[DEVIATED] Dev10x:skill-audit: Inline summary instead of subagent orchestration

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 30, 2026 by wooyek Closed Mar 30, 2026

Deviation Description

The Dev10x:skill-audit skill's initial execution provided an inline audit summary without following the documented subagent orchestration plan.

What Happened

Expected behavior (per SKILL.md orchestration):

  1. Wave 1: Phase 1 (action inventory) and Phase 4 (permission friction) dispatched in parallel via subagents
  2. Wave 2: Phase 2, 3, 5 dispatched in parallel after Wave 1 completes
  3. Phase 6-7: Main agent synthesis and upstream reporting

Actual behavior:

  • Provided inline audit summary without subagent dispatch
  • Skipped orchestrated workflow entirely
  • User correction required to redirect to proper orchestration

Root Cause Hypothesis

The SKILL.md orchestration section contains subagent prompts in code blocks (formatted as examples). Per skill-orchestration-format.md, code blocks are treated as examples and agents may skip them. The deviation occurred because the documented workflow was not sufficiently mandatory in its formatting.

Impact

  • Violates documented orchestration pattern in Dev10x:skill-audit SKILL.md
  • Reduces auditability and traceability of skill adherence
  • Introduces inconsistency in how the audit skill itself follows its own documented workflow
  • Could mask similar deviations in other skill implementations

Recommendation

  1. Update SKILL.md formatting: Move mandatory subagent dispatch steps OUT of code blocks into prose with explicit REQUIRED markers
  2. Add pre-execution validation: Clarify in orchestration that Step 0 (task creation) MUST complete before ANY analysis
  3. Strengthen language: Use imperative language ('MUST dispatch subagents in Wave 1 and Wave 2') rather than example-style code blocks
  4. Document the pattern: Explain why subagent orchestration is mandatory (prevents inline implementations that lose traceability)

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