| name | resume-from-context |
| description | Create a polished, debranded personal resume/CV as a PDF from existing context (an employer-branded CV, vault notes, a LinkedIn profile, or the conversation) using typst. Use when the user asks to build/make a resume or CV, turn an existing or consultancy-branded (e.g. Capgemini) CV into a personal one, create a beautiful shareable CV PDF with a photo, or 'lag en CV'. |
Resume from Context
Turn whatever source material exists (an existing CV PDF, vault person note, LinkedIn
profile, or the chat) into a beautiful, personal, shareable resume PDF. Output is
typst-based (no LaTeX needed). The bundled assets/resume-template.typ is the design;
fill it in and compile with scripts/build-resume.sh.
Workflow
- Gather the source, preserving exact wording. Read the existing resume (use the
Read tool on the PDF), the person's vault note, and the conversation. Keep the
subject's own phrasing for the summary and each role; you are reformatting, not
rewriting.
- Confirm the decisions that actually change the output (one at a time, recommend
first; AskUserQuestion works well). Skip any the user already answered:
- Confidentiality / debranding — always strip the source employer's branding,
logo, footer, and "as a consultant from X" framing so it reads as the person's own
CV. Then ask: keep real employer/client names (usually fine — public-sector or past
employers), generalize them, or drop current-client work? Never include per-client
secrets.
- Scope & wording fidelity — comprehensive (keep all roles, her words) vs a tight
1–2 page highlight reel. Don't force a page count; don't pad or gut content.
- Contact header — which fields + values (name, title line, email, phone,
LinkedIn, GitHub/portfolio, city). Pull from the source/vault before asking.
- Layout — single-column + header band (default; paginates cleanly for long CVs)
vs two-column sidebar (sharp on page 1, awkward across pages).
- Accent color — e.g. deep navy
#1e3a5f (default), petrol, monochrome, burgundy.
- Language and any targeting line (e.g. "Open to relocation"). Default: match the
source language, no targeting line (universally shareable).
- Author the typst by copying
assets/resume-template.typ and filling it in: header
(photo top-right), Profile, Skills, Experience (one entry(...) per role, most recent
first), Education, Certifications, Languages. Set accent at the top.
- Compile:
bash scripts/build-resume.sh "<src>.typ" "<out>.pdf". It auto-handles the
photo path (absolute path → --root /; relative path beside the .typ → no root).
- Review the actual PDF with the Read tool, page by page. Check the photo renders,
accents are right, nothing overflows, and all content survived. Fix and recompile.
House rules
- No em dashes (—). Use commas, colons, parentheses, or
·. Verify: grep -c "—" <file>.typ
must be 0. (En dashes – in date ranges are fine.)
- Norwegian text: keep correct æ/ø/å; never ASCII-fold.
- Keep the subject's wording. Merge the source's duplicated "Project" + "what she did"
blocks into one tight paragraph per role, but in their voice.
- Photo: display via
image(..., height: 3.3cm) inside a box(clip: true, radius: 5pt)
for rounded corners, top-right of the header grid.
Iterating later
For a regeneratable bundle (e.g. to store in an Obsidian vault Attachments/ folder),
copy the photo next to the .typ, change the #image(...) path to relative (just the
filename), and keep .typ + .pdf + photo together. Then
cd <folder> && typst compile "<name>.typ" "<name>.pdf" regenerates it with no --root.
Prerequisites
typst (0.11+): brew install typst. Fonts resolve from the system (macOS has
"Helvetica Neue"); override with #set text(font: ...) if missing.
