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since i didn't see a clear answer in a dev post i will ask it here (and my other two post are suppose to be moved or deleted to here). the book when it talks about skills it says ranks+ability mod+bonus no clear cut saying in the skills section about stacking skills. in the COMBAT section only it talks about bonus but all examples there refer to combat add-ons like the aura and a spell which will give you the better bonus (and that makes sense during combat you wouldn't be able to stack a bunch of stuff on it). but there is nothing in the book that says skills don't stack. if anything the way it reads they do stack. if there is a direct comment from a dev already saying yes definitely they don't stack (i've seen only one post about an operative only but not the rest of the classes.)

so questions about operative abilities vs feats bonus. an operative will get free skill focus on two skills (insight bonus) which is a feat. but operatives edge will also give an insight bonus too but its an ability. wouldn't they stack as they are two different things (ability vs feat) and if not why? I know the book says named bonuses don't stack but the example references outside sources influencing abilities or saves. if they aren't meant to stack then why give it to the class at all (the free skill focus) and operative edge. can someone clear this up and not reference to Pathfinder rules as technically that is a different rule set. also note that the rules in the book about bonus is in the combat section not in the skill or class section. so you can always say that is during combat for additional bonuses.

so in starfinder the rules for operative are very weird. they have an operative edge which gives a bonus to all skills. then they also get a free skill focus to 2 skills. I've been told these don't stack as they are both insight bonuses if that is so why give the free skill focus as soon as they are level 7 it wouldn't add together and be pointless. I know the book says they won't stack but it's referencing to outside bonuses. so would this stack or not as one is a class ability and the other is a feat?