diff --git a/.agents/skills/repo-conventions/references/convention-authoring.md b/.agents/skills/repo-conventions/references/convention-authoring.md
index 6eb2fd3..ccd8438 100644
--- a/.agents/skills/repo-conventions/references/convention-authoring.md
+++ b/.agents/skills/repo-conventions/references/convention-authoring.md
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ Authoring expectations:
 - Use a non-zero exit code only when the convention genuinely cannot complete.
 - Avoid interactive prompts, editor launches, global machine-local state, and hidden credentials.
 - Prefer deterministic file writes, stable ordering, and stable line endings.
+- When the script has nothing to do, usually emit no output; already-compliant repositories are the most common case.
 - Emit focused output that explains what changed or why the convention cannot continue.
 - If the convention naturally consists of multiple meaningful steps, the script may create its own commits with informative messages.
 
diff --git a/apm.lock.yaml b/apm.lock.yaml
index 83606ad..369fa95 100644
--- a/apm.lock.yaml
+++ b/apm.lock.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 lockfile_version: '1'
-generated_at: '2026-05-21T10:18:36.432445+00:00'
+generated_at: '2026-05-25T10:35:32.185766+00:00'
 apm_version: 0.14.0
 dependencies:
 - repo_url: Faithlife/RepoConventions
   host: github.com
-  resolved_commit: b5f984f28aaf59004f73b06a28cc4f2d4d45ebb6
+  resolved_commit: 568719e4c6608a87dcf614eef06b744d08765bca
   virtual_path: skills/repo-conventions
   is_virtual: true
   package_type: claude_skill
   deployed_files:
   - .agents/skills/repo-conventions
-  content_hash: sha256:f5667d3131f68fe794c6c1897ed066c1ec28d180b16c9f82b5018fa3286a590b
+  content_hash: sha256:083a571479a6ba94bb3794cdf22503f6e59419bef06dea2cb1a2876122b4234d