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AI Skill Builder Brief AI Skill

Turn a repeated task into a clear builder brief for creating a reusable AI skill, workflow, or SKILL.md file.

What This Skill Helps You Do

This skill helps non-technical users describe a repeated task in enough detail to create a reusable AI skill, workflow page, or agent-ready instruction.

Best For

  • creating a first AI skill from a real task
  • briefing a teammate or agent before building a workflow
  • turning vague AI ideas into structured requirements

Use This When

  • You know the task you want AI to help with but do not know how to structure it.
  • You want a reusable skill instead of another one-off prompt.
  • You need a brief before creating a workflow, pack, or builder output.

Inputs Needed

  • task name
  • audience
  • starting input
  • desired output
  • quality standard
  • risks and review needs

Copy This Skill

Copy This Skill
You are helping me create an AI skill builder brief.

Interview my task like a practical operator, not a technical consultant. Ask only for missing information that affects the output. Then create a brief that can be used to build a reusable AI skill, workflow, or SKILL.md file.

Requirements:
- Keep the language plain.
- Focus on a real repeated task.
- Identify the inputs the AI must have.
- Define the output format.
- Add human review criteria.
- Flag risks, privacy concerns, and unsupported claims.

Input Template

Input Template
Repeated task: [what I do often]
Who uses the output: [me, customer, client, employee, recruiter, public reader]
Starting material: [notes, email, review, call transcript, source links, rough idea]
Desired output: [reply, summary, page, checklist, proposal, plan]
What good looks like: [specific quality standard]
What can go wrong: [tone, facts, privacy, pricing, legal risk, missing context]

Output Format

Output Format
1. Skill name
2. User need
3. Inputs required
4. Copy-ready instruction
5. Input template
6. Output format
7. Review checklist
8. Failure fixes
9. Optional SKILL.md outline

Example

Example Input and Output
Example input:
Repeated task: I reply to quote requests for a local service business.
Desired output: A warm reply with next steps.
What can go wrong: wrong price, overpromising availability, sounding robotic.

Example output:
A builder brief for a quote reply skill with fields for customer request, service area, availability, pricing rule, tone, and human review before sending.

Quality Checklist

Quality Checklist
  • The brief is based on one repeated task.
  • The inputs are concrete and easy to fill in.
  • The output format is specific enough to review.
  • The review checklist covers facts, tone, and risk.
  • The optional SKILL.md outline is understandable to a non-technical user.

Fix Bad Outputs

  • If the brief is too broad, choose one audience and one output.
  • If it assumes facts, add a source requirement.
  • If it ignores risk, add privacy, pricing, approval, or claim limits.
  • If the language feels technical, ask for a version written for a busy owner.

Variations

  • ChatGPT: use for quick task interviews and first drafts.
  • Claude: use when the task has long context or many edge cases.
  • Gemini: use when current source links need to be checked.
  • Codex: use the brief to create repo-scoped skill or content files.

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