# skills-index-template.txt - The master SKILLS index. The menu of reusable jobs your AI can run.
# Save your filled copy as skills/_INDEX.md - the one canonical name; the online library and its skills read that exact file.
# Load a SUMMARY of this in your Constitution so the AI knows which skills exist and pulls the full one on demand.
# Char budget: keep the summary you load under ~1500 characters. The full index can grow; just keep entries to one line.

=== WHAT THIS FILE IS ===
A skill is a reusable instruction set: a named job the AI knows how to do the same way every time (write a post in my voice, draft a client proposal, run my weekly review). This file is the index of all my skills. Each entry is one line: a trigger, what it does, and where the full skill lives. The AI reads this menu, then loads only the skill it needs.

Owner: Sam Rivera, 38, freelance marketing consultant, Lisbon.

=== HOW IT WORKS ===
- The Constitution carries a short summary of this list, so the AI always knows what is available.
- When I ask for something that matches a trigger, the AI opens that skill's file and follows it.
- Skills keep my AI consistent: same voice, same structure, no re-explaining every time.

=== STARTER SKILLS (inline while the list is small) ===
- write-in-my-voice : when I say "draft this in my voice" -> rewrite text so it sounds like me. Full skill: skill-write-in-my-voice.txt
- weekly-review     : when I say "run my weekly review" -> walk my spheres, pull wins and next steps, draft the review.
- morning-brief     : when I say "brief me" -> calendar + top 3 priorities + one thing not to forget today.
- inbox-sort        : when I say "sort my inbox" -> suggest a sphere and filename for each loose note, wait for OK.

=== WHEN THE LIST GROWS: ENTRIES BECOME LINKS ===
Once a skill needs more than a line or two of instruction, move its detail to its own file and leave a one-line link here. Same 3-layer idea as everywhere else: this index is L1, the skill file is L2.
- proposal-draft    : draft a client proposal from a short brief. -> skills/proposal-draft.txt
- case-study        : turn a finished project into a case study. -> skills/case-study.txt
- onboarding-email  : first email to a new client. -> skills/onboarding-email.txt

=== DOMAIN SPLIT (when one area gets its own cluster) ===
When a whole area grows its own set of skills, give it a sub-list and link to it. Example, my marketing work:

[marketing-skills] -> skills/marketing/_index.txt
    - ad-copy-variants  : 5 ad variants from one offer. -> skills/marketing/ad-copy-variants.txt
    - audience-brief    : turn a product into a target-audience brief. -> skills/marketing/audience-brief.txt
    - landing-review    : critique a landing page against [MY CHECKLIST]. -> skills/marketing/landing-review.txt
    - report-summary    : monthly client report into a plain-language summary. -> skills/marketing/report-summary.txt

=== HOW TO ADD A SKILL ===
1. Notice a job you explain to the AI more than twice.
2. Write it once as a skill file (see skill-write-in-my-voice.txt for the shape).
3. Add one line here with its trigger and link.
4. Update the summary in your Constitution if it is a skill you use often.

=== MAINTENANCE ===
Keep every entry to one line. If an entry needs more, it has outgrown the index: give it a file and link it. The index stays a menu, never the meal.