Skill Intake Gate

• intake decision (accept, accept_with_changes, reject)
• policy violations
• safety concerns
• determinism concerns
• required remediation list

Procedure

Phase 1: structure validation

1. validate frontmatter and required sections
2. validate category fit and naming clarity
3. validate deterministic handoff contract

Phase 2: safety screening

1. scan for unsafe instruction patterns
2. scan for auth-bypass or exfiltration guidance
3. scan for destructive defaults without guardrails

Phase 3: quality screening

1. verify scope clarity
2. verify proof requirements and failure patterns
3. verify adaptation notes for repo-agnostic usage

Phase 4: decision

1. return intake decision
2. list required edits if not accepted
3. classify severity for each finding

Proof requirements

• acceptance must be backed by gate outputs
• safety findings must include exact matching lines
• rejection decisions must include actionable remediation

Common failure patterns

1. broad prompts without operating boundaries
2. unsafe language hidden in examples
3. nondeterministic output contracts
4. no proof requirements for high-risk usage

Adaptation notes

• apply stricter thresholds to governance and validation categories
• require owner approval for category-critical changes

Handoff format

SkillIntakeGate Report

Contribution scope:
Policy checks:
Safety checks:
Determinism checks:
Quality checks:

Decision:
- accept
- accept_with_changes
- reject

Required remediation:
Severity summary: