telos

name	Telos
description	Dual-context Life OS and organizational analysis skill. Personal TELOS: read and update goals, beliefs, wisdom, books, movies, challenges, narratives, strategies, mission, mental models, predictions, traumas, frames, lessons-learned, and wrong-beliefs stored in the USER/TELOS/ directory — all via the Update workflow with timestamped backups and change logging. Valid personal files: BELIEFS.md, BOOKS.md, CHALLENGES.md, FRAMES.md, GOALS.md, LEARNED.md, MISSION.md, MODELS.md, MOVIES.md, NARRATIVES.md, PREDICTIONS.md, PROBLEMS.md, PROJECTS.md, STRATEGIES.md, TELOS.md, TRAUMAS.md, WISDOM.md, WRONG.md. Project TELOS: analyze any directory of .md/.csv files to extract relationships, dependency chains (PROBLEMS→GOALS→STRATEGIES→PROJECTS), bottlenecks, goal alignment, and progress metrics; generate McKinsey-style professional reports (WriteReport) or n=24 slide-ready narrative bullet points (CreateNarrativePoints); build interactive Next.js 14 + shadcn/ui + Aceternity + Recharts + D3.js dashboards via up to 16 parallel engineers. Also: InterviewExtraction workflow for analyzing interview content. USE WHEN Telos, life goals, projects, dependencies, books, movies, beliefs, wisdom, update TELOS, narrative points, interview extraction, write report, McKinsey report, TELOS report, project analysis, dashboard, n=24, analyze interviews, create narrative, professional report, executive summary, dependency mapping, what am I wrong about, add prediction, update traumas, life frames, mental models.
effort	medium

🚨 MANDATORY: Voice Notification (REQUIRED BEFORE ANY ACTION)

You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked.

1. Send voice notification:

   curl -s -X POST http://localhost:31337/notify \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the Telos skill to ACTION"}' \
     > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   

2. Output text notification:

   Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **Telos** skill to ACTION...
   

This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation.

Telos

TELOS (Telic Evolution and Life Operating System) is a comprehensive context-gathering system with two applications:

1. Personal TELOS - {PRINCIPAL.NAME}'s life context system (beliefs, goals, lessons, wisdom) at ~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/
2. Project TELOS - Analysis framework for organizations/projects (relationships, dependencies, goals, progress)

Workflow Routing

When executing a workflow, output this notification directly:

Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **Telos** skill to ACTION...

Workflow	Trigger	File
Update	"add to TELOS", "update my goals", "add book to TELOS"	Workflows/Update.md
InterviewExtraction	"extract content", "extract interviews", "analyze interviews"	Workflows/InterviewExtraction.md
CreateNarrativePoints	"create narrative", "narrative points", "TELOS report", "n=24"	Workflows/CreateNarrativePoints.md
WriteReport	"write report", "McKinsey report", "create TELOS report", "professional report"	Workflows/WriteReport.md

Note: For general project analysis, dashboards, dependency mapping, and executive summaries, the skill handles these directly without a separate workflow file.

Examples

Example 1: Update personal TELOS

User: "add Project Hail Mary to my TELOS books"
--> Invokes Update workflow
--> Creates timestamped backup of BOOKS.md
--> Adds book entry with formatted metadata
--> Logs change in updates.md with timestamp

Example 2: Analyze project with TELOS

User: "analyze ~/Projects/MyApp with TELOS"
--> Scans all .md and .csv files in directory
--> Extracts entities, relationships, dependencies
--> Returns analysis with dependency chains and progress metrics

Example 3: Build project dashboard

User: "build a dashboard for TELOSAPP"
--> Launches up to 10 parallel engineers
--> Creates Next.js dashboard with shadcn/ui + Aceternity
--> Returns interactive dashboard with dependency graphs, metrics cards, progress tables

Example 4: Generate narrative points

User: "create TELOS narrative for Acme Corp, n=24"
--> Invokes CreateNarrativePoints workflow
--> Analyzes TELOS context (situation, problems, recommendations)
--> Returns 24 crisp bullet points (8-12 words each)
--> Output is slide-ready for presentations or customer briefings

Example 5: Generate McKinsey-style report

User: "write a TELOS report for Acme Corp"
--> Invokes WriteReport workflow
--> First runs CreateNarrativePoints to generate story content
--> Maps narrative to McKinsey report structure
--> Generates web-based report with professional styling
--> Output at {project_dir}/report - run `bun dev` to view
--> White background, subtle Tokyo Night Storm accents
--> Includes: cover page, executive summary, findings, recommendations, roadmap

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Context Detection

How {DA_IDENTITY.NAME} determines which TELOS context:

User Request	Context	Location
"my TELOS", "my goals", "my beliefs", "add to TELOS"	Personal TELOS	~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/
"Alma", "TELOSAPP", "analyze [project]", "dashboard for"	Project TELOS	User-specified directory
"analyze ~/path/to/project"	Project TELOS	Specified path

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Part 1: Personal TELOS ({PRINCIPAL.NAME}'s Life)

Location

CRITICAL PATH: All personal TELOS files are located at:

~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/

Personal TELOS lives in the CORE USER directory, NOT directly under the Telos skill directory.

