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+---
+name: skill-index
+description: Master index of all skills in your robot assistant system. Your assistant reads this to decide which skill to use for a given request.
+---
+
+# Skill Index
+
+**Your assistant should read this file when processing any request.** This is the routing table — it maps what you say to which skill handles the job.
+
+---
+
+## Quick Trigger Reference
+
+| You say... | Skill to use |
+|------------|-------------|
+| "check my Drafts inbox," "process my inbox," "what's in Drafts," "cowork inbox" | **drafts-inbox** |
+| "run my briefing," "morning briefing," "what's my day look like," "what's on deck" | **daily-briefing** |
+| "run my shutdown," "end of day," "close out the day," "shutdown" | **shutdown-routine** |
+| "weekly review," "how'd my week go," "plan my week," "Sunday review" | **weekly-review** |
+| "organize these files," "sort this folder," "clean up my files," "rename these," "sort my downloads" | **file-organizer** |
+| "run the assembler for video [N]," "assembler for video [N]," "build video [N]" | **robot-assistant-assembler** |
+| "create a skill," "make a new skill," "build a skill," "improve this skill," "test this skill," "optimize skill description" | **skill-creator** |
+| "write a business case for a pro dev expense," "professional development business case," "justify a pro dev expense," "pro dev justification" | **pro-dev-justification** |
+
+---
+
+## Skills
+
+### Drafts Inbox
+**Purpose:** Reads all Drafts tagged "cowork," processes each item, and archives when done.
+**Triggers:** "check my Drafts inbox," "process my inbox," "what's in Drafts," "cowork inbox"
+**File:** `skills/drafts-inbox/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** Drafts MCP connector
+
+### Daily Briefing
+**Purpose:** Produces a morning overview of your day — calendar, tasks, deadlines, and anything else you need to know.
+**Triggers:** "run my briefing," "morning briefing," "what's my day look like," "what's on deck"
+**File:** `skills/daily-briefing/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** Calendar MCP connector (when set up)
+
+### Shutdown Routine
+**Purpose:** Reviews the day, checks what's outstanding, and previews tomorrow.
+**Triggers:** "run my shutdown," "end of day," "close out the day," "shutdown"
+**File:** `skills/shutdown-routine/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+### Weekly Review
+**Purpose:** A weekly check-in workflow that reviews the past week, scans what's ahead, and produces a summary with priorities.
+**Triggers:** "weekly review," "how'd my week go," "plan my week," "Sunday review"
+**File:** `skills/weekly-review/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** Calendar MCP connector (when set up)
+
+### File Organizer
+**Purpose:** Scans a folder for files that don't match your naming conventions, proposes renames and folder placement, and executes on approval.
+**Triggers:** "organize these files," "sort this folder," "clean up my files," "rename these," "sort my downloads"
+**File:** `skills/file-organizer/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** Naming conventions documented in CLAUDE.md
+
+### Robot Assistant Assembler
+**Purpose:** Personalizes the Starter Kit as you work through the video series. Each module asks questions about your work and customizes the corresponding template.
+**Triggers:** "run the assembler for video [N]," "assembler for video [N]," "build video [N]"
+**File:** `skills/robot-assistant-assembler/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** Starter Kit template files
+
+### Skill Creator
+**Purpose:** Create new skills, modify and improve existing skills, and measure skill performance via evals and benchmarking.
+**Triggers:** "create a skill," "make a new skill," "build a skill," "improve this skill," "test this skill," "optimize skill description"
+**File:** `skills/skill-creator/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** Python (for eval scripts), subagents (for parallel test runs)
+
+### Pro Dev Justification
+**Purpose:** Writes a concise, factual business justification paragraph for a professional development expense, aimed at manager and HR audiences.
+**Triggers:** "write a business case for a pro dev expense," "professional development business case," "justify a pro dev expense," "pro dev justification"
+**File:** `skills/pro-dev-justification/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** None
+
+---
+
+## Adding New Skills
+
+When you build a new skill:
+1. Create the skill folder and `SKILL.md` inside it (e.g., `skills/my-skill/SKILL.md`)
+2. Add an entry to this index with triggers, purpose, and dependencies
+3. Add the triggers to the Quick Trigger Reference table at the top
+
+The index is a living document. Update it every time you add, change, or remove a skill.
+
+---
+
+*Started with the Robot Assistant Field Guide Starter Kit. Customized in Video 5 via the assembler.*