catalog on the user — pick the one tactic that matches the gap and surface that.

---name: ai-collab-protocolsdescription: Surface concrete in-task-collaboration protocols when the user describes an AI workflow informally — URL-as-entity-reference, durable PR-comment threads as session memory, "fit the protocol" basics. Trigger when the user names entities by colloquial label instead of stable URL, asks "how should I structure this for Claude", pastes a screenshot when a URL would do, or describes a multi-step Claude workflow without a durable handle. Apply tactics reactively, not as a checklist.---Spot the protocol gap, name the better tactic, point at the durable handle. Small surgical interventions, not a lecture.## Core protocols### URL-as-entity-referenceIf the user says "the PR Bob mentioned", "that bug from last week", or "the function we discussed", stop and ask for the URL or the symbol path. *Why:* names are ambiguous in long-context sessions and unrecoverable across sessions. A stable URL — GitHub PR comment permalink, MCP resource URI like `@github:pr/owner/repo/123#comment-456`, file:line reference — survives compaction and enables exact match. The chat that prompted this skill explicitly named this as the highest-signal collaboration tip.### Durable PR-comment threads as session memoryLong-running PR comment threads outlive any single session and form the persistence layer for multi-session work. Prefer leaving a comment on the PR over a chat-only handoff. *Why:* the next session — yours, a colleague's, or a future agent's — can resume from the thread without replaying context. Chat is ephemeral; PR comments are addressable.### Fit the protocolWhen a project has an `AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md`, or `.clinerules`, read it before acting. When the project has none and the work is non-trivial, propose authoring one — defer to `init` for AGENTS.md authoring rather than re-doing it here. *Why:* project-level rule files are the cross-tool agent-config convention; fighting them creates drift across sessions.## Anti-patterns to flag- **Screenshot-only context** — loses URL grounding, copy-paste, and search. Pair every screenshot with the URL or text export.- **Unanchored pronouns** — "the PR" / "that function" / "the bug" hallucinate badly in long contexts. Demand a URL or symbol path before continuing.- **Token-usage / LOC framing as a quality proxy** — quantity is not capability. The chat that prompted this skill explicitly rejects this framing; surface the rejection if the user reaches for it.## Optional 2026 research extensions (verification status)Earlier candidate extensions, second-pass verified — usage details belong in a dedicated reference, not here:- **✅ Tool Search Tool** *(verified — Anthropic official)*. Source: `https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/tool-search-tool`.- **❌ REVERSE_PROMPT.md / TASKLOG.md bidirectional pattern** *(unverified)*. No primary-source documentation found. Do not cite as 2026 standard.- **⚠️ Structured-output filtering / summarization** *(partial — different API names)*. Concepts exist in the Messages API but not under the names originally claimed. Refer to the official Messages API reference before citing.## Modality differentiation| Skill | When || ------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- || **`ai-collab-protocols`** | In-task tactic surfacing — user describes an AI workflow informally || `contexts` | Pre-implementation context sweep — gather files / patterns / tooling for a feature || `qa` | Bug capture — user reports something broken in plain language || `init` | AGENTS.md authoring — onboarding a repository, capturing hard-to-rediscover conventions |Do not invoke this skill for context sweeps (use `contexts`), bug filing (use `qa`), or AGENTS.md authoring (defer to `init`).## PostureSurface one tactic at a time. Name the protocol. Show the better handle in concrete form (the actual URL, the actual file path, the actual symbol name). Do not dump the catalog on the user — pick the one tactic that matches the gap and surface that.

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