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Six skills that run the whole flow on your own work: interview, brief, small jobs, one job at a time, a check in a new chat, and a look back. Each is plain text. Save it as a saved prompt, a project instruction or a skill file in whatever assistant you use, and keep it.

One zip, with NOTICE.md and a readme.

1 of 6 · Interview

Interview me first

Before a bigger piece of work or a decision, it asks you the questions you would skip.

Example. I say I want a plain words explanation of a notice for a client. Round one asks who reads it, what they must do next and by when, and what stays out. Its recommended answer to the last: no estimate of any penalty.

Where to save it
  • Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
  • ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
  • Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
  • Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
  • Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real piece of work and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the grilling skill in an open source set, the skills library. The wording and examples are rewritten for your work. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

2 of 6 · Brief

Write the one page brief

Turns what you agreed into one page you can hand to any chat as standing context.

Example. Brief for the notice explanation. Problem: clients panic when a notice arrives. Result: one page that says what the notice is, what to do and by when. Out of scope: any penalty estimate. Figures are placeholders until I fill them in.

Where to save it
  • Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
  • ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
  • Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
  • Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
  • Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real piece of work and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the to-spec skill in an open source set, the skills library. The wording and examples are rewritten for your work. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

3 of 6 · Jobs

Cut it into small jobs

Cuts the brief into jobs that each work alone, and marks which ones need your OK.

Example. 1 Pull the dates and amounts from the notice summary (check: matches the document). 2 Draft the plain words page. 3 A preparer reads it before anything goes to the client, which needs my OK.

Where to save it
  • Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
  • ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
  • Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
  • Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
  • Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real piece of work and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the to-tickets skill in an open source set, the skills library. The wording and examples are rewritten for your work. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

4 of 6 · Do

Do one job and check it

Does one job from the list, checks it, and stops at anything that needs your OK.

Example. I paste job 2, draft the plain words page. It drafts it from the placeholders, checks every date and amount against the notice summary, and marks one amount VERIFY.

Where to save it
  • Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
  • ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
  • Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
  • Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
  • Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real piece of work and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the implement skill in an open source set, the skills library. The wording and examples are rewritten for your work. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

5 of 6 · Check

Check the work two ways

In a new chat, checks the work against your brief and against your own rules, one list each.

Example. Pass one finds the page never says by when the client must reply. Pass two finds a rate that came from memory, marked VERIFY, and a sentence that reads as advice.

Where to save it
  • Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
  • ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
  • Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
  • Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
  • Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real piece of work and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the code-review skill in an open source set, the skills library. The wording and examples are rewritten for your work. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

6 of 6 · Look back

Look back and fix the setup

After a piece of work or a week, it suggests changes to your setup so the next run goes better.

Example. It notices every draft needed the same engagement scope pasted in, and suggests a references file for it. It suggests a rule that every rate is marked VERIFY until I check it.

Where to save it
  • Claude. Upload the skill folder as a skill, or paste the text into a Project's instructions. In Claude Code, put the folder in your skills folder.
  • ChatGPT. Paste the text into a Project's instructions or a custom GPT's instructions, or into your custom instructions.
  • Gemini. Paste the text into a Gem's instructions.
  • Copilot. Paste the text into a Notebook's instructions, or keep it in a file you attach when you need it.
  • Any other assistant. Keep the file. Paste it at the start of a chat, then say which job you are on.

Then run it on one real piece of work and change the wording until it sounds like you.

Licence and credit

This skill is adapted from the retro skill in an open source set, the skills library. The wording and examples are rewritten for your work. The original licence travels with it. Every download carries NOTICE.md, and the copied text ends with a credit line.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Matt Pocock

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

The skills you mark as saved ride along in your work folder download. Marking one saved is your word. This app cannot see inside your assistant.