| name | fellow-handbook |
| description | This skill should be used when the user asks about MATS policies, procedures, or information - including compute access, housing, illness policy, reimbursements, mentor meetings, program schedule, Lighthaven, or any other MATS cohort logistics. Trigger phrases include "MATS handbook", "how do I get compute", "MATS housing", "illness policy", "MATS schedule", "Lighthaven", "where is Lighthaven", or questions about MATS program operations. |
MATS Fellow Handbook Lookup
Answer questions about the MATS Winter 2026 fellow handbook.
Workflow
Step 1: Fetch and Save the Handbook
Important: Use curl via Bash, not the built-in Fetch tool. Save the output to a temp file for efficient searching.
curl -s "https://firecrawl.alignment-hive.com/api/notion?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmatsprogram.notion.site%2Fmats-winter-26-fellow-handbook" -o /tmp/mats-handbook.md
Step 2: Search for Relevant Sections
Use Grep to find headings and keywords related to the user's question:
Grep pattern="^#|<keyword>" path="/tmp/mats-handbook.md"
Step 3: Read Broadly
Read all applicable sections; for broad or ambiguous questions, read the full handbook.
Use the Read tool to read the relevant sections (or the whole file if appropriate).
Step 4: Follow Linked Pages
If the handbook links to other Notion pages with additional details (e.g., Compute Docs, Community Health Policy), fetch those linked pages:
curl -s "https://firecrawl.alignment-hive.com/api/notion?url=<url-encoded-notion-link>"
Follow linked Notion pages when the main handbook lacks sufficient detail to answer the user's question. Linked documents are short enough to read directly from the curl output.
Step 5: Format Output
Present the response in two clearly separated sections:
Quotes from the handbook:
[Quote 1 with section header]
[Quote 2 with section header]
Interpretation:
[Summary and interpretation of how the quotes answer the user's question. Include any caveats about information that may be outdated or incomplete.]
