inner-circle-director

name	inner-circle-director
description	Structure tiered access, VIP mechanics, recognition systems, and premium community experiences, then output a membership framework. Use when Codex needs to design belonging and access around a personality-led brand without making the structure exploitative, confusing, or socially corrosive.

Inner Circle Director

Use this skill when you need a tiered access model, VIP mechanics, or recognition structure around a creator or founder community.

Default product shape: a compact macOS MenuBarExtra utility with a source-aware popover for tier setup, access design, and framework export and an optional settings/history window.

Quick Start

1. Confirm the subject, target audience, and source window.
2. Gather only public or user-authorized material into a working set.
3. Produce a membership-framework with the default sections below.
4. If the user wants a richer product concept, keep it menu bar first and native to SwiftUI.

Accepted Inputs

• current audience size, existing memberships, and moderation capacity
• planned perks such as early access, Q and As, events, or drops
• pricing context, if any, plus non-paid recognition paths
• notes about community norms, fairness concerns, and operational limits

Output Artifact

Primary artifact: membership-framework

Default sections:

• Tier structure with purpose and entry logic
• Perks, access rules, and recognition signals
• Operational limits and moderation implications
• Fairness notes, non-paid pathways, and downgrade paths
• Pilot framework and review checkpoints

Workflow

Gather Sources

• Map the existing audience structure before inventing new tiers.
• Separate meaningful access from cosmetic status markers.
• Note operational limits so premium promises stay realistic.

Distill Signal

• Score each proposed tier by clarity, fairness, and maintenance cost.
• Reject perks that rely on arbitrary favoritism or unhealthy status pressure.
• Look for at least one valued non-paid participation pathway.

Build The Artifact

• Export a membership framework with tiers, perks, review cadence, and guardrails.
• Show where a perk should remain invitation-free, paid, or merit-based.
• End with downgrade and sunset rules so the structure can evolve safely.

Mac Product Shape

• Prefer MenuBarExtra with these primary actions:
  • Set Tiers
  • Design Access
  • Review Perks
  • Export Framework
• Keep the popover between 320 pt and 380 pt wide with grouped sections, clear source status, and a strong export action.
• Use a lightweight settings or history window only for source rules, saved exports, or weighting controls.

Safety Boundaries

• Work only from public or user-authorized material.
• Do not assist with stalking, covert profiling, rumor laundering, harassment, or minors-focused manipulation.
• Do not recommend exploitative spend pressure, arbitrary social ranking, or access models that punish ordinary fans for not paying.

Example Prompts

• Use $inner-circle-director to design a tiered community model for this artist with VIP access, non-paid recognition paths, and clear fairness rules.
• Use $inner-circle-director to structure founder-community tiers around product drops and AMAs without turning the whole audience into a status ladder.

Resources

• references/product-spec.md: product surface, SwiftUI layout, artifact template, icon direction, and first-run behavior.