Pov Line Generator

POV Line Generator

Use this skill to generate concise, distinctive point-of-view lines that help a user frame an argument, post, slide, campaign, or talk.

What makes a good POV line

A strong POV line should:

• Take a clear stance.
• Be specific enough to be meaningful.
• Avoid generic trend commentary.
• Create useful tension without becoming clickbait.
• Be easy to reuse as a post opener, slide headline, talk premise, campaign angle, or executive summary line.

Inputs to look for

• Topic or theme.
• Audience.
• Desired stance or tension.
• Channel: LinkedIn, slide, keynote, blog, proposal, campaign, workshop.
• Tone: practical, provocative, premium, accessible, technical, executive, conversational.
• Words to include or avoid.

Workflow

1. Identify the underlying argument, not just the topic.
2. Look for a tension: common belief vs better belief, adoption vs transformation, activity vs value, tooling vs operating model, speed vs control, scale vs quality.
3. Generate one recommended line first.
4. Provide alternatives grouped by style.
5. Keep each line concise and useful.
6. Do not invent evidence or claims.

Output format

## Recommended POV line

[One strong line]

## Alternatives

### More direct
- [Line]
- [Line]

### More provocative
- [Line]
- [Line]

### More executive
- [Line]
- [Line]

## Why the recommended line works

[One short explanation]

References

This skill includes supporting reference material. Read the relevant reference file when the task needs additional structure, rubric detail, examples, or checklist support.

• references/pov-patterns.md - use this when additional structure, examples, or checks are useful for the task.

Quality checklist

Before responding, check:

• The line has a clear point of view.
• It is not interchangeable with any other topic.
• It avoids empty hype.
• It can plausibly open a post, slide, talk, or section.
• The alternatives are meaningfully different, not minor rewrites.

Run this — do not improvise

This capability's deterministic implementation is a RAPP single-file agent, linked beside this file as pov_line_generator_agent.py and embedded as the fenced Python below (sha256 950892004698e191…; a byte-exact copy is also vaulted in the capsule comment at the end of this file). On a host with sandbox execution, run the linked file directly — if it is missing, write the fence contents verbatim to pov_line_generator_agent.py first:

python3 pov_line_generator_agent.py '{"key": "value"}'      # arguments as one JSON object
echo '{"key": "value"}' | python3 pov_line_generator_agent.py   # or on stdin
python3 pov_line_generator_agent.py --tool                      # emit the JSON tool contract

Treat stdout as a tool result. If it reports missing or unresolved inputs, stop and collect them. If it returns steps, execute those steps in order exactly as returned; if it returns instructions, follow them with the supplied inputs. Otherwise use the result verbatim. Do not invent behavior beyond that output. On a host without code execution, treat the Parameters schema and the code below as the exact specification and never paraphrase a step. Never edit inside the generated markers; a converter-equipped host can instead restore the original file checksum-verified with the installed rapp-agent-converter/scripts/toast.py convert SKILL.md --to agent.

"""PovLineGenerator -- Use this skill when the user asks for a point of view, punchy line, positioning sentence, provocative statement, headline angle, opinion line, or concise strategic stance.

Generated by the rapp skill from pov-line-generator. The RCI capsule at the bottom of this file carries the full original; `toast.py convert` restores it byte-exact."""

import json
import re
import sys

try:
    from agents.basic_agent import BasicAgent
except ImportError:  # running OUTSIDE a brainstem -- stay executable anyway.
    class BasicAgent:  # noqa: D101 - minimal stand-in, same contract
        def __init__(self, name=None, metadata=None):
            if name:
                self.name = name
            if metadata:
                self.metadata = metadata

        def perform(self, **kwargs):
            return "Not implemented."

        def system_context(self):
            return None

        def to_tool(self):
            return {"type": "function", "function": {
                "name": self.name,
                "description": self.metadata.get("description", ""),
                "parameters": self.metadata.get("parameters", {})}}

# The procedural layer, verbatim from the source capability.
INSTRUCTIONS = '# POV Line Generator\n\nUse this skill to generate concise, distinctive point-of-view lines that help a user frame an argument, post, slide, campaign, or talk.\n\n## What makes a good POV line\n\nA strong POV line should:\n\n- Take a clear stance.\n- Be specific enough to be meaningful.\n- Avoid generic trend commentary.\n- Create useful tension without becoming clickbait.\n- Be easy to reuse as a post opener, slide headline, talk premise, campaign angle, or executive summary line.\n\n## Inputs to look for\n\n- Topic or theme.\n- Audience.\n- Desired stance or tension.\n- Channel: LinkedIn, slide, keynote, blog, proposal, campaign, workshop.\n- Tone: practical, provocative, premium, accessible, technical, executive, conversational.\n- Words to include or avoid.\n\n## Workflow\n\n1. Identify the underlying argument, not just the topic.\n2. Look for a tension: common belief vs better belief, adoption vs transformation, activity vs value, tooling vs operating model, speed vs control, scale vs quality.\n3. Generate one recommended line first.\n4. Provide alternatives grouped by style.\n5. Keep each line concise and useful.\n6. Do not invent evidence or claims.\n\n## Output format\n\n```markdown\n## Recommended POV line\n\n[One strong line]\n\n## Alternatives\n\n### More direct\n- [Line]\n- [Line]\n\n### More provocative\n- [Line]\n- [Line]\n\n### More executive\n- [Line]\n- [Line]\n\n## Why the recommended line works\n\n[One short explanation]\n```\n\n\n## References\n\nThis skill includes supporting reference material. Read the relevant reference file when the task needs additional structure, rubric detail, examples, or checklist support.\n\n- `references/pov-patterns.md` - use this when additional structure, examples, or checks are useful for the task.\n\n## Quality checklist\n\nBefore responding, check:\n\n- The line has a clear point of view.\n- It is not interchangeable with any other topic.\n- It avoids empty hype.\n- It can plausibly open a post, slide, talk, or section.\n- The alternatives are meaningfully different, not minor rewrites.'

# Ordered commands lifted verbatim from the capability's own documentation.
STEPS = []


class PovLineGeneratorAgent(BasicAgent):
    def __init__(self):
        self.name = 'PovLineGenerator'
        self.metadata = {
          "name": "PovLineGenerator",
          "description": "Use this skill when the user asks for a point of view, punchy line, positioning sentence, provocative statement, headline angle, opinion line, or concise strategic stance.",
          "parameters": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {},
            "required": []
          }
        }
        super().__init__(name=self.name, metadata=self.metadata)

    def perform(self, **kwargs):  # toaster:generated-perform
        return json.dumps({"status": "ok", "instructions": INSTRUCTIONS,
                           "inputs": kwargs,
                           "note": "Prose-only capability: follow INSTRUCTIONS "
                                   "with the given inputs."}, indent=2)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    #     echo '{"arg": "value"}' | python3 pov_line_generator_agent.py
    #     python3 pov_line_generator_agent.py '{"arg": "value"}'
    #     python3 pov_line_generator_agent.py --tool          # emit the JSON tool contract
    _a = sys.argv[1:]
    if _a and _a[0] == "--tool":
        print(json.dumps(PovLineGeneratorAgent().to_tool(), indent=2))
    else:
        _raw = _a[0] if _a else (sys.stdin.read().strip() or "{}")
        print(PovLineGeneratorAgent().perform(**json.loads(_raw)))

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