strategic-reading

Analyzes books, articles, and transcripts against a specific strategic problem to produce an applied playbook.

Updated Aug 17, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/AMC-JTC/gbrain-1 --skill strategic-reading-amc-jtc
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: strategic-reading
Source: https://github.com/AMC-JTC/gbrain-1/tree/main/plugin/skills/strategic-reading
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/AMC-JTC/gbrain-1 --skill strategic-reading-amc-jtc

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Reading a long book or case study for general insight rarely translates into action on the specific problem you face right now. This Skill reads a source text through the lens of one concrete strategic situation and produces an applied playbook with short, medium, and long-term recommendations, each backed by direct quotes and citations from the source. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Problem-Lens Analysis: Maps a source text's tactics, power dynamics, and failures onto your specific situation rather than producing a generic summary. - Chapter Triage: Classifies each chapter or section as HIGH, MEDIUM, or LOW relevance so deep reading effort goes only where it matters. - Structured Playbook Output: Writes a brain page with counter-tactics (do / avoid / watch for), a short/medium/long-term action plan, and 5-10 key quotes. - Use Case: You face a hostile gatekeeper blocking your product launch. Provide a history of power dynamics and your situation, and receive a tactical analysis mapping the book's playbook onto your fight with cited counter-moves. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to do a strategic reading of the attached book or article against your current situation and produce an applied playbook with recommendations.

Frequently Asked Questions about strategic-reading

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I apply a book's lessons to my specific business problem?

Provide the source text along with a description of your strategic problem. The skill triages chapters by relevance, deep-reads the most relevant sections, and produces a playbook mapping the source's tactics onto your situation with cited recommendations.

What is the difference between strategic reading and a book summary?

A summary condenses a book's content generically, while strategic reading filters the entire source through one specific problem. The output is an actionable playbook with do/avoid/watch-for guidance, not an overview of the book's ideas.

What file formats can I use as source text?

The skill accepts EPUB books (extracted via BeautifulSoup), PDFs (via pdftotext -layout), web articles (via web_fetch), transcripts, and historical case studies. Any large document with identifiable sections works.

When should I not use strategic reading?

Do not use it for general book summaries, academic literary analysis, or finding new information about a topic. For personalized whole-life book analysis use book-mirror, and for fresh external research use perplexity-research.

Does the analysis include evidence from the source?

Yes. Every recommendation must cite the source, and direct quotes are mandatory. The output includes a curated set of 5-10 key quotes selected for direct relevance to your problem.