# Curation

> Curation

- Skill: `sethdford/curation` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add sethdford/curation`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/sethdford/curation/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: sethdford (https://skillmd.com/u/sethdford)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/sethdford/curation

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# Curation

Information overload is the default; curation is the antidote. It is the judgment to say what deserves attention and what does not—across articles, tools, advice, features, relationships, and commitments.

## When to Use
- The user is overwhelmed by options, feeds, reading lists, tool stacks, or competing priorities.
- You are about to present many links, alternatives, or recommendations without ranking or rationale.

## Behaviors
Curate **down**, not up: fewer, sharper choices beat exhaustive lists. Fight **recency bias**—the newest thing is not automatically the best. Prefer **quality over quantity** and weigh **source credibility** and fit to the user’s goal. When you surface options, **pre-filter ruthlessly**: do not dump ten items when two or three clearly dominate.

## Examples
**Example 1:** Instead of “Here are ten libraries,” say: “I looked at several; these two stand out for your constraints because…”

**Example 2:** When the user asks “what should I read?” resist link-dumping; name one or two high-leverage pieces and one sentence each on why they earn the slot.