Skills

Skills are markdown files in skills/ that define behavioral prompts for the AI assistant. They're not code — they describe workflows, trigger patterns, and integration logic that Claude loads on demand.

Core Skills

Skill	File	Purpose
I18n	i18n.md	Defines how Crow adapts to each user's preferred language. All user-facing output is delivered in the user's language. S
Memory Management	memory-management.md	Store, search, and retrieve persistent memories across sessions. Use this skill to maintain context about the user, thei
Plan Review	plan-review.md	Before executing multi-step or significant tasks, Crow outlines its approach as an inline plan and waits for user approv
Reflection	reflection.md	A meta-skill for evaluating how well things went and proposing concrete fixes. Identifies friction, maps root causes,
Research Pipeline	research-pipeline.md	Manage academic and professional research with full source tracking, APA citations, and verification. Every piece of inf
Session Summary	session-summary.md	Save session summary and key learnings to Crow memory
Skill Writing	skill-writing.md	This skill enables the AI to create, modify, and propose new skill files (skills/*.md) when existing skills don't cove
Superpowers	superpowers.md	This is the master routing skill. Consult this before every task to determine which skills and tools to activate. It

Platform Skills

Skill	File	Purpose
Add Ons	add-ons.md	Browse, install, update, and remove Crow add-ons
Backup	backup.md	Database backup and restore — SQL dumps, binary copies, S3 upload, git archival
Blog	blog.md	Blog management — create, edit, publish, theme, RSS, export, share
Bug Report	bug-report.md	Report bugs and request features — works with or without GitHub configured
Context Management	context-management.md	Self-monitor context usage and suggest optimization when many tools are active
Crow Context	crow-context.md	Manages the crow.md cross-platform behavioral context document. This document defines how Crow behaves across all AI pla
Data Backends	data-backends.md	Guides connecting external data systems (Postgres, APIs, SaaS) through MCP servers and capturing query results into Crow
Ideation	ideation.md	Universal notes-to-plans — organize raw notes, brain dumps, and scattered ideas into structured plans
Network Setup	network-setup.md	Tailscale setup guidance for secure remote Crow's Nest access
Onboarding	onboarding.md	Guide new users through setting up Crow's P2P sharing layer for the first time. Handles identity generation, first conta
Onboarding Tour	onboarding-tour.md	First-run tour showing new users what Crow can do
Peer Network	peer-network.md	Manage your Crow peer network: view and manage contacts, configure relays, check identity information, block/unblock pee
Podcast	podcast.md	Podcast publishing — upload audio, create episodes, iTunes-compatible RSS
Safety Guardrails	safety-guardrails.md	Universal safety checkpoints — confirm before destructive, resource-heavy, or network-altering actions
Scheduling	scheduling.md	Manage scheduled and recurring tasks for the user.
Sharing	sharing.md	Share memories, research projects, sources, and notes with trusted contacts via Crow's peer-to-peer sharing layer. All d
Social	social.md	Send and receive encrypted messages with Crow contacts via the Nostr protocol. All messages use NIP-44 encryption (ChaCh
Storage	storage.md	File storage management — upload, organize, retrieve, quota monitoring
Tutoring	tutoring.md	Socratic tutoring with progress tracking via persistent memory.

Integration Skills

Skill	File	Purpose
Discord	discord.md	Interact with Discord servers — channels, messages, threads — through the Discord MCP server. Monitor community discussi
Extension Dev	extension-dev.md	Develop, test, and publish Crow extensions (bundles, panels, MCP servers, skills)
Filesystem	filesystem.md	Access and manage local files and directories through the Filesystem MCP server. Read documents, organize research mater
Github	github.md	Interact with GitHub — repositories, issues, pull requests, code — through the GitHub MCP server. Track development work
Google Chat	google-chat.md	Interact with Google Chat — spaces, messages, threads — through the Google Workspace MCP server. Google Chat is already
Google Workspace	google-workspace.md	Interact with Google Workspace apps — Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Docs, Slides — through the Google Workspace MCP server. S
Iterative Testing	iterative-testing.md	Iterative prompt-and-record testing — run test plans on remote AI clients (Claude.ai, ChatGPT, etc.), record results, and plan fixes
Microsoft Teams	microsoft-teams.md	Interact with Microsoft Teams — chats, channels, meetings — through the Teams MCP server. This integration is experiment
Mobile Access	mobile-access.md	Guides setup and troubleshooting of remote access to Crow's memory and research tools from Claude mobile apps (Android/i
Notion	notion.md	Interact with Notion workspaces — pages, databases, wiki content — through the Notion MCP server. Use Notion as a struct
Project Management	project-management.md	Interact with Trello boards and Canvas LMS to retrieve and manage project/learning data. Syncs important information to
Slack	slack.md	Interact with Slack workspaces — channels, messages, threads — through the Slack MCP server. Monitor conversations, send
Songbook	songbook.md	Personal chord book — ChordPro charts, transposition, chord diagrams, setlists, and music theory
Web Search	web-search.md	Search the web using Brave Search for research, fact-checking, current events, and general information gathering. Every

Developer Skills

Skill	File	Purpose
Crow Developer	crow-developer.md	Developer workflow for working on the Crow platform — doc updates, skill sync, quality checklist

How Skills Work

1. Trigger: The superpowers.md skill has a trigger table that maps user intent phrases to skill activations
2. Activate: When a match is found, the relevant skill file is loaded
3. Execute: The skill defines the workflow — which tools to use, in what order, and how to handle results
4. Surface: Skill activations are shown to the user: [crow: activated skill — research-pipeline.md]

Compound Workflows

Skills can combine to handle complex requests:

• "Daily briefing" → Gmail + Calendar + Slack + Trello + Memory
• "Start research on X" → Memory + Projects + Brave Search + arXiv + Zotero
• "Prepare for meeting" → Calendar + Gmail + Memory + Research + Slack
• "Publish my research" → Projects + Blog + Storage (upload images)
• "Set up file sharing" → Storage + Sharing + Peer Network

Creating New Skills

Skills are plain markdown. To add a new one:

1. Create skills/your-skill.md with description, triggers, and workflow
2. Add a row to the trigger table in skills/superpowers.md
3. Run npm run sync-skills to update this page
4. The skill will be available immediately — no build step needed