carrel

Generate a vault-specific onboarding handbook for a collaborator (RA, co-author, lab member)

**`${ARGS}` (skill-constructed)** is used by *thin wrappers* whose calling skill assembles a typed-flag argument list. The skill conducts the interview, resolves defaults, applies vault context, and then invokes the slash command with a fully-formed flag set. Because the wrapper body cannot contain conditionals, all orchestration lives in the skill — the wrapper just shells out.

Set up or update overnight vault maintenance and analytical tasks

Batch convert or transcribe a folder of files and file them to your vault

Save a web page or online article to your vault as markdown

Use when a researcher wants to think through ideas, get feedback on arguments, explore connections in their work, discuss a paper, or needs intellectual engagement. Triggers on 'help me think about', 'what do you think of', 'push back on this', 'what am I missing', 'explore connections'. <example>help me think through this argument</example> <example>what am I missing in this analysis?</example> <example>push back on my reasoning here</example>

Use when onboarding a new researcher into their AI research environment. Conducts a warm, adaptive interview to understand research area, data types, sensitivity needs, existing tools, and comfort level. Triggers on 'set up', 'get started', 'configure', 'onboard', or when .carrel/ directory is missing. <example>set up my research environment</example> <example>I'm new here, help me get started</example> <example>configure my tools for research</example>

This skill should be used when a researcher wants to configure, understand, or adjust unattended vault maintenance. Triggers on 'schedule', 'automate', 'overnight', 'background processing', 'morning brief', 'unattended', 'what did Carrel do', 'review automation settings', 'trust level', or '/carrel-automate'.

Portable AI-assisted research vault operations for setup, document ingestion, transcription, web capture, environment repair, trust and sensitivity routing, reflection, collaborator handoff, and feedback export. This is the standalone engine for hosts without the Carrel Claude Code plugin, such as Cowork, Codex, Kimi Code, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, and Claude.ai skill uploads. Do not use when the Carrel Claude Code plugin or the installed carrel CLI is available; that plugin drives the typed CLI as its runtime, not this pack.

This skill should be used when a researcher wants to share their Carrel vault with someone else — an RA, co-author, lab member, or advisor. Triggers on 'share with', 'onboard a collaborator', 'generate a handbook', 'lab handbook', 'help my RA get up to speed', or when the /carrel-share command is invoked. Distinct from /carrel-setup, which sets up a NEW vault for a NEW researcher; this skill assumes an existing vault with accumulated context.

This skill should be used when a researcher wants to convert a PDF, Word document, PowerPoint, spreadsheet, or image to markdown. Triggers on 'convert', 'import', 'add this paper', a dropped file path, or any mention of PDF/DOCX/PPTX/XLSX conversion.

Guided recovery for environment.json drift. Use when the researcher runs /carrel-fix, mentions environment drift, broken setup state, or wants help repairing conflicting settings.

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