learn-skills
🎯 AI Proactive Triggering (ONBOARDING SKILL)
This is an ONBOARDING skill with HIGH PRIORITY for proactive suggestion.
When to Proactively Suggest (AI MUST check user-config.yaml)
Check learning_tracker.completed.learn_skills in user-config.yaml. If false:
PROACTIVELY SUGGEST when user:
- Says "create skill" for the FIRST TIME (suggest learning before creating)
- Describes repeating work patterns ("every week I...", "I always have to...")
- Asks about automating workflows or creating templates
- Expresses confusion about what makes something a "skill"
- Creates multiple similar things (report-jan, report-feb anti-pattern)
- At the END of learn-projects (natural progression)
- When user completes a workflow that could be skill-worthy
Suggestion Pattern:
💡 I notice you're describing repeating work. Before creating a skill, would you
like a 10-minute tutorial on what makes workflows "skill-worthy"? It covers:
- The 3-criteria skill-worthiness framework
- How skills are structured
- How AI triggers skills automatically
Say 'learn skills' to start, or continue with your current task.
Anti-Pattern Detection:
If user creates: report-jan, report-feb, report-mar...
→ "I notice you're creating similar items. This is a perfect use case for
a SKILL instead of multiple projects. Want to 'learn skills' to understand
how to capture this as a reusable workflow?"
DO NOT suggest if:
learning_tracker.completed.learn_skills: true- User explicitly says "skip" or "just create the skill"
- User has already created skills successfully
Learn Skills
Teach how to identify skill-worthy workflows and create effective skills.
Purpose
Help user understand what makes something skill-worthy, how skills are structured, and how skill triggering works. Includes hands-on practice identifying their own workflows.
Time Estimate: 10-12 minutes
Workflow
Step 1: Concrete Examples
✅ SKILLS (repeating workflows):
- Weekly status report (same format weekly)
- Qualify sales lead (same questions each time)
- Process expense reports (same steps)
❌ NOT SKILLS (one-time):
- Research competitor Acme (one-time)
- Build Q1 marketing plan (one-time)
Key question: Will I do this AGAIN?
Step 2: Skill-Worthiness Framework
Three questions:
1. FREQUENCY: 2+ times per month?
YES → keep evaluating
2. REPEATABILITY: Steps mostly the same?
YES → keep evaluating
3. VALUE: Saves >5 minutes per execution?
YES → Create a skill!
ALL 3 YES = Skill-worthy
ANY NO = Just do it manually
Step 3: Skill Structure
📁 weekly-status-report/
├── SKILL.md # Instructions + triggers
├── references/ # Documentation (optional)
├── scripts/ # Automation (optional)
└── assets/ # Templates (optional)
Step 4: How Triggering Works
AI checks your message against ALL skill descriptions.
Match found = skill loads.
Example description:
"Load when user says 'status report', 'weekly update',
'progress summary'"
ANY of these triggers it:
• "Generate my status report"
• "Weekly update please"
• "Progress summary"
Step 5: Practice
Ask: "What did you do last week that you'll probably do again?"
For each: apply 3-criteria framework, brainstorm trigger phrases.
Step 6: How to Create
To create a skill, say:
• "create skill for [workflow]"
• "new skill: [name]"
YOUR skills go in 03-skills/ (prioritized!)
SYSTEM skills in 00-system/skills/
Step 7: Finalize
Actions (MUST complete all):
-
Mark skill complete in user-config.yaml:
learning_tracker: completed: learn_skills: true # ADD THIS LINE -
Display completion:
✅ Learn Skills Complete! You now understand: • Skills = reusable workflows (do AGAIN → skill) • 3-criteria framework (Frequency + Repeatability + Value) • Skill structure (SKILL.md + optional references/scripts) • Trigger mechanism (keywords in description) Next steps: • 'create skill' - Create your first skill • 'learn projects' - Learn about temporal work • 'learn nexus' - System mastery -
Prompt close-session:
💡 When you're done working, say "done" to save progress.
Success Criteria
- User understands skill vs project distinction
- User can apply 3-criteria skill-worthiness framework
- User knows skill folder structure
- User understands trigger mechanism
- User identified at least one potential skill from their work
-
learning_tracker.completed.learn_skills: truein user-config.yaml
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