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Developer fixes 'skill' name collision bug in Vodou system

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A developer encountered a bug in the Vodou system where two distinct entities, a file-based SKILL.md folder and a prompt template, shared the same name 'skill'. This ambiguity led to incorrect data retrieval, as queries for skills would only return results from one of the two entities. The issue was resolved by centralizing the logic for determining skill ownership and schedule row formats into a single file, ensuring that all skills are correctly identified and listed. AI

IMPACT Addresses a specific software bug related to entity naming and data retrieval, improving system reliability.

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Developer fixes 'skill' name collision bug in Vodou system

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Chad Priest ·

    Two tables both called 'skill', and nothing knew which was which

    <p>Your agent has skills. Ask it how many, and you will get a number. The question worth asking is which query produced that number, and whether any other part of your system would produce a different one.</p> <p>Mine did. Vodou has two things that both answer to the word "skill"…

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