Rules Distill
Scan installed skills, extract cross-cutting principles that appear in multiple skills, and distill them into rules — appending to existing rule files, revising outdated content, or creating new rule files.
Applies the "deterministic collection + LLM judgment" principle: scripts collect facts exhaustively, then an LLM cross-reads the full context and produces verdicts.
When to Use
- Periodic rules maintenance (monthly or after installing new skills)
- After a skill-stocktake reveals patterns that should be rules
- When rules feel incomplete relative to the skills being used
How It Works
The rules distillation process follows three phases:
Phase 1: Inventory (Deterministic Collection)
1a. Collect skill inventory
bash ~/.claude/skills/rules-distill/scripts/scan-skills.sh
1b. Collect rules index
bash ~/.claude/skills/rules-distill/scripts/scan-rules.sh
1c. Present to user
Rules Distillation — Phase 1: Inventory
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Skills: {N} files scanned
Rules: {M} files ({K} headings indexed)
Proceeding to cross-read analysis...
