distill-to-skill

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SKILL.md

distill-to-skill — Source to Skill

Transforms a source (book, paper, method, talk, course, URL) into a skill with this shape: frontmatter with trigger-rich description, core principle, numbered framework sections (each with Core concept, Why it works, Key insights, Applications table, Usage patterns, Ethical boundary, reference link), numbered process, common-mistakes table, quick-diagnostic table, references/ deep-dives.

Hard rule: every framework, insight, example, and copy pattern must trace back to a real source. No model-memory restatements. If a claim can't be cited, it's dropped. See citation-rules.md.

References: Output template | Extraction jobs | Citation rules | Description interview | Review rubric

Input detection

Accepts one or more of:

  • File — PDF, epub, markdown, txt (any path the Read tool can open; PDFs ≤20 pages per call, chunk longer books)
  • URL — article, blog post, transcript, publisher page
  • Title + author — triggers web research (WebSearch → WebFetch)
  • Pasted text — inline method description

If only a title is given, confirm with the user before spending tokens on research: "I'll search for {title} by {author} — anything specific to prioritize (chapters, concepts)?"

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