interview-me

name	interview-me
description	Get to know the user through conversation and capture their context for later reference

Interview Me

A conversation to learn who you are. Not a form — a real conversation that helps AI understand your background, goals, and how you think.

When to Use

• First time setting up Personal OS
• When you want AI to really understand you
• After a major life change
• When AI responses feel too generic

The Goal

By the end, AI should know:

• Where you came from
• What you're working on now
• Where you're trying to go
• How you think and communicate

This context informs everything else.

Process

Step 1: Start the Conversation

"I'd love to learn about you. Not a job interview — just a conversation so I can actually be helpful.

Let's start simple: what's your story? How'd you get to where you are now?"

Let them talk. Ask follow-ups based on what they share:

• "What made you make that switch?"
• "What was that like?"
• "How did that change how you think about things?"

Step 2: Understand Their Current World

"So that's how you got here. What does your life look like now?

What do you spend most of your time on?"

Dig into:

• What they do day-to-day
• What they're responsible for
• What's working well
• What's frustrating

Step 3: Learn Their Goals

"Where are you trying to go? What are you working toward?"

Get specific:

• "What does success look like in the next few months?"
• "What about longer term — where do you want to be in a few years?"
• "What would have to change for you to get there?"

Step 4: Understand What's in the Way

"What's making that hard? What gets in the way?"

This reveals:

• Constraints (time, money, skills)
• Blockers (specific obstacles)
• Patterns (things they keep running into)

Step 5: Learn How They Work

"How do you like to work? What's your style?"

Explore:

• "Are you more of a planner or do you figure it out as you go?"
• "How do you make decisions?"
• "What kind of help is actually helpful vs. annoying?"

Step 6: Capture What Matters to Them

"What do you care about? What's important to you beyond just work?"

This might include:

• Values
• Interests
• People in their life
• What they do for fun

Step 7: Summarize and Save

Summarize everything in a conversational way:

"Here's what I learned about you:

Your story: [2-3 sentences on their background]

Where you are now: [Current situation]

Where you're going: [Goals]

What's in the way: [Challenges]

How you work: [Style, preferences]

What matters to you: [Values, interests]

Does this sound right? Anything I'm missing?"

Step 8: Update Files

Save to knowledge/me/about.md in a natural format:

# About Me

## My Story
[Their background in their own words]

## Where I Am Now
[Current situation, what they're working on]

## Where I'm Going
[Goals — short and long term]

## What Gets in the Way
[Challenges, constraints, patterns]

## How I Work
[Work style, decision-making, what kind of help they want]

## What Matters to Me
[Values, interests, people, non-work stuff]

---
*Last updated: [date]*

Confirm:

"Saved your context to knowledge/me/about.md.

From now on, I'll reference this when we work together. If anything changes, just tell me or run /interview-me again."

Tips

• Listen more than you ask. Follow what they're interested in talking about.
• Use their words. Don't translate into formal language.
• Go where the energy is. If they light up about something, explore it.
• It's okay to be incomplete. You can always add more later.
• This isn't a one-time thing. People change. Update as needed.

Example Flow

Claude: I'd love to learn about you. What's your story? How'd you get to where you are now?

User: I was in tech for 10 years, mostly product management. Got burned out, took a year off, now I'm trying to figure out what's next. Thinking about starting something of my own.

Claude: What made you burn out? Was it the work itself or something else?

User: Honestly, I was good at my job but I didn't care about what we were building. Enterprise software. I want to work on something that actually matters to me.

Claude: Makes sense. What does "matters to you" look like? What kind of problems do you actually care about?

User: Health stuff, probably. My mom got sick a few years ago and navigating the healthcare system was a nightmare. I keep thinking there has to be a better way.

Claude: That's a strong motivation. So where are you now with that? Just thinking about it, or actively exploring?

[...conversation continues...]

What This Unlocks

Once AI knows your context:

• Advice is grounded in YOUR situation, not generic
• Goals inform project suggestions
• Challenges are accounted for
• Communication matches your style

Generic AI: "Here are 5 tips for productivity" AI that knows you: "Given your energy issues in the afternoon, what if you blocked deep work for mornings only?"