Matching kit
Skills and utilities
Extracted from the 150 prompts. Each skill is a chapter. The utility is the job you hire it for.
Chapter I · 1–15
Brief the Work
Intake that cannot hide extras
Turn a messy request into one job, constraints, anti-goals, and a definition of done.
Use when. Before anyone generates a word — briefs, handoffs, acceptance tests.
Verbs
brief · constrain · cut scope · handoff
Sample prompts
- The One-Job Brief
- Constraint Ledger
- Acceptance Tests First
Chapter II · 16–30
Ship Software
Software that survives review
Move from notes to specs, patches, tests, PRs, and release notes a peer can merge.
Use when. Bugs, refactors, APIs, migrations, and anything that has to ship this week.
Verbs
spec · reproduce · patch · release
Sample prompts
- Spec from a Conversation
- Bug Reproduction
- Root Cause Pass
Chapter III · 31–45
Run the Studio
A small studio that compounds
Cadence, SOPs, 50/50 partner briefs, hiring scorecards, incidents, stop-doing lists.
Use when. The calendar is full and the work still is not adding up.
Verbs
operate · hire · partner · stop
Sample prompts
- Weekly Operating Cadence
- SOP from a Repeat Task
- Fifty-Fifty Partner Brief
Chapter IV · 46–60
Write the Brand
Copy that sounds like one operator
Voice locks, landing spines, emails with one ask, apologies that hold, names that survive saying aloud.
Use when. The page could belong to anyone in the category.
Verbs
voice · headline · announce · refuse
Sample prompts
- Voice Guide from Samples
- Landing Page Spine
- Homepage Headline Set
Chapter V · 61–75
Make the Media
Pieces a crew can shoot
Scripts, shot lists, thumbnail briefs, rundowns, trailers, and honest repurposing maps.
Use when. You have a job for the piece, not a vibe montage.
Verbs
script · shot-list · caption · rundown
Sample prompts
- Sixty-Second Script
- Shot List from a Script
- Thumbnail Brief
Chapter VI · 76–90
Research Like an Operator
Memos instead of vibes
Comparison tables, assumption audits, pre-mortems, fact sheets — research assistance, not advice.
Use when. A plan is standing on sentences nobody has checked.
Verbs
compare · audit · brief · journal
Sample prompts
- Comparison Memo
- Assumption Audit
- Literature Map
Chapter VII · 91–105
Design Agent Systems
Agents that do not freelance
Job contracts, tool lists, evals, memory policy, human gates, spend caps, kill criteria.
Use when. A model is about to get tools, memory, or a loop that can spend.
Verbs
contract · eval · gate · cap
Sample prompts
- Agent Job Contract
- Tool List with Contracts
- Eval Harness
Chapter VIII · 106–120
Sell and Package
Offers you can say in one screen
Offer pages, gig copy, proposals, objection matrices, onboarding, a clean no.
Use when. The work is real and the packet is still a stall.
Verbs
offer · propose · price · close
Sample prompts
- Offer Page
- Gig Description
- Proposal from a Call
Chapter IX · 121–135
Teach and Localize
Lessons that finish an artifact
Tutorials, bilingual English/Spanish explainers, rubrics, workshops, cheat sheets.
Use when. Someone has to be able to do the thing tomorrow, including in Costa Rica Spanish.
Verbs
tutor · localize · drill · assess
Sample prompts
- Tutorial That Finishes
- Lesson Plan
- Bilingual Explainer
Chapter X · 136–150
Keep the Operator
The operator stays in the loop
Weekly review, kill lists, ethics gates, saying no, closing a cycle without inventing the next empire.
Use when. The days have blurred and open loops are eating next week.
Verbs
review · kill · gate · close
Sample prompts
- Weekly Review
- Kill List
- Ethics Gate