[bradygaster]

Claude Code was getting three Init Mode skills:

• squad-coordinator-init-mode: Claude's own. It uses defaults instead of stopping to ask, casts with squad cast, and stops if a cast is denied. The coordinator is told to load this one, and it's the only one live runs loaded (4 of 4).
• init-mode and coordinator-init-mode: Copilot's templates. Both say "DO NOT create any files until the user confirms", rely on an ask_user tool Claude Code doesn't have, and describe writing the team by hand.

Claude Code picks skills by their descriptions, so a request like "set up my team" could load a template skill that contradicts the coordinator. This PR skips both template skills in project mode and in the plugin (CLAUDE_SKIPPED_TEMPLATE_SKILLS). Squad-generated copies already in .claude/skills/ are removed on the next squad upgrade. Copilot's output doesn't change.

Tests: test/claude-skills.test.ts covers project mode and the committed plugin tree. The plugin is regenerated, still pinned to 2.0.0-preview.4.

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[github-actions]

🟡 Impact Analysis — PR #2504

Risk tier: 🟡 MEDIUM

📊 Summary

Metric	Count
Files changed	6
Files added	0
Files modified	4
Files deleted	2
Modules touched	3

🎯 Risk Factors

• 6 files changed (6-20 → MEDIUM)
• 3 modules touched (2-4 → MEDIUM)
• 2 file(s) deleted

📦 Modules Affected

root (3 files)

• CHANGELOG.md
• plugins/squad/skills/coordinator-init-mode/SKILL.md
• plugins/squad/skills/init-mode/SKILL.md

squad-sdk (2 files)

• packages/squad-sdk/src/client/adapters/claude-plugin.ts
• packages/squad-sdk/src/client/adapters/claude-skills.ts

tests (1 file)

• test/claude-skills.test.ts

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[github-actions]

🛫 PR Readiness Check

ℹ️ This comment updates on each push. Last checked: commit d28e5c3

PR Scope: 📦🔧 Mixed (product + infrastructure)

⚠️ 3 item(s) to address before review

Status	Check	Details
❌	Single commit	2 commits — consider squashing before review
✅	Not in draft	Ready for review
✅	Branch up to date	Up to date with dev
❌	Copilot review	No Copilot review yet — it may still be processing
✅	Changeset present	CHANGELOG.md edit found
✅	Scope clean	No .squad/ or docs/proposals/ files
✅	No merge conflicts	No merge conflicts
✅	Copilot threads resolved	No Copilot review threads
❌	CI passing	1 check(s) still running

Files Changed (6 files, +41 −207)

File	+/−
CHANGELOG.md	+1 −0
packages/squad-sdk/src/client/adapters/claude-plugin.ts	+2 −1
packages/squad-sdk/src/client/adapters/claude-skills.ts	+9 −1
plugins/squad/skills/coordinator-init-mode/SKILL.md	+0 −100
plugins/squad/skills/init-mode/SKILL.md	+0 −105
test/claude-skills.test.ts	+29 −0

Total: +41 −207

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[Copilot]

🟢 Approval recommended

No active review issues were identified for the changes excluding conflicting template initialization skills from Claude output.

No open issues 🎉

What changed in this PR

This PR keeps Claude Code’s initialization guidance consistent by excluding Copilot’s two template Init Mode skills from project projection and the plugin, while retaining squad-coordinator-init-mode. Copilot output remains unchanged.

Changes:

• Apply a shared template-skill exclusion set to both Claude output paths.
• Remove the conflicting plugin skills and add regression coverage for their exclusion.
• Document the behavior and record an SDK patch changeset.

File	Description
test/​claude-skills.test.ts	Adds project-projection and committed-plugin regression checks.
plugins/​squad/​skills/​init-mode/​SKILL.md	Removes Copilot’s template initialization skill from the plugin.
plugins/​squad/​skills/​coordinator-init-mode/​SKILL.md	Removes the conflicting coordinator initialization template.
packages/​squad-sdk/​src/​client/​adapters/​claude-skills.ts	Defines and applies the shared exclusion set during project projection.
packages/​squad-sdk/​src/​client/​adapters/​claude-plugin.ts	Applies the same exclusions during plugin generation.
CHANGELOG.md	Documents Claude’s skill exclusions and upgrade cleanup behavior.
.changeset/​claude-no-template-init-skills.md	Records the fix as an SDK patch release.

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