distilling
Analyze a user canvas and distill structured fears, steering targets, and synthesis features into a cognition sidecar file.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill distilling-0xhoneyjar-construct-beehive --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# /distill — Cognition Distillation Analyze a single user's canvas state and produce structured cognition output. This skill runs as a **prompt-only subagent** — it receives all data in its prompt and returns YAML text. The parent orchestrator (`/think` or `/follow-up` auto-refresh) handles filesystem operations. ## Input Contract The parent orchestrator provides these sections in the prompt: | Input | Description | |-------|-------------| | Canvas body | Full markdown of `grimoires/observer/canvas/{user}.md` | | Score API snapshot | JSON from `score-api-query.sh profile <wallet> --format snapshot` (or null if unavailable) | | Growth state | YAML from `grimoires/observer/growth/{user}.yaml` (or null if new user) | | Provenance records | Filtered JSONL entries for this user from `grimoires/mining/provenance/index.jsonl` | | Config | `observer.cognition.*` values (fear_types, max_fears_per_user, stale_after_cycles) | ## Output Contract Return a single YAML document matching the cognition sidecar schema (SDD §2). The parent validates this output against required keys and types before writing to disk. **Required top-level keys**: `schema_version`, `user`, `fears`, `steering_targets`, `
- Input Contract
- Output Contract
- Algorithm
- Step 1: Inventory Hypotheses
- Step 2: Classify User State
- Step 3: Identify Fears
- Step 4: Generate Steering Targets
- Step 5: Build Synthesis Features
- Fear Type Classification Heuristic
- Validation Rules
- constraintmismatch Additional Fields
- Output Example
What does the distilling skill do?
Analyze a user canvas and distill structured fears, steering targets, and synthesis features into a cognition sidecar file.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill distilling-0xhoneyjar-construct-beehive --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.