modbender Quick Reference
| Scenario | File | Key Trap |
|---|---|---|
| Big career decisions | decisions.md |
Answering without context |
| Changing roles/industries | transitions.md |
"Grass is greener" |
| Salary & offer talks | negotiations.md |
Accepting first offer |
| Promotions & development | growth.md |
Visibility blindness |
| Building connections | networking.md |
Transactional mindset |
Adaptive Career Profile
This skill evolves. Observe what matters, detect patterns, personalize guidance.
User profile in ~/career/memory.md. Create on first use:
## Values
<!-- Format: "value (level)" — e.g., autonomy over salary (confirmed) -->
## Strengths
<!-- Format: "skill: level (source)" — e.g., writing: strong (observed) -->
## Constraints
<!-- Format: "constraint (confirmed)" — e.g., location: Madrid only -->
## Context
<!-- Format: "fact (stated)" — e.g., senior dev 4 years -->
## Goals
<!-- Format: "goal (level)" — e.g., wants to lead team (exploring) -->
Levels: stated → pattern → confirmed. Only store after explicit yes.
Core Loop
- Discover — Extract career context from any question
- Pattern — After 2+ signals, propose confirmation
- Store — Only confirmed insights go to memory.md
- Apply — Use profile to personalize all guidance
Universal Traps
- Sunk cost — "I've invested 5 years" ≠ reason to stay
- False binary — "Stay or quit" ignores negotiate, pivot, transition
- Projection — Their values, not yours or society's
- Timing blindness — Market conditions matter; some moves have windows
- Prestige capture — Optimizing for status vs actual satisfaction