diff --git a/.github/workflows/vet-skill.yml b/.github/workflows/vet-skill.yml
index b667410..bb2bd3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vet-skill.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vet-skill.yml
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ name: AI Security Review
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'skills/**'
 
 jobs:
   read-skill:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       content: ${{ steps.skill.outputs.content }}
+      has_skills: ${{ steps.changed.outputs.any_changed }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -21,15 +20,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Read skill content
         id: skill
+        if: steps.changed.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: |
+          DELIMITER="SKILL_CONTENT_$(openssl rand -hex 16)"
           CONTENT=$(cat ${{ steps.changed.outputs.all_changed_files }} | head -c 10000)
-          echo "content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "content<<$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   # Agent 1: Claude Opus 4.6 - Anthropic's frontier model
   claude-opus-review:
     needs: read-skill
+    if: needs.read-skill.outputs.has_skills == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       verdict: ${{ steps.analyze.outputs.verdict }}
@@ -59,10 +61,11 @@ jobs:
           CLEAN_JSON=$(echo "$TEXT" | sed 's/^```json//g' | sed 's/^```//g' | sed 's/```$//g' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//g')
 
           VERDICT=$(echo "$CLEAN_JSON" | jq -r '.verdict // "ERROR"' 2>/dev/null || echo "ERROR")
+          DELIMITER="CLAUDE_RESP_$(openssl rand -hex 16)"
           echo "verdict=$VERDICT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "response<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "response<<$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "$CLEAN_JSON" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Fail the job if verdict is FAIL (makes it visible in GitHub UI)
           if [ "$VERDICT" = "FAIL" ]; then
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
   # Agent 2: GPT-5.2 - OpenAI's frontier model
   openai-review:
     needs: read-skill
+    if: needs.read-skill.outputs.has_skills == 'true'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       verdict: ${{ steps.analyze.outputs.verdict }}
@@ -103,20 +107,22 @@ jobs:
           ERROR=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.error.message // empty')
           if [ -n "$ERROR" ]; then
             echo "API Error: $ERROR"
+            DELIMITER="OAI_ERR_$(openssl rand -hex 16)"
             echo "verdict=ERROR" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "response<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "response<<$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "{\"verdict\": \"ERROR\", \"issues\": [\"API Error: $ERROR\"], \"reasoning\": \"Failed to call OpenAI API\"}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             exit 0
           fi
 
           CONTENT=$(echo "$RESPONSE" | jq -r '.choices[0].message.content // "{}"')
           VERDICT=$(echo "$CONTENT" | jq -r '.verdict // "ERROR"' 2>/dev/null || echo "ERROR")
 
+          DELIMITER="OAI_RESP_$(openssl rand -hex 16)"
           echo "verdict=$VERDICT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "response<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "response<<$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$DELIMITER" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # Fail the job if verdict is FAIL (makes it visible in GitHub UI)
           if [ "$VERDICT" = "FAIL" ]; then
@@ -126,11 +132,16 @@ jobs:
 
   # Aggregate results and post comment
   aggregate:
-    needs: [claude-opus-review, openai-review]
-    if: always()  # Run even if AI review jobs failed (so we can post comment)
+    needs: [read-skill, claude-opus-review, openai-review]
+    if: always()  # Run even if AI review jobs were skipped or failed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Skip if no skills changed
+        if: needs.read-skill.outputs.has_skills != 'true'
+        run: echo "No skill files changed, skipping AI review"
+
       - name: Aggregate Verdicts
+        if: needs.read-skill.outputs.has_skills == 'true'
         id: aggregate
         run: |
           VERDICTS="${{ needs.claude-opus-review.outputs.verdict }},${{ needs.openai-review.outputs.verdict }}"
@@ -149,6 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Post Review Comment
+        if: needs.read-skill.outputs.has_skills == 'true'
         uses: actions/github-script@v7
         env:
           CLAUDE_VERDICT: ${{ needs.claude-opus-review.outputs.verdict }}
@@ -198,5 +210,5 @@ jobs:
             });
 
       - name: Fail if any FAIL verdict
-        if: steps.aggregate.outputs.final == 'FAIL'
+        if: needs.read-skill.outputs.has_skills == 'true' && steps.aggregate.outputs.final == 'FAIL'
         run: exit 1