When a slash command (skill) is invoked a second time within the same session, byte-identical invocations are now elided rather than injecting the full skill content again.
Details
- If the content is already present in the conversation body, a brief inline note replaces it: "Skill /[name] is already loaded above; instructions unchanged. Arguments: [args]"
- If the content is only in the invoked-skills attachment (compacted), a new-invocation message is injected: "Skill /[name] was loaded earlier (see the invoked-skills reminder above); this is a NEW invocation — follow those instructions now, including any setup steps."
- If a skill was truncated by compaction, the re-invocation injects the full content preceded by: "(Re-invocation of /[name] — the previously loaded copy was truncated by compaction; the full instructions follow.)"
- Logged when elision occurs: "SkillTool eliding byte-identical re-invocation of skill [name]"
Evidence
Skill re-invocation handler (search for "SkillTool eliding byte-identical re-invocation of skill" and "is already loaded above; instructions unchanged")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.