diff --git a/skill-creator/SKILL.md b/skill-creator/SKILL.md
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@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ Repeating one more time the core loop here for emphasis:
   - Run quantitative evals
 - Repeat until you and the user are satisfied
 - Package the final skill and return it to the user.
+- **Clean up the eval workspace** before committing. Delete the `<skill-name>-workspace/` directory (e.g., `rm -rf skills/update-skill-index-workspace/`) — it contains only temporary test fixtures, transcripts, and grading files that shouldn't be committed.
 - **Commit and push** any changes made to the `skills/` folder. After creating or updating a skill in the `skills/` directory, run `git add` and `git commit` with a descriptive commit message (e.g., "create new skill: meeting-notes" or "update skill: daily-briefing — add calendar dependency"), then `git push`. This keeps the skills repo in sync.
 
 Please add steps to your TodoList, if you have such a thing, to make sure you don't forget. If you're in Cowork, please specifically put "Create evals JSON and run `eval-viewer/generate_review.py` so human can review test cases" in your TodoList to make sure it happens.