chore: scrub residual squad/cast-name references (#481)#482
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Removes 3 squad-product skills entirely (.copilot/skills/): - architectural-proposals/ - client-compatibility/ - release-process/ Trims 5 skills to remove squad branding while preserving transferable patterns: - docs-standards: neutralized "Squad" adjectives, kept Microsoft Style Guide rules - gh-auth-isolation: already generic (no squad-specific examples found) - git-workflow: generalized .squad/ state section to "project state files" - github-multi-account: replaced .squad/bin path with ~/.local/bin, generic repo example - secret-handling: replaced all ~9 .squad/ path examples with generic "committed files" terminology Additional changes: - Removed orphaned SQUAD_WORKTREES section from CONTRIBUTING.md (lines 214-255) - Reworded setup.sh comment: "Pluto's installer" -> "installer script" - Fixed test label in test_windows_setup.ps1: "squad BEGIN and END markers" -> "dev-setup BEGIN and END markers" - Cleaned up orphaned references to deleted release-process skill in changelog-fold-completeness Remaining squad references are intentional: - gosquad alias in .aliases and README.md (deliberate KEEP, not in scope) - .squad/skills/ references in Clone HQ infrastructure docs (out of scope) ASCII-only verified: no non-ASCII characters detected. Shellcheck: PASS on scripts/linux/setup.sh. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
…481) Remove three dead cross-references to HQ-internal skills and retros that do not exist in dev-setup: - .squad/skills/gh-pr-base-develop/SKILL.md - .squad/skills/history-md-pre-size-check/SKILL.md - .squad/retros/2026-05-18-sprint-17-retro.md Also remove the now-empty "Related Skills" section. The References section is preserved with only dev-setup-relevant items. Changelog-fold recipe and guidance remain unchanged. Verified: git grep confirms zero remaining .squad/ or product references in the file and throughout .copilot/ Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Closes #481
Summary
This PR scrubs residual squad/cast-name references from the dev-setup repository as part of the larger Clean Wars initiative to remove Squad product branding.
Changes
Removed 3 squad-product skills entirely (.copilot/skills/):
architectural-proposals/client-compatibility/release-process/Trimmed 5 skills to remove squad branding while preserving transferable patterns:
docs-standards: Neutralized "Squad" adjectives; kept Microsoft Style Guide rules and patterns intactgh-auth-isolation: Verified as already generic (no squad-specific examples)git-workflow: Generalized.squad/state section to "project state files" subsectiongithub-multi-account: Replaced.squad/binpath with~/.local/bin; replaced squad account names with generic examplesecret-handling: Replaced ~9.squad/path references with generic "committed files" / "version-controlled files" terminologyOther cleanup:
SQUAD_WORKTREESsection from CONTRIBUTING.md (entire "Parallel Work" section, lines 214-255)Verification
Out of Scope (Phase 2)
The following are deferred to Phase 2 as per issue #441, #451, #468:
docs/plans/referencing squad conventionsBranch: chore/481-residual-squad-refs
Base: develop
Draft: Yes