Productivity

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Expert product photography guidance covering lighting setups, background selection, e-commerce requirements, and batch workflow optimization for compelling commercial imagery Use when the user asks about product photographer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of product photographer or requires a different specialized skill.

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Family chore management system with age-appropriate task assignments, chore chart creation, reward systems, rotation schedules, and frameworks for teaching responsibility and shared household contribution. Use when the user asks about chore organizer, or needs help with family chore management system with age-appropriate task assignments, chore chart creation, reward systems, rotation schedules, and frameworks for teaching responsibility and shared household contribution. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of chore organizer.

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Comprehensive level design expertise covering flow theory application, pacing and intensity curves, environmental storytelling, spatial composition, player guidance without hand-holding, playtesting methodology, iterative blockout workflow, and the craft of building spaces that teach, challenge, and delight players. Use when the user asks about level design master or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

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Builds a complete pantry staples inventory organized by cuisine type, with rotation schedules, storage guidelines, and a restocking system. Covers core dry goods, canned essentials, oils, vinegars, spices, and condiments that enable cooking any weeknight meal without a special grocery trip. Use when the user asks about stocking a pantry, essential ingredients to keep on hand, building a spice collection, or creating a pantry restocking routine. Do NOT use for meal planning (use meal-prep-workflow), recipe-specific ingredient lists, or food storage safety (use food-storage-safety).

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Guides expert-level git pr workflow implementation: version-control and best-practices decision frameworks, production-ready patterns, and concrete templates for git pr workflow workflows. Use when the user asks about git pr workflow, git pr workflow configuration, or version-control best practices for git projects. Do NOT use when the user needs a different developer tools capability -- check sibling skills in the developer tools subcategory.

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Systematic workflow for decomposing a monolithic application into microservices using the strangler fig pattern. Covers domain analysis, service extraction, inter-service communication, data ownership migration, deployment strategies, and the organizational changes needed to support a distributed architecture. Use when the user wants to migrate monolith to microservices or needs a structured multi-step process for this goal. Do NOT use when the request is a single-step task or requires professional advice beyond educational guidance.

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Email management mastery covering Inbox Zero methodology, filter and label systems, template libraries, batch processing workflows, unsubscribe strategies, email scheduling, follow-up tracking, and tool recommendations for reclaiming time from email. Use when the user asks about email productivity, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of email productivity or requires a different specialized skill.

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Writes a personalized cold outreach email to a hiring manager or professional contact, optimized for response rate. Produces a complete email with subject line, body, and call to action that is concise, specific, and avoids generic templates. Use when the user wants to email a hiring manager directly, reach out to a professional contact about opportunities, or write a cold email for job search purposes. Do NOT use for recruiter messages (use recruiter-outreach), networking messages for informational interviews (use networking-message-writer), or post-interview thank-you emails (use thank-you-email-writer).

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Writes a complete cover letter tailored to a specific job posting, including an attention-grabbing opening hook, 2-3 body paragraphs connecting the user's experience to the role requirements, and a confident closing with call to action. Produces full letter text ready to send. Use when the user wants to write a cover letter, needs help with a job application letter, or wants to tailor a cover letter to a specific posting. Do NOT use for resume writing (use resume-bullet-writer), LinkedIn messages (use linkedin-summary-writer), or cold outreach emails to hiring managers (use cold-outreach-email). Career cover letters live in career-development, not the writing category.

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Writes a personalized mentorship request message that is specific, time-respectful, and contains a clear ask. Produces a ready-to-send outreach message. Use when the user wants to reach out to a potential mentor, ask someone for career guidance, or write a message requesting an informational conversation or ongoing mentorship relationship. Do NOT use for cold outreach for job opportunities (use cold-outreach-email), networking event follow-ups (use networking-message-writer), or recruiter messages (use recruiter-outreach).

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Produces a priority-ordered photo editing sequence covering white balance, exposure, highlight/shadow recovery, color grading, local adjustments, sharpening, and export settings for the intended output medium. Applicable to any RAW processor or photo editor. Use when the user asks about photo editing, post-processing, color correction, or exporting photos for print or web. Do NOT use for audio editing (use audio-editing-guide), video production (use video-script-writing), or pre-shoot camera settings (use exposure-triangle).

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Creates a month-by-month home maintenance calendar customized to the user's home type, age, region, and systems. Covers HVAC, plumbing, roofing, exterior, interior, and seasonal tasks with time estimates and cost ranges. Use when the user asks about home maintenance schedules, annual upkeep checklists, or preventive home care planning. Do NOT use for emergency repairs (use home-repair-first-response), specific system deep-dives (use hvac-maintenance or plumbing-basics), or commercial/industrial building maintenance.

