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Add a skill (.squad-templates/skills/e2e-template-testing/SKILL.md) that documents how to validate coordinator and agent template changes end-to-end by running real squad sessions against a locally-built CLI. Add a 'Testing Template Changes' section to CONTRIBUTING.md with a quick-start workflow and pointer to the full skill. Synced to all template targets via sync-templates.mjs. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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What
Adds a skill and contributing guide section for validating template changes end-to-end.
Problem
Changes to coordinator and agent templates (.squad-templates/squad.agent.md, \scribe-charter.md, etc.) can't be validated by unit tests — they're prompts interpreted by an LLM at runtime. We discovered this gap during state-backend development (PR #1004), where we ran 12 manual E2E tests to validate template changes.
Solution
Skill file (.squad-templates/skills/e2e-template-testing/SKILL.md) — Full workflow: build locally → create test repo → init squad → run sessions → verify git state → record verdict. Includes test matrix template, evidence collection format, tips, and anti-patterns.
CONTRIBUTING.md section — Quick-start version with pointer to the full skill.
Files changed
Testing
pm run build\ ✅
px vitest run test/builtin-skills.test.ts\ — 5/5 passed ✅
px vitest run test/template-sync.test.ts\ — 149/149 passed ✅
ode scripts/sync-templates.mjs\ ✅