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davidbirchall/squad-skills-knowledge

v0.2.0

Domain-agnostic knowledge-work skills: research practice, knowledge capture, decision-making, documentation, and review. A chained workflow from question to evidence, notes, decisions, written artifacts, and feedback.

squad-skills-knowledge

Domain-agnostic knowledge-work skills: research practice, knowledge capture, decision-making, documentation, and review. A chained workflow from question to evidence, notes, decisions, written artifacts, and feedback.

Version 0.2.0, 8 skills.

Install

copilot plugin install ./plugins/knowledge

Skills

SkillPurposeLoad when
decision-makingMaking and recording decisions well - clarifying the decision and criteria, generating options, classifying reversible (two-way...Choosing between alternatives, committing to a direction, or documenting why a choice was made
documentationWriting clear documentation for a defined audience using the Diataxis framework - tutorials, how-to guides, reference, and...Creating or restructuring guides, handbooks, READMEs, procedures, or reports, or when existing documents mix...
knowledge-captureCapturing and organizing knowledge as durable, atomic, linked notes - fleeting vs literature vs permanent notes (Zettelkasten)...Turning research, meetings, reading, or experience into reusable notes, or when a note collection is hard to...
personal-knowledge-baseStructuring a durable plain-Markdown personal knowledge base that one user and AI sessions can both query - folder layout (inbox, notes by topic,...Creating, reorganizing, searching, or maintaining a personal notes folder, or deciding where a piece of knowledge should live
rapid-domain-learningGetting competent in an unfamiliar domain quickly - defining the target capability and a question list, finding the 20 percent core in primary...Starting work in a domain, tool, or technology you do not yet know well, or when asked to get up to speed on a subject before acting
research-practiceStructured research for any topic - framing a research question, planning searches, evaluating and triangulating sources...Asked to investigate, compare options, verify a claim, or gather evidence before capturing notes or making a...
reviewReviewing any written work, research, plan, or decision with a checklist and giving actionable feedback - agreeing scope and...Asked to review, critique, proofread, fact-check, or give feedback on a document, finding, or decision record
source-summarisationSummarising documents, articles, transcripts, code, and discussion threads into reusable notes - purpose-first framing, a fixed structure of claims,...Asked to summarise, digest, extract, or compare sources, or when turning raw material into a note that later work will rely on

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Works well with: shared (technical-documentation), product, production. Skills may mention skills from other plugins in a short "See also" note; each skill stands on its own if those plugins are not installed.