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Guides users in selecting the correct cleaning product type for each surface and task in the home. Covers surface-product compatibility, DIY cleaning solutions, product safety including dangerous combinations to avoid, and a minimal essential product list. Use when the user asks which cleaner to use on a surface, wants to simplify their cleaning supplies, needs DIY cleaning recipes, or asks about cleaning product safety. Do NOT use for cleaning routines or schedules (use weekly-cleaning-schedule), stain removal on clothing (use laundry-system), or industrial or commercial cleaning.

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Prepares users for their first estate planning attorney consultation by generating a comprehensive question list, a document gathering checklist, and evaluation criteria for choosing an estate attorney. Produces a meeting preparation packet the user can bring to their consultation. Use when the user asks about finding an estate attorney, preparing for an estate planning meeting, what to ask an estate lawyer, or how to evaluate an estate attorney. Do NOT use for providing legal advice, recommending specific attorneys, or drafting estate documents.

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Builds a comprehensive pre-attorney meeting checklist for will preparation by gathering information about assets, beneficiaries, executor preferences, and personal wishes. Produces a structured document the user can bring to an estate planning attorney. Use when the user asks about preparing to write a will, getting ready for an estate attorney meeting, what information they need for a will, or organizing their estate wishes. Do NOT use for drafting an actual will, providing legal advice on asset distribution, tax optimization strategies, or trust creation (use trust-basics-explainer instead).

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Workflow automation expertise covering n8n, Zapier, and Temporal patterns, workflow state machines, compensation and saga patterns, human-in-the-loop workflows, parallel execution, conditional branching, retry policies, workflow versioning, and monitoring strategies. Use when the user asks about workflow designer, workflow designer best practices, or needs guidance on workflow designer implementation. Do NOT use when the user needs a different specialized skill or is asking about an unrelated technology domain.

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Advanced Obsidian knowledge management covering Zettelkasten methodology, linking strategy, graph navigation, essential community plugins, templates, daily notes workflow, publishing options, and personal knowledge management principles. Use when the user asks about obsidian power user, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of obsidian power user or requires a different specialized skill.

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Writes a complete counter-offer email stating the requested compensation figure, providing 2-3 supporting rationale points, and maintaining a positive collaborative tone. Produces a ready-to-send email. Use when the user wants to counter a job offer in writing, send a formal salary counter-proposal via email, or respond to an offer with a higher number and supporting rationale. Do NOT use for verbal negotiation scripts (use salary-negotiation-script), freelance proposals (use freelance-proposal-writer), or raise requests to a current employer (use salary-negotiation-script with raise scenario).

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Rewrites work experience descriptions into achievement-oriented resume bullets using the Action Verb + Task + Metric/Result formula. Produces 3-5 polished bullets per role that quantify impact and highlight transferable skills. Use when the user wants to write resume bullets, improve their experience section, turn job duties into achievements, or create accomplishment statements. Do NOT use for resume summary sections (use resume-summary-writer), ATS keyword optimization (use ats-resume-optimizer), or career change resume rewrites (use career-change-resume).

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Guide to community organizing including issue identification, coalition building, mobilization strategies, meeting facilitation, advocacy campaigns, media engagement, and power mapping. Use when the user asks about community organizer or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

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Writes a LinkedIn message or email to a recruiter that clearly communicates the user's target role, availability, and key qualifications in a concise format optimized for recruiter workflows. Produces ready-to-send message text. Use when the user wants to message a recruiter, respond to a recruiter's outreach, or proactively connect with recruiters in their field. Do NOT use for cold emails to hiring managers (use cold-outreach-email), networking or informational interview messages (use networking-message-writer), or LinkedIn profile writing (use linkedin-summary-writer).

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Guide for productive Jupyter notebook workflows including kernel management, reproducibility patterns, nbconvert pipelines, parameterized execution, and collaborative notebook practices. Use when the user asks about jupyter workflow master, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of jupyter workflow master or requires a different specialized skill.

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Produces a comprehensive 8-week moving timeline and checklist covering decluttering, hiring movers, utilities transfer, address changes, packing strategy, moving day protocol, and first week tasks in the new home. Generates phase-based task lists with specific deadlines and responsible party assignments for household relocations. Use when the user asks about planning a move, creating a moving checklist, or organizing a household relocation. Do NOT use for moving with children specifically (use moving-with-children), international relocation (visa and customs requirements are outside scope), or commercial office moves.

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Templates for every meeting type - standup, one-on-one, brainstorm, decision, retrospective - with timing, outcomes, and follow-up tracking built in. Use when the user asks about meeting agenda generator, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of meeting agenda generator or requires a different specialized skill.

