What problem does it solve?
This skill provides automatic, compassionate late-night companionship for users who are awake or distressed between 23:30 and 01:00, offering a non-judgmental listener and reducing loneliness without requiring the user to initiate contact.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Automatic Triggering: Detects time window, recent post-22:00 activity, online presence, and Do Not Disturb to decide whether to initiate a caring prompt.
- Empathetic Listening: Prioritizes reflection, emotion naming, and open invitations to share while avoiding unsolicited solutions, preachy positivity, or mechanical phrasing.
- Mode Handling & Memory: Switches between proactive care, deep listening, and sleep-exit modes; records memory tags such as stress_source, emotion, comfort_style, and an optional risk_flag for future personalized check-ins.
- Safety & Boundaries: Enforces limits on repeated questioning, respects explicit sleep or DND signals, and marks potential risk situations for appropriate handling.
Quick Start
Install the night-owl-shrimp skill and stay online between 23:30 and 01:00 to receive an automatic caring message when you appear to be distressed.