From b0909dcc02e973295d1e7cd876101ece64debdfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Greyson LaLonde <greyson@crewai.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:24:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore: log skill body char excess

---
 lib/crewai/src/crewai/skills/parser.py | 10 +++++++++-
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/skills/parser.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/skills/parser.py
index 3463fe541..3c6eb5d7a 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/skills/parser.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/skills/parser.py
@@ -107,8 +107,16 @@ def load_skill_metadata(skill_dir: Path) -> Skill:
         ValueError: If directory name doesn't match skill name.
     """
     skill_md_path = skill_dir / SKILL_FILENAME
-    frontmatter, _body = parse_skill_md(skill_md_path)
+    frontmatter, body = parse_skill_md(skill_md_path)
     validate_directory_name(skill_dir, frontmatter.name)
+    if len(body) > _MAX_BODY_CHARS:
+        _logger.warning(
+            "SKILL.md body for '%s' is %d chars (threshold: %d). "
+            "Large bodies may consume significant context window when injected into prompts.",
+            frontmatter.name,
+            len(body),
+            _MAX_BODY_CHARS,
+        )
     return Skill(
         frontmatter=frontmatter,
         path=skill_dir,