Move progress block to very first instruction in SKILL.md

The agent was skipping the progress text because it was buried after
parsing logic at line 41. Restructured so the FIRST section is
"YOUR FIRST OUTPUT" with the progress block, BEFORE any tool call
instructions. Added explicit "DO NOT skip this" enforcement.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

SKILL.md

@@ -8,26 +8,38 @@ allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, AskUserQuestion, WebSearch
 
 # last30days: Research Any Topic from the Last 30 Days
 
-Research ANY topic across Reddit, X, and the web. Surface what people are actually discussing, recommending, and debating right now.
+## YOUR FIRST OUTPUT — before ANY tool calls
 
-## STEP 1: Parse User Intent & Acknowledge
+Extract the TOPIC from the user's query, then output this progress block. This text MUST appear to the user BEFORE you call Bash or WebSearch:
 
-**Before running anything**, parse the user's input for:
+🔍 **{TOPIC}**
 
-1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about (e.g., "web app mockups", "Claude Code skills", "image generation")
+Deploying research agents:
-2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT", "Midjourney")
+🟠 Reddit — scanning subreddits for upvotes and comments...
-3. **QUERY TYPE**: What kind of research they want:
+🔵 X — reading posts for likes and reposts...
-   - **PROMPTING** - "X prompts", "prompting for X", "X best practices" → User wants to learn techniques and get copy-paste prompts
+🌐 Web — searching blogs, docs, and news...
-   - **RECOMMENDATIONS** - "best X", "top X", "what X should I use", "recommended X" → User wants a LIST of specific things
-   - **NEWS** - "what's happening with X", "X news", "latest on X" → User wants current events/updates
-   - **GENERAL** - anything else → User wants broad understanding of the topic
 
-Common patterns:
+**DO NOT skip this. DO NOT jump to tool calls first. Output the text above, THEN call tools.**
-- `[topic] for [tool]` → "web mockups for Nano Banana Pro" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+
-- `[topic] prompts for [tool]` → "UI design prompts for Midjourney" → TOOL IS SPECIFIED
+## STEP 1: Run the Research Script
-- Just `[topic]` → "iOS design mockups" → TOOL NOT SPECIFIED, that's OK
+
-- "best [topic]" or "top [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+After outputting the progress block above, run:
-- "what are the best [topic]" → QUERY_TYPE = RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+```bash
+python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
+```
+
+## STEP 2: Parse User Intent (while script runs)
+
+While the script runs, parse the user's input for:
+
+1. **TOPIC**: What they want to learn about
+2. **TARGET TOOL** (if specified): Where they'll use the prompts (e.g., "Nano Banana Pro", "ChatGPT")
+3. **QUERY TYPE**:
+   - **PROMPTING** - "X prompts", "prompting for X", "X best practices"
+   - **RECOMMENDATIONS** - "best X", "top X", "what X should I use"
+   - **NEWS** - "what's happening with X", "X news", "latest on X"
+   - **GENERAL** - anything else
 
 **IMPORTANT: Do NOT ask about target tool before research.**
 - If tool is specified in the query, use it
@@ -38,23 +50,6 @@ Common patterns:
 - `TARGET_TOOL = [extracted tool, or "unknown" if not specified]`
 - `QUERY_TYPE = [RECOMMENDATIONS | NEWS | HOW-TO | GENERAL]`
 
-**Then output this progress block to the user (copy format exactly, fill in TOPIC):**
-
-```
-🔍 **{TOPIC}**
-
-Deploying research agents:
-🟠 Reddit — scanning subreddits for upvotes and comments...
-🔵 X — reading posts for likes and reposts...
-🌐 Web — searching blogs, docs, and news...
-```
-
-**Then immediately run the research script:**
-
-```bash
-python3 ~/.claude/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py "$ARGUMENTS" --emit=compact 2>&1
-```
-
 ---
 
 ## STEP 2: DO WEBSEARCH WHILE SCRIPT RUNS