diff --git a/.cursor/skills/idle-spectator-e2e/SKILL.md b/.cursor/skills/idle-spectator-e2e/SKILL.md
index 44138d0..36ac07a 100644
--- a/.cursor/skills/idle-spectator-e2e/SKILL.md
+++ b/.cursor/skills/idle-spectator-e2e/SKILL.md
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ Always validate IdleSpectator changes with the in-game harness.
 Do not rely on OS mouse/keyboard automation (Wayland-flaky).
 Do not call `Application.Quit()` (can hang Steam on Linux).
 
+Quality bar (also in `.cursor/rules/idle-spectator-quality.mdc`):
+
+1. **Comprehensive / scales** - fix the class via discovery, not one logged example.
+2. **Long-term / maintainable** - no brittle shortcuts.
+3. **Always live-test** - open the game, spawn/drop entities, statuses, wars, plots; do not stop at code review or a single assert.
+
+## Live playtest (required for features/fixes)
+
+Harness scenarios are the gate, not a substitute for poking the world.
+
+- Start or reuse WorldBox with `worldbox-ctl` / `harness-run.sh` (`all` permissions).
+- Use harness actions that actually seed the situation: `spawn`, `status_apply` / `status_apply_nearby`, combat sessions, war/plot/family/outbreak sessions, wire attack sides, etc.
+- When a bug was seen in a soak or Player.log, reproduce that shape in-world (same sticky kind, pair size, status class) before declaring fixed.
+- Prefer extending `HarnessScenarios.cs` so the live repro becomes a repeatable `--repeat 3` gate.
+- Watching the camera tip + dossier after drops counts; reading only the C# change does not.
+
 ## Sandbox / permissions (required)
 
 **Never start, relaunch, or kill WorldBox / Steam from the Cursor sandbox.**
@@ -49,23 +65,25 @@ Vanilla `Tooltip` / `TooltipLibrary` (`tooltips/tooltip_actor`, etc.) may be reu
 
 After any feature or bug fix in `IdleSpectator/`:
 
-1. Bump `IdleSpectator/mod.json` version (NML recompiles on game load).
-2. If the game was already running, recompile with:
+1. Design for full coverage (discovery / class rules), not the single failing tip.
+2. Bump `IdleSpectator/mod.json` version (NML recompiles on game load).
+3. If the game was already running, recompile with:
    ```bash
    ./scripts/worldbox-ctl.sh restart
    ```
-3. Extend or add a scenario in `IdleSpectator/HarnessScenarios.cs` when the change is new behavior.
-4. Day-to-day / PR gate:
+4. Live-test: spawn/drop the relevant entities and statuses in-world (via harness scenario or focused harness commands). Confirm tip/focus/dossier behavior matches the contract.
+5. Extend or add a scenario in `IdleSpectator/HarnessScenarios.cs` when the change is new behavior.
+6. Day-to-day / PR gate:
    ```bash
    ./scripts/harness-run.sh --repeat 3 critical_smoke
    ```
-5. After larger changes (director, discovery, settings, input, tips, chronicle), also run:
+7. After larger changes (director, discovery, settings, input, tips, chronicle), also run:
    ```bash
    ./scripts/harness-run.sh regression
    ```
-6. If you added a focused scenario, run it directly too.
-7. Iterate until **all repeats PASS**. Do not stop after one flaky pass.
-8. Report: scenario name(s), PASS/FAIL counts, and any new asserts.
+8. If you added a focused scenario, run it directly too with `--repeat 3`.
+9. Iterate until **all repeats PASS**. Do not stop after one flaky pass.
+10. Report: scenario name(s), PASS/FAIL counts, what you spawned/live-checked, and any new asserts.
 
 ### HUD / visual changes - screenshot gate (required)