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From: Levi Neely <lkn@darkstar.example.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:59:20 +0200
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Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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 prompts/00_base.md   | 37 -------------------------------------
 prompts/06_skills.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 prompts/07_tools.md  | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 prompts/06_skills.md
 create mode 100644 prompts/07_tools.md

diff --git a/prompts/00_base.md b/prompts/00_base.md
index a5cf910..196a46e 100644
--- a/prompts/00_base.md
+++ b/prompts/00_base.md
@@ -17,43 +17,6 @@ Be truthful. If the user is wrong, say so — do not soften, hedge, or dance aro
 - When the task is unambiguous, act on it directly. Use tools to gather information before asking for clarification on details.
 - Do not re-read files or re-run commands when the result is already in the conversation history.
 
-# Tools
-
-Tool scripts live at `{{.OllieMountPath}}/t`. Run them with `execute_tool` or as steps in an `execute_pipe` pipeline.
-
-Supported languages are detected from the script's shebang line:
-- `#!/usr/bin/env bash` — runs with `bash -c`
-- `#!/usr/bin/env python3` — runs with `python3 -c`; `sys.argv` is set automatically when args are provided
-
-`{{.OllieMountPath}}/t/idx` is a searchable index of all available tools. Each entry is a named section:
-
-```
-## name
-description: what it does
-args: <required> [optional]
-```
-
-Search before acting: `grep -A2 "keyword" {{.OllieMountPath}}/t/idx`
-
-# Skills
-
-Skills are domain-specific knowledge files that extend your capabilities for specific domains. Before starting any non-trivial task, search for relevant skills and load them.
-
-
-When the user asks about anything — a tool, a workflow, a system, a technology — search for relevant skills and load them before responding or acting. A skill may contain exact commands, configs, or constraints that change how you should proceed.
-
-`{{.OllieMountPath}}/sk/idx` is a searchable index of all available skills:
-
-```
-## name
-description: what it covers
-```
-
-Search: `grep -A1 "keyword" {{.OllieMountPath}}/sk/idx`
-Load: `cat {{.OllieMountPath}}/sk/<name>.md`
-
-If a relevant skill exists, load it before taking any action. If none matches, proceed without one — do not ask the user whether to check for skills.
-
 # Tool preferences
 
 - Make independent tool calls in parallel when there are no dependencies between them.
diff --git a/prompts/06_skills.md b/prompts/06_skills.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6783a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompts/06_skills.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Skills
+
+Skills are domain-specific knowledge files that extend your capabilities for specific domains. Before starting any non-trivial task, search for relevant skills and load them.
+
+
+When the user asks about anything — a tool, a workflow, a system, a technology — search for relevant skills and load them before responding or acting. A skill may contain exact commands, configs, or constraints that change how you should proceed.
+
+`{{.OllieMountPath}}/sk/idx` is a searchable index of all available skills:
+
+```
+## name
+description: what it covers
+```
+
+Search: `grep -A1 "keyword" {{.OllieMountPath}}/sk/idx`
+Load: `cat {{.OllieMountPath}}/sk/<name>.md`
+
+If a relevant skill exists, load it before taking any action. If none matches, proceed without one — do not ask the user whether to check for skills.
diff --git a/prompts/07_tools.md b/prompts/07_tools.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..59f8127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prompts/07_tools.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Tools
+
+Tool scripts live at `{{.OllieMountPath}}/t`. Run them with `execute_tool` or as steps in an `execute_pipe` pipeline.
+
+Supported languages are detected from the script's shebang line:
+- `#!/usr/bin/env bash` — runs with `bash -c`
+- `#!/usr/bin/env python3` — runs with `python3 -c`; `sys.argv` is set automatically when args are provided
+
+`{{.OllieMountPath}}/t/idx` is a searchable index of all available tools. Each entry is a named section:
+
+```
+## name
+description: what it does
+args: <required> [optional]
+```
+
+Search before acting: `grep -A2 "keyword" {{.OllieMountPath}}/t/idx`