fix(orchestrator): enforce inline skill output contracts (#348)

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Windows candidate view regression
         shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          GENTLE_PI_CANDIDATE_GIT_TIMEOUT_MS: "60000"
         run: |
           $output = & pnpm exec node --experimental-strip-types --test --test-reporter=tap --test-name-pattern "candidate owner|candidate contributor root|candidate executable-mode validation|candidate registry forwards explicit Windows mode validation" tests/review-candidate-view.test.ts 2>&1
           $status = $LASTEXITCODE

assets/orchestrator-skills.md

@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ If a subagent reports `skill_resolution`, interpret it as project/user skill res
 
 If any subagent reports a fallback instead of `paths-injected`, treat it as an orchestration gap and correct future delegations by passing exact indexed paths directly.
 
+### Parent inline execution
+
+When the parent executes work inline that a resolved skill covers (Work
+Routing Ladder tier 1), it follows the same read discipline as a delegated
+subagent: read the exact indexed `SKILL.md` in this session before acting,
+and let the skill's declared `## Output Contract` shape the result, so the
+reply carries the same contract markers applying the skill directly would
+produce. Close with one attribution line naming the applied skill
+(`Skill applied (inline): <name>`); if the indexed path is unreadable,
+proceed unskilled and say so in that line. Never present contract markers or
+attribute a skill without the in-session read. Attribution carries the skill
+name only, never paths.
+
 ## Intent-Driven Skill Discovery
 
 For skill-shaped requests, do not treat injected `<available_skills>` as complete. Use the registry and filesystem only as a discovery aid; do not let a trigger table override the user's concrete request or turn a small request into a larger workflow.

assets/orchestrator.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ With memory, the parent selects context; subagents save discoveries before retur
 
 ## Skill Registry Protocol
 
-The parent resolves skill paths once per session under `## Skills to load before work`; subagents read those `SKILL.md` files first (`paths-injected`) or report unavailable paths; fallbacks: `orchestrator-skills.md`.
+The parent resolves skill paths once per session under `## Skills to load before work`; subagents read those `SKILL.md` files first (`paths-injected`) or report unavailable paths; the parent's own inline path owes the same read. Fallbacks: `orchestrator-skills.md`.
 
 ## Intent-Driven Skill Discovery
 

tests/fixtures/primary-session-prompt/gentleman.golden.md

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ With memory, the parent selects context; subagents save discoveries before retur
 
 ## Skill Registry Protocol
 
-The parent resolves skill paths once per session under `## Skills to load before work`; subagents read those `SKILL.md` files first (`paths-injected`) or report unavailable paths; fallbacks: `orchestrator-skills.md`.
+The parent resolves skill paths once per session under `## Skills to load before work`; subagents read those `SKILL.md` files first (`paths-injected`) or report unavailable paths; the parent's own inline path owes the same read. Fallbacks: `orchestrator-skills.md`.
 
 ## Intent-Driven Skill Discovery
 

tests/orchestrator-budget.test.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ const FIXTURE_PATH = join(import.meta.dirname, "fixtures", "orchestrator.pre-die
 // gentle-shell#1731 T10 (user decision): 8,192 -> 8,400 B for the narrowed high-risk items 1 and 3.
 // Verification by named risk (escalate-only rule 3) and the writer-rule fix (triggers hold only when
 // their condition holds; a unit is independent behavior over a size floor), user decision 2026-10-14: 8,400 -> 9,100 B.
-const BUDGET_BYTES = 9100;
+// gentle-shell#348: the Skill Registry Protocol binds the parent's own inline path to the same SKILL.md read
+// (one sentence, 50 B), user decision 2026-10-18: 9,100 -> 9,150 B.
+const BUDGET_BYTES = 9150;
 const MIN_CONTROLLED_LONG_ASSETS_ROOT_CHARS = 93;
 
 const LAZY_ASSET_NAMES = [