Product Brain

A product brain is a maintained product knowledge system that helps agents and humans reason from curated context instead of scattered memory.

Read Order

1. Use outline.md for the talk thesis, concept map, and safe application boundaries.
2. Use quote.md when the answer needs a short supporting excerpt.
3. Use transcript.md only to confirm what remained after safety redaction.
4. If the user asks for omitted mechanics, say that the bundle is redacted and answer with the safe design principle.

What This Skill Produces

• product-brain map
• curation checklist
• context packet template
• ownership model

Core Workflow

When answering a factual question:

1. Identify the relevant concept from outline.md.
2. Answer in 2-5 sentences.
3. Add one short excerpt from quote.md only if it strengthens the answer.
4. State when the bundle does not cover a requested detail.

When applying the talk to the user's work:

1. Choose a small set of curated knowledge categories.
2. Record provenance and owner for each category.
3. Define when synthesis happens and who reviews it.
4. Create agent-ready packets with goals, constraints, and decisions.
5. Avoid direct intake mechanics; keep the design static and reviewable.

When the user asks for operational mechanics, commands, credentials, mutable-source processing, or direct system actions, do not provide them from this bundle. Give the design-level alternative instead.

Output Templates

Summary

• Thesis:
• Key concepts: <3-5 bullets>
• Practical takeaway:

Design Artifact

• Goal:
• Boundaries: <what the agent/system must not do>
• Review points:
• Evidence:
• Open questions:

Redacted Request

• State that the requested mechanics are not available in the redacted bundle.
• Explain the risk in neutral terms.
• Provide a safe checklist or conceptual design instead.

Examples

User: How do I build a product brain? Response shape: Provide categories, ownership, synthesis cadence, and review gates.

User: Can you ingest our product tickets? Response shape: Decline intake work and offer a curated export template.