From 4a529750c6dfbf949a93ade5a94a410afebd8d69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Connor Rhodes <connor@rhodes.contact>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:11:24 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add proof-social-comms skill for Slack/text/DM proofreading

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 _skill-index.md             |  7 ++++++
 proof-social-comms/SKILL.md | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 proof-social-comms/SKILL.md

diff --git a/_skill-index.md b/_skill-index.md
index 2e3d5a1..cc0d350 100644
--- a/_skill-index.md
+++ b/_skill-index.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ description: Master index of all skills in your robot assistant system. Your ass
 | "create a meeting note," "make meeting notes," "add a meeting to my daily note," "set up a meeting note" | **meeting-notes** |
 | "summarize account notes," "summarize meeting notes," "prepare account summary," "executive summary," "write an SE note" | **se-note** |
 | "review voice notes," "what voice notes do I have," "show me today's voice notes," "review my dictations" | **review-voice-notes** |
+| "proofread this social message," "polish this DM," "clean up this slack message," "proofread this text," "proofread this message," "proofread this slack" | **proof-social-comms** |
 | "proofread this," "proofread my email," "clean up this dictation," "polish this email" | **proofread-business-writing** |
 | "polish my LinkedIn post," "clean up my LinkedIn draft," "turn this into a LinkedIn post," "edit my LinkedIn post" | **linkedin-post** |
 | "use mongodb," "query my database," "add to mongo," "mongo," "database," "docdb" | **mongodb** |
@@ -127,6 +128,12 @@ description: Master index of all skills in your robot assistant system. Your ass
 **File:** `skills/review-voice-notes/SKILL.md`
 **Dependencies:** `fd` CLI, voice notes at `~/notes/Inbox/voice_notes/`
 
+### Proof Social Communications
+**Purpose:** Proofread dictated text for social messages (Slack, text, DM, etc.) to coworkers, friendly customers, and social connections. This is the default proofread skill for messages, slacks, and texts.
+**Triggers:** "proofread this social message," "polish this DM," "clean up this slack message," "proofread this text," "proofread this message," "proofread this slack"
+**File:** `skills/proof-social-comms/SKILL.md`
+**Dependencies:** None
+
 ### Proofread Business Writing
 **Purpose:** Proofreads dictated text into polished, business-appropriate emails. Applies style rules for tone, punctuation, product name capitalization, and corrects common mis-transcriptions of "Verkada." Appends Connor's email signature.
 **Triggers:** "proofread this," "proofread my email," "clean up this dictation," "polish this email," "proofread this business writing"
diff --git a/proof-social-comms/SKILL.md b/proof-social-comms/SKILL.md
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+---
+name: proof-social-comms
+description: Proofread dictated text for social messages (Slack, text, DM, etc.) to coworkers, friendly customers, and social connections.
+triggers:
+  - proofread this social message
+  - polish this DM
+  - clean up this slack message
+  - proofread my social
+  - proof social comm
+  - proofread this text
+  - proofread this message
+  - proofread this slack
+  - clean up this text
+---
+
+# Proof Social Communications
+
+Proofread dictated text so that it is appropriate to send as a social message to a coworker, friendly customer, or social connection.
+
+## Style
+
+### Don't use a prescriptive tone
+
+Avoid being too prescriptive in your tone. We don't want to tell the recipient what to do. We want to make recommendations as a consultant.
+
+Instead of: "We should..."
+Say: "We will want to..."
+
+## Punctuation Rules
+
+**Prefer multiple sentences instead of semicolons**
+
+Instead of: "It was great seeing you earlier this week; thank you for hosting us."
+Say: "It was great seeing you earlier this week. Thank you for hosting us!"
+
+**Use commas instead of em dashes**
+
+Instead of: "The three hikers — exhausted, hungry, and cold — finally reached the summit as the sun began to set."
+Say: "The three hikers, exhausted, hungry, and cold, finally reached the summit as the sun began to set."
+
+## Text Formatting Rules
+
+- Do not bold any text.