Personal TELOS Framework

All files located in ~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/:

Core Philosophy

• TELOS.md - Main framework document
• MISSION.md - Life mission statement
• BELIEFS.md - Core beliefs and world model
• WISDOM.md - Accumulated wisdom

Life Data

• BOOKS.md - Favorite books
• MOVIES.md - Favorite movies
• LEARNED.md - Lessons learned over time
• WRONG.md - Things {PRINCIPAL.NAME} was wrong about (growth tracking)

Mental Models

• FRAMES.md - Mental frames and perspectives
• MODELS.md - Mental models used for decision-making
• NARRATIVES.md - Personal narratives and self-stories
• STRATEGIES.md - Strategies being employed in life

Goals & Challenges

• GOALS.md - Life goals (short-term and long-term)
• PROJECTS.md - Active projects
• PROBLEMS.md - Problems to solve
• CHALLENGES.md - Current challenges being faced
• PREDICTIONS.md - Predictions about the future
• TRAUMAS.md - Past traumas (for context and healing)

Change Tracking

• updates.md - Comprehensive changelog of all TELOS updates

Working with Personal TELOS

Read Files

# View specific file
read ~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/GOALS.md
read ~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/BELIEFS.md

# View recent updates
read ~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/updates.md

Update Personal TELOS

CRITICAL: Never manually edit. Use the Update workflow.

Workflow: Workflows/Update.md

The workflow provides:

• Automatic timestamped backups
• Change logging in updates.md
• Version history preservation
• Proper formatting and structure

Valid files for updates: BELIEFS.md, BOOKS.md, CHALLENGES.md, FRAMES.md, GOALS.md, LEARNED.md, MISSION.md, MODELS.md, MOVIES.md, NARRATIVES.md, PREDICTIONS.md, PROBLEMS.md, PROJECTS.md, STRATEGIES.md, TELOS.md, TRAUMAS.md, WISDOM.md, WRONG.md

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Part 2: Project TELOS (Organizational Analysis)

Capabilities

For any project directory, TELOS provides:

1. Relationship Discovery - Find how files/entities connect
2. Dependency Mapping - Identify what depends on what
3. Goal Extraction - Discover stated and implied objectives
4. Progress Analysis - Track advancement and metrics
5. Narrative Generation - Create executive summaries
6. Visual Dashboards - Build beautiful UIs with data

Target Directory Detection

Flexible file discovery - no required structure:

# User specifies directory
"Analyze ~/Cloud/Projects/TELOSAPP"
--> {DA_IDENTITY.NAME} scans for .md and .csv files anywhere in tree

# {DA_IDENTITY.NAME} automatically finds all .md and .csv files regardless of structure

Analysis Workflow

Step 1: Identify Target

Auto-detection:

• User mentions project name (TELOSAPP, Alma, etc.)
• User provides path explicitly
• {DA_IDENTITY.NAME} looks for common project locations

Step 2: Scan Files

Discover all markdown and CSV files:

find $TARGET_DIR -type f \( -name "*.md" -o -name "*.csv" \)

Index:

• Markdown structure (headings, sections, links)
• CSV schema (columns, data types)
• Cross-references and mentions
• Entities (people, teams, projects, problems)

Step 3: Relationship Analysis

Build relationship graph:

1. Entity Extraction - Identify unique entities
2. Connection Discovery - Find explicit/implicit links
3. Dependency Mapping - Trace dependencies
4. Network Construction - Build directed graph

Step 4: Generate Insights

Produce analytics:

• Dependency Chains: PROBLEMS --> GOALS --> STRATEGIES --> PROJECTS
• Bottlenecks: What blocks progress?
• Goal Alignment: Projects aligned with objectives?
• Progress Metrics: Completion percentages
• Risk Areas: Overdue items, blocked work

Step 5: Create Outputs

Output Formats:

1. Markdown Report - Static analysis with Mermaid diagrams
2. Web Dashboard - Interactive app with shadcn/ui + Aceternity
3. JSON Export - Structured data
4. Executive Summary - Narrative overview
5. Custom Format - As requested

Building Dashboards

Parallel Engineer Strategy

CRITICAL: When building UIs, use up to 16 parallel engineers.

