outline-builder
Skill8 starsChanged 5 months agoMITView on GitHub
Turns messy notes, pages, or selected text into a structured outline with headings, key points, evidence, and gaps. Use when the user wants to "organize my notes", "create an outline", "structure my thoughts", "outline from notes", or pull bullet points and key points out of rough material.
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- anthropics/claude-for-legaltheir own version, first seen May 15, 2026
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- anthropics/claude-for-legal★ 9.5ksame name
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Keep headings specific enough that the user can draft from them directly.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
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Outline Builder
Turn the user's selected text, page, or notes into a structured outline with headings, key points, evidence, and gaps. Work only from what is present; never invent facts, numbers, names, or sources.
- Determine the target format and audience.
- Extract the main thesis, supporting points, evidence, examples, objections, and gaps.
- Arrange sections in a logical reading order.
- Keep headings specific enough that the user can draft from them directly.
Return concise headings and include these sections when they fit: Working title, Outline, Evidence to include, Gaps to fill.
Separate supported facts from assumptions and recommendations. Preserve important names, numbers, links, code, dates, currencies, and user constraints. Do not over-structure tiny inputs, and do not hide weak evidence inside confident headings. If the context is insufficient, say what is missing and give the best supported next step.
Example
Notes (selected text):
remote work post — pros: less commute, focus time. cons: lonely, harder onboarding. survey said 70% want hybrid? double check. mention manager training
Outline:
Working title: The Case for Hybrid Work
Outline
- Hook — the commute people got back
- Benefits of remote: reclaimed time, deep focus
- The costs: isolation, harder onboarding
- Why hybrid splits the difference
- What makes hybrid work: manager training
Evidence to include
- Survey: 70% prefer hybrid (verify the figure and source before publishing)
Gaps to fill
- A concrete onboarding example
- What "manager training" should cover
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