Skill from Notebook

Extract actionable methodologies from learning materials (documents, articles, videos) or quality examples (blog posts, designs, code) to generate reusable Skills.

Core Philosophy: NotebookLM helps you understand. This skill helps you do.

When to Use

When users want to turn knowledge into executable skills:

• "I just read this article about code review, help me create a skill from it"
• "Here's a great technical blog post, extract the writing methodology"
• "Turn this PDF guide into a skill I can reuse"
• "Learn from this example and create a skill to produce similar output"

Supported Input Types

Step 0: Identify Input Type

Critical first step - Determine which processing path to use:

User Input
    │
    ├─ Has teaching intent? ("how to", "steps", "guide")
    │   └─ YES → Path A: Methodology Document
    │
    ├─ Is a finished work? (article, design, code, proposal)
    │   └─ YES → Path B: Example (Reverse Engineering)
    │
    └─ Neither? → Tell user this content is not suitable

Path A indicators (Methodology Document):

• Contains words like "how to", "steps", "method", "guide"
• Has numbered lists or step sequences
• Written with teaching intent
• Describes "what to do"

Path B indicators (Example/Output):

• Is a complete work/artifact
• No teaching intent
• Is "the thing itself" rather than "how to make the thing"
• Examples: a well-written blog post, a polished proposal, a code project

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Path A: Extract from Methodology Document

A1: Validate Document Suitability

Check if the document is suitable for skill generation (must meet at least 2):

• Has clear goal/outcome
• Has repeatable steps/process
• Has quality criteria
• Has context/scenario description

If not suitable: Tell user honestly and explain why.

A2: Identify Skill Type

A3: Extract Structure by Type

For How-to:

• Prerequisites
• Step sequence (with expected output per step)
• Final expected result
• Common errors

For Decision:

• Decision factors
• Options with pros/cons
• Decision tree/flowchart
• Recommended default

For Framework:

• Core concepts
• Analysis dimensions
• Application method
• Limitations

For Checklist:

• Check items with criteria
• Priority levels
• Commonly missed items

A4: Generate Skill

Use this template:

## Applicable Scenarios
[When to use this skill]

## Prerequisites
- [What's needed before starting]

## Steps
1. [Step 1] - [Expected outcome]
2. [Step 2] - [Expected outcome]
...

## Quality Checkpoints
- [ ] [Checkpoint 1]
- [ ] [Checkpoint 2]

## Common Pitfalls
- [Pitfall 1]: [How to avoid]

## Source
- Document: [name/URL]
- Extracted: [timestamp]

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Path B: Reverse Engineer from Example

When input is a finished work (not a tutorial), reverse engineer the methodology.

B1: Identify Output Type

What kind of artifact is this?

• Technical blog post
• Product proposal/PRD
• Academic paper
• Code architecture
• Design document
• Other: [specify]

B2: Analyze Structure

Break down the example:

Structure Analysis:
├── [Part 1]: [Function] - [Proportion %]
├── [Part 2]: [Function] - [Proportion %]
├── [Part 3]: [Function] - [Proportion %]
└── [Part N]: [Function] - [Proportion %]

Questions to answer:

• How many parts does it have?
• What's the function of each part?
• What's the order and proportion?

B3: Extract Quality Characteristics

What makes this example good?

B4: Reverse Engineer the Process

Deduce: To create this output, what steps are needed?

## Deduced Production Steps
1. [Step 1]: [What to do] - [Key point]
2. [Step 2]: [What to do] - [Key point]
...

## Key Decisions
- [Decision 1]: [Options] - [This example chose X because...]

## Reusable Techniques
- [Technique 1]: [How to apply]
- [Technique 2]: [How to apply]

B5: Generate Skill

Use this template for reverse-engineered skills:

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