feat(skills): add opt-in v4-best-practices bundled skill

A single 50-line `SKILL.md` encoding three V4-specific workflow
rules for multi-step thinking-mode tasks. Each rule maps to a
concrete observable failure class the maintainer or contributors
have hit when running V4-flash / V4-pro on long agent loops; the
text is opinionated but discovered through the existing skill
mechanism rather than baked into the always-on system prompt.

Follows the existing bundled-skill convention
(`crates/tui/assets/skills/skill-creator/`) so the discovery
walker picks it up alongside the workspace's own skills. Not
enabled by default — users see it in `/skills` and opt in
explicitly, keeping the always-on prompt-prefix footprint
unchanged for everyone who doesn't want the directive.

Single new file; zero Rust changes, zero new dependencies, zero
config schema changes. Fully reversible by deleting the directory.

Harvested from PR #1448 by @SamhandsomeLee

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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### Added
- **Opt-in `v4-best-practices` bundled skill** (harvested from
PR #1448 by **@SamhandsomeLee**). A single 50-line `SKILL.md`
encoding three V4-specific workflow rules for multi-step
thinking-mode tasks. Each rule maps to a concrete observable
failure class. Discovered through the existing
`crates/tui/assets/skills/...` mechanism alongside the
`skill-creator` skill — not enabled by default; users opt in
via the standard `/skills` UI.
- **`image_analyze` tool — vision-model image understanding**
(harvested from PR #1467 by **@MMMarcinho**). Sends an image
file to an OpenAI-compatible vision endpoint and returns the
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---
name: v4-best-practices
description: Use when working with deepseek-v4-pro or deepseek-v4-flash in thinking mode on multi-step or plan-driven tasks. Provides rules to prevent stale references, unverified plan assumptions, and vague plan output.
---
# V4 Best Practices
Rules for multi-step V4 thinking-mode workflows. Each rule prevents a
specific, observable failure class.
## 1. Verify references before writing
Before referencing a file path, function, or type in code or plan output,
call `grep_files` or `read_file` to confirm it exists in the workspace.
```
# Bad: edit_file path="src/config/loader.rs" (assumed from memory)
# Good: grep_files pattern="pub fn load_config" → confirms src/config/mod.rs:42
# then reference src/config/mod.rs:42
```
Failure avoided: `edit_file` errors on non-existent paths; LSP diagnostics
on hallucinated symbols.
## 2. Spawn a verifier sub-agent before multi-file execution
Before executing a plan that touches 3+ files, spawn a `deepseek-v4-flash`
sub-agent (thinking off) to read the target files and confirm path/symbol
assumptions still hold.
```
agent_spawn role="verifier" model="deepseek-v4-flash" thinking="off"
prompt: "Read these files and confirm: [list assumptions]. Report mismatches."
```
Failure avoided: multi-step edits fail partway because file structure
changed since the plan was drafted.
## 3. Plan output must use confirmed path:line references
In plan-mode output, replace vague location pointers with `path:line`
references drawn from a prior `grep_files` result.
```
# Bad: "Update the retry logic in the client module"
# Good: "Update retry loop at crates/tui/src/client.rs:187"
```
Failure avoided: agent-mode execution cannot locate the intended edit
target when plan directions are imprecise.