{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.skill-states-six-things","generated":"2026-09-06T05:32:11Z","citation":["Quote the record id and its source_url (or provenance if there is no URL).","Include last_verified or observed_at when present. Do not present an old date as current.","If tier is community and confidence is low, say so. Do not launder it into a fact.","If the database does not hold the answer, say that. Do not invent Grok Bot product claims.","Contradictions are data: when conflicts_with is present, report both records rather than picking a favourite.","Deprecated and removed records stay visible. They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.skill-states-six-things","name":"A skill worth keeping states six things","category":"authoring","problem":"Saved skills capture a sequence and omit the judgement, which is what makes them unsafe to schedule.","technique":"Write into every skill: when to use it, required inputs and access, the sequence of work, how to validate the result, what to return, and what requires approval.","why_it_works":"The approval field is the one people omit and the one that determines whether the skill is safe to schedule.","when_to_use":"Every saved skill.","manual_ref":"1.7","evidence":"documented","related":["pat.recorded-skill-is-a-draft","pat.task-skill-routine-order"],"confidence":"high","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-03"}}