@tgoodington/intuition 4.5.0 → 6.0.0
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- package/docs/intuition_design_skill_spec.md +219 -0
- package/package.json +2 -2
- package/scripts/install-skills.js +46 -115
- package/scripts/uninstall-skills.js +21 -13
- package/skills/intuition-design/SKILL.md +366 -0
- package/skills/intuition-execute/SKILL.md +17 -6
- package/skills/intuition-handoff/SKILL.md +279 -27
- package/skills/intuition-initialize/SKILL.md +40 -8
- package/skills/intuition-initialize/references/claude_template.md +31 -16
- package/skills/intuition-initialize/references/design_brief_template.md +62 -0
- package/skills/intuition-initialize/references/execution_brief_template.md +18 -13
- package/skills/intuition-initialize/references/intuition_readme_template.md +40 -0
- package/skills/intuition-initialize/references/planning_brief_template.md +5 -5
- package/skills/intuition-initialize/references/state_template.json +9 -2
- package/skills/intuition-plan/SKILL.md +63 -19
- package/skills/intuition-prompt/SKILL.md +281 -0
- package/skills/intuition-start/SKILL.md +59 -18
- package/skills/intuition-discovery/SKILL.md +0 -425
- package/skills/intuition-discovery/references/templates/discovery_brief_template.md +0 -110
- package/skills/intuition-discovery/references/waldo_core.md +0 -1013
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418
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1. Read any existing state
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419
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2. Greet: "Welcome back! We were exploring [topic]. You mentioned [key insight]."
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420
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3. Ask ONE question to re-engage: "What would be most helpful to dig into next?"
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421
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4. Continue from where they left off
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422
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423
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## USER PROFILE NOTES
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424
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-
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425
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As you converse, naturally note what you learn about the user: their role, organization, expertise, constraints, communication style, and motivations. Do NOT interrupt the conversation to ask profile questions directly. Include observations in `discovery_output.json` under `user_profile_learnings`. These get merged into the persistent user profile during handoff.
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