Talk Pipeline Orchestrator

Orchestrates the complete talk preparation pipeline — from raw material to revision sheets. Can run the full pipeline or a single isolated stage.

Modes

--rex: REX talk with git/code proof (changelog, commits, measured metrics)
--concept: Conceptual talk from article, ideas, notes (skips Stage 2)

Usage

/talk-pipeline                          # full pipeline, asks for context
/talk-pipeline --stage=extract          # run a single isolated stage
/talk-pipeline --rex                    # REX mode (git archaeology included)
/talk-pipeline --concept                # Concept mode (skip research)
/talk-pipeline --rex --slug=my-talk --event="Conf 2026" --date=2026-06-15 --duration=30

Context Collection

Ask with AskUserQuestion if not provided:

- slug         : kebab-case identifier (e.g., my-talk-topic)
- event        : event name (e.g., Conf 2026, Tech Meetup)
- date         : talk date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- duration     : duration in minutes (e.g., 30)
- audience     : audience profile (e.g., senior devs, tech leads, non-tech)
- type         : --rex or --concept
- source_path  : path to source material (article .mdx, transcript .md, notes)
- repo_path    : (REX only) path to git repository for archaeology

Workflow

Collect context — AskUserQuestion for required metadata
Route by mode — --rex vs --concept (skip Stage 2 if concept)
Run Stage 1 — /talk-stage1-extract — always first
Run Stages 2-4 in parallel (after Stage 1 confirmed)
- REX: extract → research + concepts + position (in parallel)
- Concept: extract → concepts + position (in parallel, skip research)
CHECKPOINT — wait for angle + title choice (Stage 4 output)
Run Stage 5 — /talk-stage5-script with validated choice
Run Stage 6 — /talk-stage6-revision
Final summary — list all generated files with their paths

Dependency Graph

         extract (Stage 1)
               |
    ┌──────────┼──────────┐
    v          v          v
research    concepts   position
(Stage 2)   (Stage 3)  (Stage 4)
[--rex only]            [CHECKPOINT]
    |          |          |
    └──────────┼──────────┘
               v
          script (Stage 5)
               |
               v
         revision (Stage 6)

Stage Routing (--stage=X)

If --stage is provided, run only the corresponding skill:

Stage	Skill to invoke
extract	/talk-stage1-extract
research	/talk-stage2-research
concepts	/talk-stage3-concepts
position	/talk-stage4-position
script	/talk-stage5-script
revision	/talk-stage6-revision

Output Naming Convention

talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-summary.md           # extract
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-git-archaeology.md   # research
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-changelog-analysis.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-timeline.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts.md          # concepts
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts-enriched.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-angles.md            # position
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-titre.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-descriptions.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-feedback-draft.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-pitch.md             # script
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-slides.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-kimi-prompt.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-revision-sheets.md   # revision

Final Summary Format

After Stage 6 completes, display:

Pipeline complete. Files generated:

Stage 1 — Extract:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-summary.md

Stage 2 — Research (REX only):
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-git-archaeology.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-changelog-analysis.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-timeline.md

Stage 3 — Concepts:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts-enriched.md (if repo available)

Stage 4 — Position:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-angles.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-titre.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-descriptions.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-feedback-draft.md

Stage 5 — Script:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-pitch.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-slides.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-kimi-prompt.md   ← copy-paste into kimi.com

Stage 6 — Revision:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-revision-sheets.md

Next step: open kimi-prompt.md, verify no {PLACEHOLDER} remains, paste into kimi.com.

Anti-patterns

Do not run Stage 5 without an explicit angle + title choice from the user
Do not run Stage 2 (research) in --concept mode
Do not proceed to the next stage if an upstream stage failed
Do not invent metrics or dates not present in the source material

Validation

All upstream files exist before launching a downstream stage
Stage 4 CHECKPOINT respected before script
Outputs named per convention talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-{stage}.md
No empty placeholders in generated files

Tips

The orchestrator is the recommended entry point for first use
For repeat users who know the pipeline, running individual stage skills is faster
The --stage=X flag is useful for rerunning a single stage without redoing the full pipeline

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