docs: transition from Interest Group to Working Group (#81)

* docs: transition from Interest Group to Working Group

Follow-up to modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol#2586, which
converted the charter from IG to WG.

- Rename Interest Group → Working Group in headings and prose
- Update Discord (#skills-over-mcp-wg) and Discussions
  (meeting-notes-skills-over-mcp-wg) references; channel renames
  coordinated separately
- CONTRIBUTING.md: align meeting norms with MCP group governance
  (7-day advance notice, meet.modelcontextprotocol.io) and rewrite
  Decision-Making to reflect WG authority (lazy consensus → formal
  vote → escalation), linking to the charter's Authority table
- Keep CODEOWNERS team at skills-over-mcp-ig pending access-repo
  rename; TODO comment added
- decisions.md: update present-tense preamble, log the IG → WG
  transition as a new ADR entry, and preserve historical entries

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(contributing): link to governance/charter instead of duplicating

Meetings and Decision-Making sections now point to the MCP group
governance doc and charter for canonical rules, keeping only the
repo- or group-specific bits (notes location, coordination
channels, outputs list). Also drops a leftover "rough consensus"
IG-era phrase in the Decision Log guidelines.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* docs(codeowners): fix sentence fragment in default-owner comment

"Has day-to-day governance" read as an incomplete sentence and
overstated what CODEOWNERS actually encodes (review routing, not
governance). Replace with a direct one-liner.

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## How to Participate
This Interest Group welcomes contributions from anyone interested in skills distribution over MCP. You can participate by:
This Working Group welcomes contributions from anyone interested in skills distribution over MCP. You can participate by:
- Joining discussions in the [#skills-over-mcp-ig Discord channel](https://discord.com/channels/1358869848138059966/1464745826629976084) (info on joining the Discord server [here](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/community/communication#discord))
- Opening or commenting on [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/categories/meeting-notes-skills-over-mcp-ig) in the main MCP repo
- Joining discussions in the [#skills-over-mcp-wg Discord channel](https://discord.com/channels/1358869848138059966/1464745826629976084) (info on joining the Discord server [here](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/community/communication#discord))
- Opening or commenting on [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/categories/meeting-notes-skills-over-mcp-wg) in the main MCP repo
- Sharing experimental findings from your own implementations
- Contributing to documentation and pattern evaluation
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| Channel | Purpose | Response Expectation |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [Discord #skills-over-mcp-ig](https://discord.com/channels/1358869848138059966/1464745826629976084) | Quick questions, coordination, async discussion | Best effort |
| [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/categories/meeting-notes-skills-over-mcp-ig) | Meeting notes, long-form technical proposals, experimental findings | Weekly triage |
| [Discord #skills-over-mcp-wg](https://discord.com/channels/1358869848138059966/1464745826629976084) | Quick questions, coordination, async discussion | Best effort |
| [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/categories/meeting-notes-skills-over-mcp-wg) | Meeting notes, long-form technical proposals, experimental findings | Weekly triage |
| This repository | Living reference for approaches, findings, and decisions | Updated after meetings |
## Coordination with the Agent Skills Spec
The [Agent Skills spec](https://agentskills.io/) is maintained in the [agentskills/agentskills](https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills) repository. For topics that intersect with both this IG and the Agent Skills spec (e.g., protocol design questions, proposed extensions, or alignment on terminology), the recommended channel is [Discussions](https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills/discussions) in that repository.
The [Agent Skills spec](https://agentskills.io/) is maintained in the [agentskills/agentskills](https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills) repository. For topics that intersect with both this WG and the Agent Skills spec (e.g., protocol design questions, proposed extensions, or alignment on terminology), the recommended channel is [Discussions](https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills/discussions) in that repository.
Before opening a discussion, review the [Agent Skills contributing guide](https://github.com/agentskills/agentskills/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).
## Meetings
[Meeting notes](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/categories/meeting-notes-skills-over-mcp-ig) are published in the main MCP repo discussions. Future meetings will be scheduled and scheduling surveys posted in the [#skills-over-mcp-ig Discord channel](https://discord.com/channels/1358869848138059966/1464745826629976084).
Working Session cadence is defined in the [charter](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/community/skills-over-mcp/charter#operations); the schedule is published on [meet.modelcontextprotocol.io](https://meet.modelcontextprotocol.io). Meeting requirements — advance notice, agendas, and notes — follow MCP [group governance](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/community/working-interest-groups#meeting-requirements).
Meeting norms:
- Agendas published 24 hours in advance
- Notes published within 48 hours
Notes are published to [Meeting Notes — Skills Over MCP WG](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/discussions/categories/meeting-notes-skills-over-mcp-wg). Scheduling surveys and between-meeting coordination happen in [#skills-over-mcp-wg](https://discord.com/channels/1358869848138059966/1464745826629976084).
## Decision-Making
As an Interest Group, we operate by **rough consensus** — we're exploring and recommending, not deciding. Outputs include:
Scope and per-decision-type authority are defined in the [charter](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/community/skills-over-mcp/charter#authority-decision-rights). The decision progression (lazy consensus → formal vote → escalation) follows MCP [group governance](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/community/working-interest-groups#decision-making-process).
- Documented requirements and use cases
- Evaluated approaches with findings
- Recommendations to relevant WGs or as SEP proposals
Outputs include:
- SEPs we shepherd from proposal through review (Extensions Track and related protocol changes)
- Reference implementations demonstrating skill discovery and consumption
- Documented requirements, evaluated approaches, and experimental findings
## Contribution Guidelines
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- Sets or changes the group's scope
- Establishes a convention or coordination mechanism
Add a new entry after the meeting where the decision was made or when rough consensus is reached asynchronously. Include context, the decision itself, rationale, and links to relevant issues, PRs, or discussion threads.
Add a new entry after the meeting where the decision was made or when consensus is reached asynchronously. Include context, the decision itself, rationale, and links to relevant issues, PRs, or discussion threads.
### Filing Issues