{"version":"2.1.323","anchor":"the-skill-tool-description-in-the-command-init-prompt-was-re","canonical_anchor":"the-skill-tool-description-in-the-command-init-prompt-was-re","heading":"Skill instructions in the SDK command prompt were reworded","tier":"internal","area":"SDK","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323\/e\/the-skill-tool-description-in-the-command-init-prompt-was-re","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.323","markdown":"### Skill instructions in the SDK command prompt were reworded\n\nThe Skill tool's description in a prompt Claude Code sends when run through its SDK was reworded\n\n**What**\n\nA skill is a packaged set of instructions that you or your project set up for a particular kind of task, such as deploy steps, a review checklist or a repo-specific workflow. The Skill tool's description is the text Claude reads about loading skills. One copy of it appears in a prompt Claude Code sends when it is run through its SDK, its programming interface. That copy was reworded in this release.\n\n**Why**\n\nChanging Claude's instructions can change how it behaves when it decides whether to use a skill.\n\n- Area: SDK\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 0\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}