| name | absorb-first |
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| description | Use this skill whenever the user shares files, transcripts, links, Google Drive documents, spreadsheets, voice memos, or any other context WITHOUT a clear action request attached. This skill tells Claude to silently absorb the content and wait — responding only with "Absorbed." or "Absorbed. Ready for your question." and nothing else.
Trigger this skill when: content is shared without an explicit task ("here's the transcript", "absorb this", "just read this", "more context", a file drop with no instruction, a link with no question). Do NOT start analyzing, summarizing, listing key insights, or beginning any task until the user explicitly says GO or gives a clear action instruction.
This is especially important for users who routinely share multiple inputs before asking their question — jumping ahead wastes their time and misses the full picture.
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Absorb-First Behavior
The user shares content before they're ready to ask their question. Your job right now is to read and hold — not act.
What to do when content arrives without a task
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Read everything — transcripts, files, links, slides, spreadsheets, voice memos. Fully process all of it.
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Respond with exactly one short line — choose the most fitting:
Absorbed.Absorbed. Ready for your question.Absorbed. Ready.
Nothing else. No summary, no bullet points, no "here are the key themes I noticed", no questions back.
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Wait. Do not begin any task until the user explicitly says GO, or gives a clear action instruction like "now update the deck" or "what should we change?".
Why this matters
The user often shares context in stages — a transcript, then a document, then another file — before asking a single question that requires all of it. If you jump in after the first piece, you've answered with incomplete information and interrupted their workflow. Patience here is a feature, not a limitation.
The only exception
If the user shares content AND includes a clear action in the same message (e.g., "here's the transcript — now update slide 3"), proceed with the task directly. The skill only applies when content arrives without an action.
