diff --git a/git-workflows/skills/rebase-pr/SKILL.md b/git-workflows/skills/rebase-pr/SKILL.md
index 0955862..0255bee 100644
--- a/git-workflows/skills/rebase-pr/SKILL.md
+++ b/git-workflows/skills/rebase-pr/SKILL.md
@@ -178,3 +178,17 @@ Skip Steps 1–6. Go directly to Step 7 cleanup.
 **merge-base --is-ancestor exits non-zero:**
 Main moved while you were waiting for CI. Return to Step 2, re-sync main, re-fetch branch,
 re-rebase, force-push again, wait for CI, then retry merge.
+
+### Pre-Push Hook Auto-Fixes Files
+
+**Detection**: `git push` fails, hook output shows "files were modified by this hook"
+
+**Action**: Commit the auto-fixed files and retry the push:
+
+```bash
+git add -A
+git commit -m "style: apply pre-push hook auto-fixes"
+git push --force-with-lease origin {branch}
+```
+
+This commonly occurs with release-please CHANGELOG.md entries that don't conform to markdownlint rules.
diff --git a/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/SKILL.md b/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/SKILL.md
index 460609b..6be2925 100644
--- a/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/SKILL.md
+++ b/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/SKILL.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/issues/{number}/comments?since={lastCommitDate}"
 #### Step 1d: Fetch Review Body Comments Since Last Commit
 
 ```bash
-gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/reviews" --jq '[.[] | select(.submitted_at > "{lastCommitDate}" and .body != "") | {id, body, author: .user.login, submitted_at}]'
+gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/reviews" --jq '[.[] | select(.submitted_at > "{lastCommitDate}" and (.body | length > 0)) | {id, body, author: .user.login, submitted_at}]'
 ```
 
 ### Step 2a: Group Related Threads
@@ -212,3 +212,4 @@ Omit "Threads:" when zero threads; omit "Comments:" when zero comments.
 | REST reply fails | Invalid `databaseId` or permissions | Verify numeric databaseId (not node ID) and ensure token has required repo permissions (403 = permission issue) |
 | `since` filter returns all comments | Invalid date format | Verify ISO 8601 format |
 | Reviews endpoint returns empty | No reviews submitted | Proceed with threads only |
+| `\!` in jq expression | Claude Code Bash escapes `!` | Use `(.x == y | not)` or `.x | length > 0` instead of `!=` |
diff --git a/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/rest-api-patterns.md b/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/rest-api-patterns.md
index af87758..b392028 100644
--- a/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/rest-api-patterns.md
+++ b/github-workflows/skills/resolve-pr-threads/rest-api-patterns.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Returns array of comments posted after the specified timestamp.
 ### Fetch Review Body Comments Since Last Commit
 
 ```bash
-gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/reviews" --jq '[.[] | select(.submitted_at > "{lastCommitDate}" and .body != "") | {id, body, author: .user.login, submitted_at}]'
+gh api "repos/{owner}/{repo}/pulls/{number}/reviews" --jq '[.[] | select(.submitted_at > "{lastCommitDate}" and (.body | length > 0)) | {id, body, author: .user.login, submitted_at}]'
 ```
 
 The `--jq` filter is required because the reviews endpoint does not support server-side `?since=` filtering.
diff --git a/github-workflows/skills/trigger-ai-reviews/SKILL.md b/github-workflows/skills/trigger-ai-reviews/SKILL.md
index 48261f0..0d92ec1 100644
--- a/github-workflows/skills/trigger-ai-reviews/SKILL.md
+++ b/github-workflows/skills/trigger-ai-reviews/SKILL.md
@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ Verify the PR exists and is open:
 
 ```bash
 STATE=$(gh pr view "$PR_NUMBER" --json state --jq '.state')
-if [ "$STATE" != "OPEN" ]; then
-  echo "PR #$PR_NUMBER is $STATE — only open PRs can be reviewed"
-  exit 1
-fi
+[ "$STATE" = "OPEN" ] || { echo "PR #$PR_NUMBER is $STATE — only open PRs can be reviewed"; exit 1; }
 ```
 
 ## Step 2: Trigger Claude