| name | import-dialog |
| description | Import .md dialog files (Claude.ai exports, custom markdown conversations) to create or update advisor profiles. Use when the user wants to import a conversation file, update an advisor with new dialog data, or add .md chat history to the advisor library. Invoked with /import-dialog. |
Import Dialog
Import exported markdown dialog files, convert them to the standard dialog JSON format, then hand off to the existing advisor-profile pipeline. This skill is intentionally a thin wrapper around conversation-dump, soul-extraction, and incarnate so their taxonomies and profile rules stay single-sourced.
Phase 1 — Specify Inputs
Ask the user for:
- File path(s): One or more
.md dialog files to import. Accept glob patterns (e.g., docs/*.md).
- Target advisor: An existing advisor slug (from
advisors/index.md) or a new advisor name. If new, also gather background info (field, themes, skills) for the profile header.
Phase 2 — Parse and Store
Run the bundled parser to convert .md files into standard JSON turns:
python3 <skill-base-dir>/../conversation-dump/parse_md_dialog.py parse <file.md>
For multiple files:
python3 <skill-base-dir>/../conversation-dump/parse_md_dialog.py batch <directory> --outdir docs/dialog/md-import/raw/
Save JSON outputs to docs/dialog/md-import/raw/. Verify each file parsed correctly (non-zero turns).
Phase 3 — Classify and Analyze
Follow conversation-dump Phases 2–3 on docs/dialog/md-import/raw/:
- Use the topic taxonomy from
conversation-dump only.
- Move classified sessions to
docs/dialog/md-import/<topic>/.
- Present topic counts and ask which topics to analyze deeply.
- Save enriched JSON back to
docs/dialog/md-import/<topic>/.
Phase 4 — Soul Extraction
For each selected topic, follow soul-extraction Phases 2–4 and write thinking-pattern.md + master-thinking.md to docs/dialog/md-import/<topic>/.
Phase 5 — Update Advisor Profile
Use incarnate Step 3–4 to synthesize or update advisors/<slug>/profile.md from the new soul-extraction outputs. Preserve existing topic sections that were not re-analyzed, and update advisors/index.md.
Present the updated profile to the user for review:
Your advisor profile has been updated at advisors/<slug>/profile.md. The new analysis added/updated the following topic sections: [list]. Please review — raw dialog data stays in docs/dialog/md-import/ and is not included in the profile.
Supported .md Formats
The parser (parse_md_dialog.py) auto-detects these role marker patterns:
| Format | Human marker | Assistant marker |
|---|
| Claude.ai export | ## **Human** | ## **Claude** |
| Bold variant | ## **User** | ## **Assistant** |
| Plain heading | ## Human | ## Claude or ## Assistant |
| Colon format | **Human:** | **Claude:** or **Assistant:** |
Messages are separated by --- lines (ignored during parsing). Nested markdown headings within assistant responses are preserved as content.
