loop-me
vinvcn/mattpocock-skills-zh-cn
Interview-driven workflow specification tool using the Loop lens to identify and design automatable patterns.
What is loop-me?
Loop-me guides you through structured interviews to discover and specify workflows based on repeating patterns in your life and work. It uses a "grilling" discipline to ask clarifying questions one at a time, helping you define triggers, checkpoints, and briefs for workflows worth automating.
- Conducts stateful interview sessions to elicit workflow specifications
- Applies the Loop lens to identify repeating patterns (career, weekly, daily, or task-level) worth automating
- Manages workflow specs in a workspace with version control and notes
- Guides specification toward "definition of done" by asking until no ambiguity remains
- Helps defer checkpoints (push right) to minimize interruptions while maximizing pre-work
- Generates decision-ready briefs rather than raw outputs
How to install loop-me
npx skills add https://github.com/vinvcn/mattpocock-skills-zh-cn --skill loop-meHow to use loop-me
- 1.Run the skill with an optional workflow topic or leave blank to discover one together
- 2.Answer the grilling questions one at a time, considering the recommended answers provided
- 3.Define the trigger (event or schedule) that starts each run of the workflow
- 4.Identify any checkpoints where human judgment or verification is needed
- 5.Work with the tool to refine the brief—the summary users will actually read
- 6.Iterate until the spec is complete enough that an implementer could build it without questions
- 7.Review the generated workflow spec in `workflows/*.md` and raw notes in `NOTES.md`
Use cases
- Discovering which daily routines or recurring tasks are good candidates for automation
- Designing a weekly review workflow with clear triggers and human decision points
- Specifying an event-driven workflow (e.g., new email → triage → brief) without unnecessary AI steps
- Documenting team processes by interviewing stakeholders about their actual loops
- Building a morning routine spec that balances automation with intentional checkpoints
- Product managers and founders designing team workflows
- Individual contributors automating their own recurring tasks
- Process engineers documenting and optimizing business loops
- Anyone seeking to make their life more predictable and delegable
loop-me FAQ
A Loop is a repeating pattern in your life (e.g., your morning routine, weekly planning). A Workflow is the executable specification of that Loop—the documented steps, triggers, and checkpoints that make it automatable.
No. The tool only adds AI, checkpoints, or schedules if the grilling reveals they're actually needed. Many workflows run autonomously; some don't use AI at all.
It means deferring human decision points as late as possible. Do as much work as you can before asking the user, so they only get interrupted once with everything ready to decide on.
A compact, decision-ready summary: what was produced, why, and links to the underlying assets. Users read the brief, not raw drafts. Speed of review matters.
When an implementer could build it without asking any questions. The grilling continues until there's no ambiguity left.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from vinvcn/mattpocock-skills-zh-cn.
name: loop-me description: 在这个工作区中,就我想构建的工作流规格访谈我。 disable-model-invocation: true argument-hint: "一个待设计的工作流;也可以留空,让我去找一个"
调用 Skill 工具并指定 grilling,运行一个 stateful session,唯一输出是 workflow specs。使用 grilling discipline:持续追问、一次一个问题、每个问题都附推荐答案。围绕下面的 vocabulary 和 goal 来访谈。随着 grilling 解决问题,创建、编辑、删除 specs。
The loop lens
Loop 是用户生活中的重复模式:career、week、morning,或单个重复活动。把生活看成 loops within loops,会揭示活动到底有多 predictable,也因此揭示哪些值得 delegating。用这个 lens 找到值得写 spec 的 loops,并提出用户尚未注意到的 loops。
Workflow 是一个 loop 的 spec,并让它变得可执行。你在 loop 上运行 workflow;loop 是它的运行实例。Workflows 存在 workflows/*.md 中,并作为 source of truth。
Vocabulary
只有当 workflow 需要时才使用 shared language;它不是 checklist。不要强制任何结构:除非 grilling 表明需要,否则 workflow 不需要 AI、不需要 checkpoint,也不需要 schedule。
- Trigger - 每次运行的触发物:一个 event(新 email、新 issue)或一个 schedule(每天早晨)。Event-triggering 通常更高效。
- Checkpoint - human-in-the-loop 点,用户在这里验证或决策。有些 workflows 没有 checkpoint,可自主运行;有些完全不使用 AI。
- Push right - 尽可能延后 checkpoint。在涉及人之前先完成最大量工作,让用户只被晚些时候问一次,并且一切都已准备好。
- Brief - checkpoint 展示的内容:紧凑、decision-ready 的 summary,说明产出了什么、为什么、并链接到底层 asset;永远不是 raw output。用户读 brief,不读 draft。Review 速度至关重要。
Definition of done
当 implementer agent 能在不问任何问题的情况下构建它时,workflow spec 才算 done。持续 grilling 到那时;只要还有问题,就不算完成。
The workspace
workflows/*.md- 每个 workflow 一个 spec。NOTES.md- 关于用户世界的 raw notes:他们使用的 tools、处理的 channels,以及他们对两者的自有术语。当它为空或很薄时,先访谈用户的世界,再写任何 spec。随着 fuzzy terms 浮现,把它们打磨成 canonical terms,并记录在这里。
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