Launch Strategy: Use single message with 10 Task calls in parallel:

Engineer 1: Project structure + layout + navigation
Engineer 2: Overview page with metrics cards
Engineer 3: Projects page with progress tracking
Engineer 4: Teams page with performance tables
Engineer 5: Vulnerabilities/issues page
Engineer 6: Progress timeline visualization
Engineer 7: Data parsing library (MD/CSV)
Engineer 8: Shared components (cards, badges, tables)
Engineer 9: Design polish and theme
Engineer 10: Integration and testing

Dashboard Requirements

Tech Stack:

• Next.js 14 + TypeScript
• shadcn/ui for UI components
• Aceternity UI for layouts
• Tailwind CSS
• Tokyo Night Day theme (professional light)

Features:

• Dependency graphs (Mermaid or D3.js)
• Progress tables (sortable, filterable)
• Metrics cards (KPIs, stats)
• Timeline visualizations
• Relationship networks

Design:

--background: #ffffff
--foreground: #1a1b26
--primary: #2e7de9
--accent: #9854f1
--destructive: #f52a65
--success: #33b579
--warning: #f0a020

Common TELOS Files

Standard Project TELOS Structure (auto-detected):

Context Files

• OVERVIEW.md - Project overview
• COMPANY.md - Organization context
• PROBLEMS.md - Issues to solve
• GOALS.md - Objectives
• MISSION.md - Mission statement
• STRATEGIES.md - Strategic approaches
• PROJECTS.md - Active initiatives

Operational Files

• EMPLOYEES.md - Team members
• ENGINEERING_TEAMS.md - Team structure
• BUDGET.md - Financial tracking
• KPI_TRACKING.md - Metrics
• APPLICATIONS.md - App inventory
• TOOLS.md - Tooling
• VENDORS.md - Third parties

Security Files

• VULNERABILITIES.md - Security issues
• SECURITY_POSTURE.md - Security state
• THREAT_MODEL.md - Threats

Data Files (CSV)

• data/VULNERABILITIES.csv - Vuln tracking
• data/INCIDENTS.csv - Incident log
• data/VENDORS.csv - Vendor data

Note: Files are optional. TELOS adapts to whatever exists.

Visualization Types

Available Visualizations:

• Dependency Graphs - Mermaid or D3.js network
• Progress Tables - shadcn/ui tables with filters
• Metrics Cards - Aceternity card layouts
• Timeline Charts - Progress over time
• Status Dashboards - KPI overviews
• Relationship Networks - Force-directed graphs
• Bar Charts - Recharts for comparisons
• Line Charts - Trend analysis

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Security & Privacy

Personal TELOS:

• NEVER commit to public repos
• NEVER share publicly
• Always backup before changes
• Use Update workflow only

Project TELOS:

• May contain sensitive data
• Ask before sharing externally
• Redact sensitive info in examples
• Follow PAI security protocols

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Key Principles

1. Dual Context - Handles both personal and project TELOS seamlessly
   • Personal TELOS: ~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/ (in CORE USER directory)
   • Project TELOS: User-specified directories
2. Auto-Detection - Determines context from user question
3. Flexible Discovery - Finds files regardless of structure
4. TELOS Methodology - Applies relationships, dependencies, goals, narratives
5. Parallel Execution - Up to 10 engineers for dashboard builds
6. Visual Excellence - Beautiful outputs with shadcn/ui + Aceternity
7. Privacy-Aware - Respects sensitive data
8. Integrated - Works with development, research, and other skills

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TELOS is {PRINCIPAL.NAME}'s life operating system AND project analysis framework. One skill, two powerful contexts.

Remember: Personal TELOS files live at ~/.claude/PAI/USER/TELOS/ (in the CORE USER directory)

Gotchas

• Telos data is personal and private. Never include in public repos, skills, or outputs.
• Goals and dependencies change — always read current state before advising. Don't rely on cached knowledge.
• Project dashboards pull from multiple sources. Verify data freshness before presenting.

Execution Log

After completing any workflow, append a single JSONL entry:

echo '{"ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","skill":"Telos","workflow":"WORKFLOW_USED","input":"8_WORD_SUMMARY","status":"ok|error","duration_s":SECONDS}' >> ~/.claude/PAI/MEMORY/SKILLS/execution.jsonl

Replace WORKFLOW_USED with the workflow executed, 8_WORD_SUMMARY with a brief input description, and SECONDS with approximate wall-clock time. Log status: "error" if the workflow failed.