{"version":"2.1.281","anchor":"skill-delivery-guidance-send-file-mode-reworded-to-require","canonical_anchor":"skill-delivery-guidance-send-file-mode-reworded-to-require","heading":"Skill-delivery guidance (send-file mode) reworded to require an in-reply mention and conditional phrasing","tier":null,"area":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281\/e\/skill-delivery-guidance-send-file-mode-reworded-to-require","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.281","markdown":"### Skill-delivery guidance (send-file mode) reworded to require an in-reply mention and conditional phrasing\n\nWhen a skill can only be sent as a file, Claude is told to name the save option in its reply text and describe using the skill only conditionally\n\n**Unclear.** The finding does not say which apps or situations use this send-file mode for skills.\n\n**What**\n\nA skill is a packaged set of instructions Claude can use. When a skill can only be handed over as a file for you to download or save, Claude receives guidance about how to talk about it. That guidance has been reworded in two ways:\n\n- The save or download option must be mentioned in the text of the reply itself, not only in a caption, because \"some apps don't show captions\".\n\n- Using the skill should be described only conditionally, and the guidance lists phrasings to avoid, such as \"once it's saved \u2026\" and \"once added \u2026\".\n\n**Why**\n\nIf your app hides captions, you should still see in the reply that there is a file to save. Claude should also stop writing as if the skill is already installed before you have actually added it."}