Add Event

Add Event to CV

Add an event or conference to your CV's relevant events list with intelligent data extraction and validation.

Usage

/add-event <event identifier>

Where <event identifier> can be:

• Event title (e.g., "AWS re:Invent 2024")
• URL to event page (Eventbrite, Meetup, Luma, conference websites, etc.)
• Path to screenshot containing event information
• Leave empty to enter manual mode with prompts

Behavior

When invoked, this skill will:

1. Extract Event Information

• If a URL is provided: Fetch and parse the page for title, location, and date
• If a screenshot is provided: Parse the image using vision capabilities to extract event details
• If a title is provided: Search the web for the event to get accurate location and date
• If empty: Prompt user for title, location, and date manually

2. Validate the Event

• Confirm the event exists and information is accurate
• Check for duplicates in the existing relevantEvents array
• Alert if the event is already present
• Validate date and location formats

3. Format the Entry

Properly format the event entry following existing conventions:

• Location format: "City, Country" or "Virtual"

  • Examples: "San Francisco, USA", "Berlin, Germany", "Virtual"
  • Standardize country names (USA not US, etc.)

• Date format:

  • Single day: "DD MMM YYYY" (e.g., "21 Oct 2015")
  • Multi-day same month: "DD-DD MMM YYYY" (e.g., "27-28 Aug 2024")
  • Multi-day cross-month: "DD MMM - DD MMM YYYY" (e.g., "30 Jan - 2 Feb 2024")

• Title: Use official event name, preserve capitalization and special characters

Example formats:

{
    title: 'Engineering Leadership Community Annual 2024',
    location: 'San Francisco, USA',
    date: '27-28 Aug 2024',
}

{
    title: 'TEDx Goiânia',
    location: 'Goiânia, Brazil',
    date: '21 Oct 2015',
}

{
    title: 'ELC Match & Learn: increasing velocity without losing quality',
    location: 'Virtual',
    date: '25 Apr 2024',
}

4. Determine Insertion Position

• Parse existing event dates to determine chronological position
• Events are sorted newest first (reverse chronological order)
• Insert in the correct position to maintain order
• Show where in the list it will be inserted

5. Show Proposed Changes

• Display the complete diff showing:
  • The formatted event entry
  • Its position in the list (with before/after context)
  • Line numbers for reference
• Highlight that events are in reverse chronological order

6. Request User Approval

• Present the changes and ask for explicit confirmation
• Options: "approve", "edit", "cancel"
• If "edit" is selected, allow user to modify title, location, or date

7. Commit Changes

• If approved, use the Edit tool to add the event to src/components/cv/cvData.ts

• Create a descriptive commit message:

  Add event to CV: [Event Title]
  
  Location: [Location]
  Date: [Date]
  
  Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
  

• Run npm run lint to ensure code formatting is correct

8. Offer to Push

• After successful commit, ask if the user wants to push to the remote branch
• If yes, execute: git push -u origin <branch-name>

Important Notes

• File Location: Events are stored in src/components/cv/cvData.ts
• Structure: Single array at cvData.relevantEvents[] (around lines 797-850)
• Ordering: Events MUST be in reverse chronological order (newest first)
• Date Parsing:
  • Accept various input formats (MM/DD/YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, "Month DD, YYYY", etc.)
  • Always convert to CV format: "DD MMM YYYY" or "DD-DD MMM YYYY"
  • Use 3-letter month abbreviations (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.)
• Location Standardization:
  • Always use full country names: "USA" not "US"
  • Format: "City, Country" - capitalize appropriately
  • Use "Virtual" for online-only events (not "Online", "Remote", etc.)
• Linting: Always run npm run lint before committing to maintain code quality
• PDF Generation: Remind user they may want to rebuild the CV PDF with npm run build

Supported Event Platforms

The skill can parse event information from:

• Eventbrite (eventbrite.com)
• Meetup (meetup.com)
• Luma (lu.ma)
• LinkedIn Events
• Conference websites (via HTML/JSON-LD parsing)
• Generic event pages with structured data

Error Handling

• If event information cannot be found or validated, ask user to provide details manually
• If duplicate is detected, inform user and ask if they want to continue anyway
• If date format is ambiguous, ask user to clarify
• If location format is unclear, suggest standard format and confirm
• If web search/URL fetch fails, fall back to manual entry mode

Examples

# Add by title (will search for event details)
/add-event AWS re:Invent 2024

# Add by URL
/add-event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/example-event-tickets-123456

# Add by Luma URL
/add-event https://lu.ma/example-event

# Add by screenshot
/add-event /path/to/event-screenshot.png

# Manual mode (prompts for all details)
/add-event

Date Format Examples

Input formats accepted:

• "August 27-28, 2024"
• "27-28 Aug 2024"
• "2024-08-27 to 2024-08-28"
• "27/08/2024 - 28/08/2024"
• "Aug 27, 2024"

Output formats (standardized):

• Single day: "21 Oct 2015"
• Multi-day (same month): "27-28 Aug 2024"
• Multi-day (cross month): "30 Jan - 2 Feb 2024"

Configuration

Default behavior can be customized:

• auto-push: Set to true to automatically push after commit (default: false)
• auto-approve: Set to true to skip approval step (default: false, not recommended)
• date-format-preference: Preferred input date format for ambiguous dates (default: auto-detect)
• sort-order: Maintain chronological order (default: newest-first, do not change)

Workflow Tips

1. Batch Adding: If adding multiple events, you can invoke the skill multiple times in succession
2. Recent Events: When adding recent events, dates are usually easier to find and validate
3. Historical Events: For older events, you may need to rely on manual entry if details are not online
4. Virtual Events: Always use "Virtual" as the location for online-only events
5. Event Series: For recurring events (e.g., "Annual Conference 2024"), include the year in the title

Related Commands

• npm run dev - Preview changes locally
• npm run build - Build production site and generate updated PDF
• npm run lint - Format code (automatically run by skill)
• git log - View commit history

Troubleshooting

Problem: Date format not recognized

• Solution: Provide date in "DD MMM YYYY" format directly or let the skill prompt for clarification

Problem: Event marked as duplicate but seems different

• Solution: Check if the event title is slightly different (e.g., year included or not)

Problem: Location format incorrect

• Solution: Use "City, Country" format exactly, or "Virtual" for online events

Problem: Commit fails

• Solution: Check that you're on a clean branch and have no uncommitted changes

Testing Checklist

Before considering the skill complete, verify:

• Can add event by title (web search)
• Can add event by URL (multiple platforms)
• Can add multi-day event with correct date format
• Can add single-day event
• Can add virtual event
• Duplicate detection works
• Events inserted in correct chronological position (newest first)
• Date format conversion works for various inputs
• Location standardization works
• Commit message generated correctly
• Linting runs successfully
• Changes show correct diff with context