masterclass-guide

name	masterclass-guide
description	Create research-first masterclass guides for roles and disciplines. Use when the user asks for a masterclass, expert guide, role guide, or best-practices synthesis such as backend engineer, product manager, or technical writer. Research best-in-class voices first, then synthesize durable principles into a concise practical guide.
argument-hint	Role or topic to turn into a masterclass guide

Masterclass Guide

What This Skill Does

This skill turns a role, discipline, or narrowly scoped topic into a concise masterclass guide grounded in research rather than generic advice.

When to Use

• The user asks for a masterclass, expert guide, playbook, or role-specific best practices.
• The user wants a concise synthesis of how top practitioners think and operate.
• The user wants durable principles, judgment, and execution guidance instead of trend-driven tips.

Inputs

• A role, discipline, or tightly scoped topic.
• Optional audience, industry, context, or named experts to include or exclude.

Procedure

1. Frame the role or topic.
   • Determine the most likely interpretation.
   • If the request is broad or ambiguous, state the assumption briefly and proceed.
   • Ask a clarifying question only if different interpretations would materially change the guidance.
2. Research best-in-class voices.
   • Identify 3-6 relevant voices.
   • Prefer a mix of elite practitioners, respected teachers, and clear thinkers with demonstrated excellence.
   • Favor published guidance such as books, essays, talks, interviews, or frameworks.
   • Do not invent authorities, quotes, or source claims.
3. Extract durable overlap.
   • Pull the most repeated, high-signal principles across the sources.
   • Prioritize fundamentals, judgment, tradeoffs, and execution.
   • Ignore fashionable tactics unless they are clearly durable.
4. Synthesize the guide.
   • Follow the masterclass template.
   • Keep the result concise, role-specific, and practical.
   • Lead with the highest-leverage principles.
5. Run a quality check.
   • Ensure the guidance is tailored to the role or topic.
   • Keep research first and synthesis second.
   • Avoid generic recycled advice.
   • If evidence is thin or uncertain, say so briefly instead of overstating.
   • Do not provide harmful, illegal, deceptive, or unethical guidance.

Output Standard

• Produce the final answer in the exact section order from the masterclass template.
• Keep every section concise.
• Make the “Best-in-Class Voices” and “Essential Best Practices” sections do the real work.
• Focus on timeless fundamentals and applied judgment.

Optional File Workflow

• If the user wants the guide saved and the workspace contains a guides/ directory, write the result to guides/<topic>.md using kebab-case.
• If an existing prompt or guide in the repo already defines the voice, stay close to that structure unless the user asks to change it.