Skill Auto-Use

Stop waiting to be told which skill to use. Match context to skills automatically.

How It Works

Maintain a trigger table in your workspace (e.g., memory/protocols.md or a dedicated skill-triggers.md). The table maps observable contexts to installed skills:

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Rules

1. Every Skill Gets a Trigger

When a skill is installed, add at least one trigger row to the table before doing anything else. No skill should exist without a trigger. If you can't identify a trigger, the skill probably shouldn't be installed.

2. Match Before Asking

On every user message, scan the trigger table mentally. If a skill matches, use it. Don't ask "should I use X?" Just use it. The user installed the skill because they want it used.

3. Multiple Matches Are Fine

If a message matches multiple skills, use all of them. A request about a PDF from a website might trigger both scrapling-official (to fetch it) and markdown-converter (to process it).

4. Audit on Heartbeat

During heartbeat or review passes, check:

• - Are there installed skills without triggers? Add them.
• Are there triggers that never fire? Consider removing the skill.
• Are there repeated manual skill invocations? Add a trigger.

5. Keep Triggers Observable

Triggers should be based on things you can actually detect in the conversation:

• - File types sent (PDF, audio, image)
• Question patterns ("what's the weather", "research X for me")
• Emoji shortcuts (♻️, 🔻, 💮)
• Keywords or domains mentioned
• Task types (deploy, scrape, cook, schedule)

Avoid triggers based on internal state or guesses.

Setting Up

Option A: Add to existing protocols file

Add a ## Skill Auto-Use section to your protocols or memory file with the trigger table.

Option B: Dedicated file

Create skill-triggers.md in your workspace:

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Reference it from MEMORY.md or your session startup sequence.

Template Triggers

Common triggers for popular skills:

Trigger	Skill
PDF/Word/Excel/HTML file shared	markdown-converter
Research question needing multiple sources

deep-research-pro |
| Web scraping or site data extraction | scrapling-official |
| Meal planning, recipes, grocery lists | feast |
| User correction or mistake identified | self-improving |
| Weather question | weather |
| GitHub issue/PR/CI work | github |
| Audio file shared or transcription needed | openai-whisper-api |
| Image generation requested | nano-banana-pro or openai-image-gen |
| Diagram or flowchart requested | diagram-generator |
| Calendar/email/drive operations | gog |
| Public-facing copy to review | humanizer |
| New skill needed | clawhub |
| Skill installed | skill-auto-use (add trigger immediately) |

Installation Rule

Add this to your workspace's permanent rules:

When installing any new skill, IMMEDIATELY add it to the Skill Auto-Use trigger table. No exceptions. This is not optional.