| name | story-bank |
| description | Personal anecdote and experience storage — save your stories, failures, wins, observations, and quotes with tags for instant retrieval when writing content. Adds authenticity and originality to every piece. The most underrated content differentiator. |
Story Bank
Your personal experiences are your unfair advantage — store them and never forget a good story.
When to Activate
- User says
/story-bank or /stories
- User says
/stories add to save a new story
- User says
/stories find {topic} to search
- User asks "I need a personal example for {topic}"
- Auto-referenced by content-writer for relevant anecdotes
Prerequisites
- None (works standalone, enhanced with profile.json)
Data: story-bank.json
Location: ~/.content-autopilot/story-bank.json
{
"version": "1.0",
"stories": [
{
"id": "story-001",
"added_at": "2026-03-21",
"title": "The time I automated my entire morning routine with AI",
"type": "win",
"story": "Last month, I spent 3 hours setting up...",
"lesson": "Small automation investments compound over time",
"emotion": "surprise",
"tags": ["AI", "automation", "productivity", "personal"],
"usable_as": ["hook", "example", "case_study", "closing"],
"used_in": [],
"detail_level": "full"
}
]
}
Story Types
| Type | Description | Best For |
|---|
| win | Success story, achievement | Social proof, inspiration |
| failure | Mistake, lesson learned | Relatability, trust |
| observation | Something you noticed | Insight, unique perspective |
| conversation | Dialogue or exchange | Engagement, story hooks |
| data | Personal experiment/result | Credibility, evidence |
| turning_point | Moment that changed your thinking | Transformation narratives |
| daily | Everyday moment with deeper meaning | Relatability |
Commands
/stories — Browse all stories
/stories add — Add a new story (interactive)
/stories quick "{one-liner}" — Quick-add a brief anecdote
/stories find {topic} — Find stories matching a topic
/stories find {type} — Find stories by type (win/failure/observation)
/stories suggest {topic} — Get story prompts to help you remember experiences
/stories stats — Show story bank statistics
Workflow: Add Story
Interactive (/stories add):
Let's save a story! Answer these questions:
1. Give it a short title:
(e.g., "The time my AI script deleted the wrong files")
2. What type of story is this?
win / failure / observation / conversation / data / turning_point / daily
3. Tell the story (as much detail as you want):
(The more detail, the more ways we can use it later)
4. What's the lesson or takeaway?
(One sentence)
5. What emotion does this story evoke?
surprise / humor / empathy / inspiration / caution / curiosity
6. Tags (topics this story relates to):
(e.g., AI, automation, business, personal)
Quick Add (/stories quick):
/stories quick "Tried to automate my email — ended up sending 500 duplicate replies. Lesson: always test with dry-run first."
Saved! Auto-categorized:
Type: failure
Tags: automation, email
Emotion: humor
Lesson: Always test with dry-run first
Edit details later with /stories edit story-{id}
Story Prompts (/stories suggest {topic}):
Help users remember experiences they haven't recorded:
Story prompts for "{topic}":
Think about...
1. The first time you {topic-related action} — what happened?
2. Your biggest mistake with {topic} — what went wrong?
3. A conversation where someone changed your mind about {topic}
4. A surprising result when you tried {topic-related experiment}
5. The moment you realized {topic} was important
6. Something about {topic} that most people get wrong (and how you know)
7. A time when {topic} saved you time/money/stress
Which prompt triggers a memory? Tell me the story.
Workflow: Find Stories
/stories find AI:
Stories matching "AI" ({count} results):
1. [win] "Automated my morning routine with AI" (2026-03-21)
Lesson: Small automation investments compound
Usable as: hook, example
Used {N} times in content
2. [failure] "AI script deleted the wrong files" (2026-03-15)
Lesson: Always test with dry-run first
Usable as: hook, cautionary tale
Used {N} times
3. [observation] "Client's face when they saw AI demo" (2026-03-10)
Lesson: People need to see AI in action, not hear about it
Usable as: conversation opener, example
Select a story number to see full details, or type a number to use it.
Integration with Other Skills
Story Freshness
Track usage to avoid overusing stories:
- Stories used 3+ times in 30 days → flagged as "heavily used"
- Suggest alternative stories or prompt for new ones
used_in array tracks which content pieces used each story
Quality Gate
