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First-time setup — build taste profile from sources, then discover and score articles. Run this once, then use /eigenfeed for regular use.
Install with Codex or Claude Copy this prompt, paste it into Codex, Claude, or another assistant, and let it review the skill page and install it for you.
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| name | eigenfeed.coldstart |
| description | First-time setup — build taste profile from sources, then discover and score articles. Run this once, then use /eigenfeed for regular use. |
| allowed-tools | Agent, Bash(*), Read, Write, Glob, Grep, WebSearch |
Full pipeline for first-time setup or profile rebuild: taste → reflect → explore → score.
Read config.md in the project root. Extract:
picks_per_run (default: 7)sources — list of sourcescoldstart_lookback_days (default: 28) — how far back to scan sourcesRun the taste skill (follow .claude/skills/taste/SKILL.md) with lookback_days = coldstart_lookback_days.
If vault/profile.md already exists, ask the user:
"You already have a taste profile. Want me to rebuild it from scratch, or keep the current one and just re-run explore + score?"
If they want to keep it, skip to Step 2.
Follow .claude/skills/reflect/SKILL.md to generate niche search queries from topics.
Follow .claude/skills/explore/SKILL.md using the queries from Step 2.
After exploration completes, show the user a brief summary and ask:
"Found N candidates. Want me to search for anything else, or proceed to scoring?"
Follow .claude/skills/score/SKILL.md to score candidates, publish, and generate the feed.
Show the final summary:
local/feed.xml/serve or add the file directly to a feed readerTell the user:
/eigenfeed anytime for fresh recommendations (no need to rebuild the profile)/eigenfeed.coldstart again if their sources change significantlyRun your daily recommendation pipeline — discover, score, and publish articles to your feed.
Clear all Eigenfeed state (vault, database, feed) and start fresh. Use when the user wants to rebuild from scratch.
Score candidates against taste profile, publish top picks, and generate feed. Used by /eigenfeed and /coldstart, also invocable directly.
Build or update taste profile and topics from configured sources. Used by /coldstart and /eigenfeed, also invocable directly.
Discover candidate articles via web search. Used by /eigenfeed and /coldstart, also invocable directly.
Generate salient questions from topics, use them to create search queries and discover new topics. Used by /eigenfeed and /coldstart, also invocable directly.