Initial skills documentation — 25 categories, all SKILL.md + references + scripts

skills/delegation-pattern/references/cascade-failure-debugging.md

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+# Silent Cascade Failure — JS TypeError Kills Async Operations
+
+## Pattern (discovered Jul 12, 2026)
+
+A single `TypeError` (e.g. `.classList.add()` on a `null` element) in early synchronous inline script kills ALL subsequent code — including `fetch()` calls that would load nav, content, or UI elements.
+
+The symptom surface is confusing: blank page, no menu, no content, no visible error.
+
+## Example
+
+```javascript
+// WRONG — crashes before nav fetch runs
+if (Ops.isAuthenticated()) {
+    overlay.classList.remove('show');
+    document.getElementById('logoutBtn').classList.add('show');  // TypeError if nav not loaded
+    loadContent();  // Never runs
+}
+fetch('/nav.html').then(...)  // Never runs either
+```
+
+## Fix pattern
+
+Always guard DOM lookups that depend on async-loaded content:
+
+```javascript
+// Wait for async content before accessing
+var wait = setInterval(function() {
+    var el = document.getElementById('logoutBtn');
+    if (el) {
+        el.classList.add('show');
+        clearInterval(wait);
+        loadContent();
+    }
+}, 100);
+```
+
+## Prevention checklist
+
+- [ ] Every `getElementById()` call is guarded (especially elements from fetched templates)
+- [ ] Auth logic does NOT touch DOM elements from separate fetches
+- [ ] `fetch()` / `setInterval()` are NOT placed after unguarded DOM access
+- [ ] Inline scripts tolerate missing elements without crashing

skills/delegation-pattern/references/standing-subagent-teams.md

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+# Standing Subagent Roles Specification
+
+Captured from the Jul 8-9, 2026 sessions. These are persistent team definitions, not one-off delegations.
+
+## Network Services Team
+
+Standing SME team for managing servers/systems infrastructure.
+
+| Role | Domain | Responsibility |
+|------|--------|---------------|
+| Team Lead | Orchestrator | Delegates tasks, reports to Germaine, coordinates across SME subs |
+| Server Admin | Hetzner/netcup | Inventory, provisioning, health monitoring, spec management |
+| Network Engineer | MikroTik/Ubiquiti/DNS | Router configs, tower backups, connectivity, topology |
+| Backup Specialist | S3/DR | Bucket management, restore testing, sync scripts |
+| UI Specialist | Dashboard/accessibility | Page builds, W3C pass, mobile UX, interactive patterns |
+
+## UI Team
+
+Standing design team for modern interface creation.
+
+| Role | Responsibility |
+|------|---------------|
+| Lead Designer | Art direction, layout, composition |
+| HTML/CSS Specialist | W3C-compliant implementation, accessibility enforcement |
+| Visual/Comm Artist | Graphic design, color, typography, branding |
+
+Works with the interactive design team. Separate from Network Services Team's UI Specialist (who handles ops dashboard/accessibility).
+
+## When to use standing teams vs ad-hoc delegation
+
+- Use standing team for recurring classes of work
+- Delegate to Team Lead (role=orchestrator) who further delegates to SME leads
+- Use ad-hoc for one-off tasks