From 6f4eed4f1c6af8c107cf9157548a4940df83de69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Schapiro <bearsyankees@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 01:15:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify block scalar pattern

---
 strix/skills/__init__.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/strix/skills/__init__.py b/strix/skills/__init__.py
index d17d8771..d5d7d473 100644
--- a/strix/skills/__init__.py
+++ b/strix/skills/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 _FRONTMATTER_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^---\s*\n.*?\n---\s*\n", re.DOTALL)
 _FRONTMATTER_LINE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^(?P<key>[A-Za-z_][\w-]*):(?:[ \t]*(?P<value>.*))?$")
-_BLOCK_SCALAR_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^[|>](?:(?:[1-9][+-]?)|(?:[+-]?[1-9])|[+-])?$")
+_BLOCK_SCALAR_PATTERN = re.compile(r"[|>](?:[1-9][+-]?|[+-][1-9]?)?")
 
 _INTERNAL_SKILL_CATEGORIES: frozenset[str] = frozenset({"scan_modes", "coordination"})
 _ROOT_SKILL_CATEGORY = "root"