add skills for adding commands, diagnostic parsers, settings, backend tests, and handling presets vs kits

hanniavalera · hanniavalera · commit f69660cc02ca · 2026-04-20T14:52:21.000-05:00
diff --git a/.github/skills/add-command/SKILL.md b/.github/skills/add-command/SKILL.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+---
+name: add-command
+description: >
+  Use when adding a new cmake.* command to CMake Tools. Touches package.json
+  (contributes.commands), package.nls.json, src/extension.ts (funs array), and
+  CHANGELOG.md. Triggers: "add command", "register command", "new command palette entry".
+---
+
 # Adding a New Command
 
 Recipe for adding a new `cmake.*` command to CMake Tools.
diff --git a/.github/skills/add-diagnostic-parser/SKILL.md b/.github/skills/add-diagnostic-parser/SKILL.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+---
+name: add-diagnostic-parser
+description: >
+  Use when adding a compiler or tool output parser for the Problems panel. Touches
+  src/diagnostics/<name>.ts, src/diagnostics/build.ts, package.json
+  (cmake.enabledOutputParsers), and package.nls.json. Triggers: "add parser",
+  "new diagnostic parser", "parse compiler output".
+---
+
 # Adding a New Diagnostic / Output Parser
 
 Recipe for adding a new compiler or tool output parser to CMake Tools. A parser extracts diagnostics (errors, warnings, notes) from build output and surfaces them in the VS Code **Problems** panel.
diff --git a/.github/skills/add-setting/SKILL.md b/.github/skills/add-setting/SKILL.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+---
+name: add-setting
+description: >
+  Use when adding a new cmake.* configuration setting. Touches package.json
+  (contributes.configuration), package.nls.json, src/config.ts (interface + getter),
+  docs/cmake-settings.md, and CHANGELOG.md. Triggers: "add setting", "new setting",
+  "add configuration".
+---
+
 # Adding a New Configuration Setting
 
 Recipe for adding a new `cmake.*` setting to CMake Tools.
diff --git a/.github/skills/backend-tests/SKILL.md b/.github/skills/backend-tests/SKILL.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+---
+name: backend-tests
+description: >
+  Use when writing unit tests under test/unit-tests/backend/*.test.ts that run in
+  Node with Mocha+Chai and no VS Code API. For pure logic: parsers, helpers, env
+  merging. Triggers: "backend test", "unit test", "mocha test without vscode".
+---
+
 # Writing Backend Tests
 
 Recipe for adding backend (unit) tests that run without VS Code.
diff --git a/.github/skills/presets-vs-kits/SKILL.md b/.github/skills/presets-vs-kits/SKILL.md
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+---
+name: presets-vs-kits
+description: >
+  Use when writing or reviewing code that must work in both CMake Presets and
+  Kits/Variants modes. Covers configure, build, test, environment, and generator
+  paths. Triggers: "presets vs kits", "useCMakePresets", "works in both modes".
+---
+
 # Presets Mode vs Kits/Variants Mode
 
 Guide for writing code that works correctly in **both** operating modes of CMake Tools. Any shared code path (configure, build, test, environment, targets) **must** handle both modes.
