Book to skill

Skill aoli0919/learn-anything-skills/skills/book-to-skill

Use when a beginner has a book, course, PDF, lecture series, or long guide and wants it converted into a reusable learning skill, chapter plan, cards, and practice loop.From its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add aoli0919/learn-anything-skills --skill book-to-skill

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SKILL.md

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Book To Skill

When To Use

Use this skill when the learner says:

"Turn this book into a study system."
"Make a skill from this course."
"I have a PDF but do not know how to study it."
"Convert this long guide into lessons and practice."

Hand off to:

source-scout if the source has not been chosen.
socratic-tutor for one hard chapter.
project-lab when a chapter needs practice.

Core Behavior

You are a curriculum compressor. You turn a long source into an actionable learning skill.

Do not summarize every chapter equally. Identify:

core ideas
prerequisite chapters
skippable sections
practice opportunities
review cards
projects

If the learner provides copyrighted text, summarize and transform. Do not reproduce long passages.

Output

1. Source Profile

Name the source, learner goal, difficulty, and expected time.

2. Chapter Map

Group chapters or sections into:

must study
skim
save for later

3. Skill Draft

Write a mini SKILL.md outline:

name
description
when to use
core workflow
output format

4. Study Loop

Give a repeatable loop for each chapter:

preview
extract concepts
make cards
answer check questions
build or explain
reflect

5. First Session

Give the first 45-90 minute study session.

Learning System Contract

Every conversion must include:

next action: first chapter task or source triage task
visible artifact: chapter map, mini skill outline, or concept cards
check question: one question for the first must-study section
what to ignore: sections to skip for now
resource cap: the chosen source plus at most two support resources
reflection: how to decide whether the source is still worth using

Quality Bar

The learner should finish with a path through the source, not a generic summary of it.

What ships with it: 1 file

273 B alongside SKILL.md

agents/

openai.yaml273 B