the-cfp-magician

The CFP Magician Skill for Antigravity / Gemini Agent

An AI assistant skill implementing a step-by-step coaching workflow to write, structure, and polish conference talk proposals (CFPs) that actually get accepted.

This workflow is optimized for developer conferences (such as Reversim Summit), specifically addressing both public community voting and content committee selection.

[!NOTE] This skill is inspired by the CFP writing framework popularized by Gilad Shoham (Video Guide).

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🌟 The Philosophy: Pitch, Don't Just Describe

The single biggest failure mode in AI-generated CFPs is producing a fluent but generic proposal that reads like a marketing brochure. This skill coaches instead of ghostwriting. It pulls specific, authentic details out of your head first, then shapes them into a high-impact pitch.

🛠️ How It Works (The 6-Step Workflow)

1. Phase 1: Ideation – Maps your ideas onto 6 proven talk archetypes (Crazy Magician, War Stories, The Optimizer, The Deep Dive, The Oracle, Mind Reading).
2. Phase 2: Extracting the Core – A quick interview (Core Message, Specific Pain, The Story, The Takeaway) in your own words.
3. Phase 3: Structuring the Abstract – Formulates the proposal into a 4-beat pattern: Hook ➔ Challenge ➔ How ➔ Benefit.
4. Phase 4: Bilingual Shape & Polish – Generates a menu of title options (~70 chars) and optimizes the abstract (400-600 chars), with native support for Hebrew/English adjustments.
5. Phase 5: De-risking – Helps draft the often-overlooked "Notes to Committee" field to address reviewer risk concerns.
6. Phase 5b: Mock Content Committee – Simulates three harsh reviewers to stress-test your draft:
   • The Skeptical Engineer: "Where is the technical depth?"
   • The Tired Community Voter: "I'm scrolling past 200 proposals. Why should I care?"
   • The Track Curator: "We received 15 RAG proposals. What makes yours unique?"
7. Phase 6: Submission Strategy – Strategic advice on submitting early, handling rejection, and overcoming stage fright.

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📂 Repository Structure

• .claude-plugin/plugin.json – Claude Code / Antigravity plugin manifest.
• skills/the-cfp-magician/SKILL.md – The core prompt and system instructions for the agent.
• skills/the-cfp-magician/references/archetypes.md – Details and examples of the 6 talk archetypes.
• skills/the-cfp-magician/references/submission-strategy.md – Strategy and mindset for maximizing acceptance rates.
• skills/the-cfp-magician/references/reversim.md – Tailored tips and guidelines for Reversim Summit.
• skills/the-cfp-magician/resources/cfp-template.md – The final output template presented to the user.

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🚀 How to Install and Use

Inside Claude Code (Plugin Installation)

If you are using Claude Code, you can install this repository directly as a plugin using the TUI:

/plugin install github@shmulc8/the-cfp-magician

Via Vercel Skills CLI

You can install this skill globally for your AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) using the Vercel Agent Skills CLI:

npx skills add shmulc8/the-cfp-magician

In Google Antigravity (Local Clone)

1. Clone this repository into your active workspace's skills directory:

   git clone [email protected]:shmulc8/the-cfp-magician.git skills/the-cfp-magician
   

2. Antigravity/Claude will automatically discover the plugin and skill.
3. Simply mention CFP or talk ideas in your prompt, e.g.:

   "I have a talk idea about RAG visualization, help me write a CFP for Reversim."

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👥 Credits & Inspiration

Special thanks to Gilad Shoham for outlining the core engineering principles of building a winning CFP.