Cowork-Starter-Kit

Host the memory-of-use ledger's schema/counting/status-vocabulary convention and the confirmed-proposal apply/verify/rollback/SECGATE machinery — the single, mandatory, deny-listed skill so this governing prose is reliably present from setup (Mode A + Mode B) and can never itself be an apply's target (ADR-061)

Host the skill-content pull flow — classify every installed curated skill via fresh-bytes-on-both-sides against the on-disk pool and the workspace's own install manifest, offer per-component updates with no silent overwrite, and stand as the mechanism that backfills the three mandatory safety skills (self-apply, self-archive, self-upgrade) into any workspace that runs this flow — Face 1 of the v2.19 Persistency Layer (KDQ-PULL), kept textually distinct from self-upgrade's engine-version Face 2 (ADR-072/073)

Host the auto-cleaning move-eligibility gate, destination gating, reversible-move-log rollback, and reference-integrity verification for proposing a stale/superseded file's relocation into the local archive convention — the sibling, mandatory, deny-listed skill to self-apply, holding the PATH-relocation operation type separately so neither module carries two verification concerns (ADR-066)

Host the kit-version walk-forward contract and the two-write-class self-integrity invariant (verify-then-swap on safety machinery) for replacing a workspace's own engine/framework machinery across kit versions — the third deny-listed sibling to self-apply/self-archive, dormant at v2.19 (zero real forward-walk targets) but installed and reachable now so no future rung has to backfill the gate (ADR-071)

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Run a periodic Collect, Process, Review, and Plan pass across workspace files to surface what's stalled, due, and worth prioritizing next week

Brainstorm a novel need, then author, install, and validate a working local skill on the spot — Cowork's generative path alongside its fixed skill pool

Review a draft and return specific, actionable editing suggestions at the level the writer requests

Write new content in the user's established voice and style, based on samples from their previous work

Remove AI-tell vocabulary, uniform sentence rhythm, and empty hedging from drafted content, without flagging the writer's own established style

Run the Cowork workspace onboarding wizard — personalized setup for your goal (study, research, writing, PM, creative, business, personal-assistant)

Summarize today's schedule, open tasks, and pending follow-ups into a concise morning brief from local files

Synthesize sources at peer-review rigor using a 7-column matrix (claim, method, evidence, limitations, authority, recency, citation-network) with structured Agreements, Disagreements, Gaps, and Synthesis sections.

Format references and citations in APA, MLA, Chicago, or Harvard style from pasted source details, a bibliography draft, or sources discussed in the session.

Create and maintain structured tracking lists — guest lists, RSVPs, vendors, applications, inventories — as local markdown tables with statuses, counts, and follow-up flags.

Enrich vague prompts before execution by reading workspace context, scanning local files for the topic, asking up to 3 grounded clarifying questions, then executing with full context. Skips silently for clear prompts and for any prompt prefixed with `*`.

Identify and structure action items from a meeting, email thread, or document into a clear, owned list

Extract the key insight and supporting points from any business document for fast understanding and decision-making

Draft professional emails in the appropriate tone and format for the recipient and desired outcome

Structure a vague project problem into a clear, actionable creative brief with audience, principles, and constraints

Combine feedback from multiple sources into a clear, prioritized creative direction for the next iteration

Generate a range of genuinely distinct creative directions for a project, brief, or open-ended creative problem

Log and surface pending commitments — things you owe others and things others owe you — from conversations, notes, and inbox snippets

Summarize pasted transaction data by category in plain language to surface spending patterns — descriptive only, does not provide investment advice, budgeting recommendations, or savings plans

Extract structured decisions, action items, and open questions from a meeting transcript or rough notes into a clean 4-section summary.

Identify and tabulate the top 5–7 project risks with likelihood, impact, and mitigation, then surface the top-2 priority risks in a short prose section.

Synthesize project progress into a RAG-status update (Green/Amber/Red + 2–3 line narrative + next milestone) calibrated for the specified audience.

Organize multiple sources into a thematic matrix with cross-source synthesis and gap analysis, stating detected theme and source counts at the top of the output.

Evaluate a single source across 7 structured fields (source type, authority, methodology, evidence quality, limitations, bias, bottom line) with an explicit citation recommendation.

Generate Anki-ready flashcards from source material using spaced-repetition best practices (atomicity, cloze deletion, minimum information principle).

Convert reading material into organized, concise study notes using a hybrid framework auto-selected from source type (Cornell, Outline, Zettelkasten, or Lightweight bulleted).

Create a structured, specific outline for any type of written content

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