docs(repo): document changeset authoring in clerk-monorepo skill

[alexcarpenter]

Audited 49 sessions in this repo from the last 7 days. Changeset authoring was the biggest source of repeated wasted work. pnpm changeset is an interactive prompt that agents can't accomplish. This PR adds a new reference doc in monorepo skill to outline how to author the changeset.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Updates monorepo skill guidance to have contributors write Changeset files directly, stage them, and verify them with the CI status command. Adds a detailed Changesets reference covering file formats, package inclusion, version bump rules, changelog content, validation, and amendments. Adds initial Changeset authoring guidance and repositions the @clerk/eslint-plugin entry in the package map.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately summarizes the main change: adding changeset authoring documentation to the clerk-monorepo skill.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description is directly related to the changeset authoring guidance added in this PR.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/SKILL.md (1)

111-114: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the private field as a source-of-truth check.

The repository publishing contract excludes any package with private: true, but these instructions say every package outside the current three-item list is published. If another private package is added without updating this list, agents may author invalid changesets. State that the list is current and instruct checking package.json for packages not covered by it.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In @.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/SKILL.md around lines 111 - 114, Update the
package-publishing guidance in .claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/SKILL.md at lines
111-114 to state that the three-package private list is current but
package.json’s private field is the source of truth; instruct agents to check
package.json for any additional private packages before authoring changesets.
Apply the same clarification to
.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/references/changesets.md at lines 70-79,
preserving the existing publishing and changeset rules.

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents

Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

Nitpick comments:
In @.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/SKILL.md:
- Around line 111-114: Update the package-publishing guidance in
.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/SKILL.md at lines 111-114 to state that the
three-package private list is current but package.json’s private field is the
source of truth; instruct agents to check package.json for any additional
private packages before authoring changesets. Apply the same clarification to
.claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/references/changesets.md at lines 70-79,
preserving the existing publishing and changeset rules.

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• .claude/skills/clerk-monorepo/references/package-map.md

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