blog: Add descriptive diagrams and hero image to Copilot Skills blog post#34
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…ro watercolor - Replace 6 generic screenshots (image6/11/14/15/17/21.png) with properly named mermaid diagrams - Add SDXL-generated watercolor hero image (hero-skill-workshop.png) - Include .mmd source files for all diagrams (dark theme, transparent bg) - Update blog markdown with new image references and alt text New images: optimization-phases-plan.png - 6-phase optimization roadmap sdk-skills-before-after.png - SDK skills 94%+ reduction per language cumulative-savings.png - Running totals after 3 phases pr-summary.png - PR #147 review summary final-token-reduction.png - 413K to 143K headline result shared-references-architecture.png - Reference consolidation diagram hero-skill-workshop.png - Watercolor workshop illustration Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…anguage dispatch) The blog previously described creating a shared-references directory. This updates it to reflect the actual follow-up: consolidating all 7 SDK skills (6 languages + 1 quickstart) into a single unified skill with language auto-detection. - Bonus Round: replaced shared-references story with consolidation story, mentioning waza isolation violation and the three options considered - What Actually Worked: evolved pattern #4 to show progression from shared-references to unified routing - Dogfooding: added note about SDK skills' third iteration - Phase 2 and other sections unchanged Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Fix typos: 'ignoringthe' → 'ignoring the', 'directoryfor' → 'directory for' - Clarify 800-token floor exception for unified skills (469 tokens) - Explain PR #147 numbers vs Bonus Round consolidation - Add bridge for unaccounted ~70K tokens (Phases 4-6) - Fix 90% savings claim to 'three-quarters' (74%, not 90%) - Add Honest Lessons row about stopping at Phase 4 - Clarify '136 files' as '136 skill and reference files (117 distinct skills)' - Separate main session from Bonus Round follow-up session in timeline Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Applied patterns from Phases 1-3 to finish medium and small skills. Corrected 5 references that incorrectly claimed Phase 4 was incomplete. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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- Replace estimate table with actuals showing 214K→143K breakdown - Fix missing space after bold Key finding marker (line 180) - Reframe Phase 1 ordering as noise reduction before high-impact work Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Remove github.com/diberry/project-dina link (private repo) - Replace PR #147 and PR #188 with generic references - No functional content changes Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add opening line connecting hero image to the work - Reference tidied workbench at Final Numbers midpoint - Add closing bookend image (hero-skill-workshop-after.png) with prompt - Workshop metaphor now threads: messy bench → organizing → clean bench Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Generated via SDXL with matching blue/amber watercolor palette. Companion to hero-skill-workshop.png — same bench, now organized. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Previous image was a woodworker's bench; hero is a painter's studio. Now both images show the same blue-walled artist studio — messy vs organized. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Same room composition as hero (blue walls, shelving, window, desk, chair) but organized - supplies on shelves, palette laid out, brushes sorted. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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MDX parser treats <50 as JSX tag. Changed to prose. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Replaces 6 generic screenshots with properly named mermaid diagrams and adds an SDXL watercolor hero image for the 'Tuning Up Copilot Skills' blog post.
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