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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "SAME — Skills and Flywheels" |
| 3 | +tags: [same, reference, skills, automation] |
| 4 | +content_type: hub |
| 5 | +--- |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +# Skills and Flywheels |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Supercharge SAME with reusable skills and self-reinforcing flywheels. |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +## What Are Skills? |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Skills are reusable prompts that automate common workflows. In Claude Code, they live in `.claude/skills/` and are invoked with slash commands. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Recommended SAME Skills |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +### /document-decision |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Create a well-formatted decision note: |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +```markdown |
| 22 | +# .claude/skills/document-decision.md |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Create a decision note with this structure: |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +--- |
| 27 | +title: "Decision: [Topic]" |
| 28 | +tags: [decision, <relevant-tags>] |
| 29 | +content_type: decision |
| 30 | +date: <today> |
| 31 | +--- |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +# Decision: [Topic] |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## Context |
| 36 | +What problem or question prompted this decision? |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +## Decision |
| 39 | +What did we decide? Be specific. |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +## Rationale |
| 42 | +Why this approach? What alternatives were considered? |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +## Consequences |
| 45 | +What are the implications? Any follow-up needed? |
| 46 | +``` |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### /create-handoff |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +Generate a session summary: |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +```markdown |
| 53 | +# .claude/skills/create-handoff.md |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +Create a handoff note summarizing this session: |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +--- |
| 58 | +title: "Session Handoff - <date>" |
| 59 | +tags: [handoff, session] |
| 60 | +content_type: handoff |
| 61 | +date: <today> |
| 62 | +--- |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +# Session Handoff |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +## What We Worked On |
| 67 | +- Bullet points of main activities |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +## Decisions Made |
| 70 | +- Key decisions with brief rationale |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +## Current State |
| 73 | +Where did we leave off? |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +## Next Steps |
| 76 | +What should the next session pick up? |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +## Open Questions |
| 79 | +Anything unresolved? |
| 80 | +``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +### /create-hub |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +Create a hub note for a topic: |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +```markdown |
| 87 | +# .claude/skills/create-hub.md |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +Create a hub note that serves as a central reference: |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +--- |
| 92 | +title: "[Topic] Hub" |
| 93 | +tags: [hub, <topic>] |
| 94 | +content_type: hub |
| 95 | +--- |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +# [Topic] |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +Central reference for [topic]. |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +## Overview |
| 102 | +Brief description of this area. |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +## Key Decisions |
| 105 | +- [[Decision: ...]] |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +## Resources |
| 108 | +- Links to relevant notes |
| 109 | +- External documentation |
| 110 | + |
| 111 | +## Current Status |
| 112 | +What's the state of this area? |
| 113 | +``` |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +### /search-deep |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +Trigger a comprehensive search: |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +```markdown |
| 120 | +# .claude/skills/search-deep.md |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +Search the user's notes thoroughly: |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +1. Search with the exact query (top_k=15) |
| 125 | +2. Try 2-3 alternate phrasings |
| 126 | +3. Search for related concepts |
| 127 | +4. Report what you found or didn't find |
| 128 | + |
| 129 | +If nothing found, offer to document the topic. |
| 130 | +``` |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +## The SAME Flywheels |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +Flywheels are self-reinforcing loops. SAME has several: |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +### 1. The Usage Flywheel |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +``` |
| 139 | +AI uses a note |
| 140 | + ↓ |
| 141 | +Note gets "access boost" |
| 142 | + ↓ |
| 143 | +Note ranks higher next time |
| 144 | + ↓ |
| 145 | +AI uses it more |
| 146 | + ↓ |
| 147 | +Better results over time |
| 148 | +``` |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +Notes that actually help get surfaced more. Notes that don't help fade away. |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +### 2. The Documentation Flywheel |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +``` |
| 155 | +User documents decision |
| 156 | + ↓ |
| 157 | +AI references it in future |
| 158 | + ↓ |
| 159 | +User sees value ("it remembered!") |
| 160 | + ↓ |
| 161 | +User documents more |
| 162 | + ↓ |
| 163 | +Richer knowledge base |
| 164 | +``` |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +The more you document, the smarter your AI gets, which motivates more documentation. |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +### 3. The Quality Flywheel |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +``` |
| 171 | +Well-structured note |
| 172 | + ↓ |
| 173 | +Better search matches |
| 174 | + ↓ |
| 175 | +AI produces better output |
| 176 | + ↓ |
| 177 | +User learns what works |
| 178 | + ↓ |
| 179 | +Writes better notes |
| 180 | +``` |
| 181 | + |
| 182 | +Good notes teach you what format works, leading to better notes. |
| 183 | + |
| 184 | +### 4. The Handoff Flywheel |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +``` |
| 187 | +Session ends with handoff |
| 188 | + ↓ |
| 189 | +Next session starts with context |
| 190 | + ↓ |
| 191 | +Faster ramp-up |
| 192 | + ↓ |
| 193 | +More productive session |
| 194 | + ↓ |
| 195 | +Better handoff for next time |
| 196 | +``` |
| 197 | + |
| 198 | +Handoffs compound — each one makes the next session more productive. |
| 199 | + |
| 200 | +## Kickstarting the Flywheels |
| 201 | + |
| 202 | +### Week 1: Foundation |
| 203 | +- Document your top 3 project decisions |
| 204 | +- Create one hub note for your main project |
| 205 | +- Let SAME generate handoffs automatically |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | +### Week 2: Build Momentum |
| 208 | +- Document decisions as you make them |
| 209 | +- Notice when SAME surfaces something useful |
| 210 | +- Add context when SAME misses something |
| 211 | + |
| 212 | +### Week 3+: Cruise |
| 213 | +- Flywheels are spinning |
| 214 | +- AI remembers your project |
| 215 | +- Documentation happens naturally |
| 216 | + |
| 217 | +## Measuring Flywheel Health |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | +```bash |
| 220 | +same status # How many notes indexed? |
| 221 | +same log # What's being surfaced? |
| 222 | +same budget # Is surfaced context being used? |
| 223 | +``` |
| 224 | + |
| 225 | +If surfaced context isn't being used, either: |
| 226 | +- Notes need better structure |
| 227 | +- Search profile needs tuning (`same profile use precise`) |
| 228 | +- Content isn't matching queries (try different terminology) |
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