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Extract key decisions, action items, and follow-ups from meeting notes or transcripts - with templates for structured summaries and accountability tracking. Use when the user asks about meeting notes summarizer, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of meeting notes summarizer or requires a different specialized skill.

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Analyzes recurring tasks and produces a frequency-optimized schedule with batch groupings, delegation candidates, and elimination recommendations. Use when the user wants to optimize how often they do recurring tasks, reduce time on maintenance activities, or find tasks to batch, delegate, or stop doing entirely. Do NOT use for enterprise process optimization, business operations redesign, or team workload balancing (use business operations skills instead).

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Monorepo management covering tool comparison (Nx, Turborepo, Lerna, Bazel), workspace configuration, dependency management, build caching, affected detection, task pipelines, CI optimization, and migration from polyrepo. Use when the user asks about monorepo manager, monorepo manager best practices, or needs guidance on monorepo manager implementation. Do NOT use when the user needs a different specialized skill or is asking about an unrelated technology domain.

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Creates a filing system for household documents including financial records, legal documents, medical files, warranties, and ongoing paperwork. Covers physical filing structure, retention schedules by document type, and a workflow for processing incoming paper. Use when the user asks about organizing paperwork, setting up a filing system, document retention periods, or managing household paperwork flow. Do NOT use for digital file organization, business document management, or general decluttering (use decluttering-method).

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Guides expert-level C# async programming: async/await pitfalls, ValueTask vs Task decision tree, CancellationToken patterns, IAsyncEnumerable, and ConfigureAwait considerations. Use when the user asks about C# async, await, ValueTask, Task, CancellationToken, IAsyncEnumerable, ConfigureAwait, async patterns. Do NOT use when the user asks about C# modern idioms (use `csharp-modern-idioms`), C# performance (use `csharp-performance`), C# ASP.NET (use `csharp-aspnet-patterns`).

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Guides expert-level Python async and concurrent programming: asyncio event loop, async/await patterns, threading vs multiprocessing decision tree, GIL implications, async context managers, and concurrent task management. Covers when to use each concurrency primitive. Use when the user asks about Python async programming, asyncio, threading vs multiprocessing, GIL behavior, async context managers, or concurrent Python execution. Do NOT use when the user asks about Python project setup (use `python-project-setup`), testing async code (use `python-testing-patterns`), or general performance optimization (use `python-performance`).

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Communication impact, body language mastery, meeting leadership, strategic visibility, and developing gravitas for professional influence and advancement. Use when the user asks about executive presence coach, or needs help with communication impact, body language mastery, meeting leadership, strategic visibility, and developing gravitas for professional influence and advancement. Do NOT use when the request requires professional specialized advice or falls outside the scope of executive presence coach.

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Produces care team coordination systems including task assignment templates, communication logs, care team meeting agendas, shared calendar structures, and emergency contact trees for managing elder care across multiple caregivers. Generates role-based responsibility matrices and handoff protocols to prevent gaps in care coverage. Use when the user asks about coordinating care among family members, organizing caregiver responsibilities, or setting up a care team system. Do NOT use for medical care planning (consult the physician care team), evaluating care facilities (use care-facility-evaluation), or managing caregiver stress (use caregiver-burnout-prevention).

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Comprehensive laser cutting and engraving guide covering CO2 and diode laser technologies, material compatibility and safety, design software workflows, power and speed settings by material, ventilation and safety systems, project design techniques, kerf compensation, and production workflow optimization. Use when the user asks about laser cutting specialist or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.

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Creates a room-by-room weekly cleaning plan customized to household size, available time, and home layout. Includes task-by-task checklists with time estimates per room, daily touch-up routines, and efficiency strategies for busy schedules. Use when the user asks about cleaning routines, weekly cleaning plans, how long cleaning should take, or maintaining a clean home with limited time. Do NOT use for deep cleaning or seasonal cleaning (use deep-cleaning-checklist), move-in/move-out cleaning (use move-cleaning), or commercial cleaning schedules.

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Workflow automation design using Zapier, Make, and n8n covering trigger-action architecture, multi-step automation workflows, error handling strategies, personal versus business automation patterns, ROI calculation, and a library of common automation recipes. Use when the user asks about automation architect, related techniques, best practices, or needs guidance in this domain. Do NOT use when the request is outside the scope of automation architect or requires a different specialized skill.

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Guide to comprehensive fundraising strategy including annual campaigns, major gifts, crowdfunding, events, corporate sponsorship, planned giving, donor stewardship, and calendar management. Use when the user asks about fundraising strategist or needs help with related topics. Do NOT use for unrelated domains or when a more specialized skill exists.