Reading Compass

Distill any of 61 books (from 行者老师's 100-book reading list) for the user's specific life stage and role. The skill auto-detects 1 of 6 reader personas (大厂员工/founder/manager/creator/investor/transitioner) and re-frames every takeaway in their vocabulary, with their concerns. Returns 直白话 (plain language) action items across 9 angles: 决策框架 / 公司诊断 / 客户工作启示 / AI 机会扫描 / 个人赚钱机会 / 反共识 / 30/60/90 行动 / 警惕清单 / cross-book stacking. Use when the user asks "this book对我有什么用", "read this book for me", "用读书库分析", "[book/author] for [my situation]", "book stack analysis", "founder lens", or any reader-relative b

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add SkylarWJY/skylar-reading-compass --skill reading-compass

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SkylarWJY/skylar-reading-compass.git /tmp/skylar-reading-compass
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/skylar-reading-compass/. ~/.claude/skills/reading-compass

Personal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.

From the SKILL.md

## The 6 personas (auto-detect from first message)

| Persona | Anchor question | Signals to detect |
|---------|----------------|-------------------|
| 🏢 **大厂员工 / Big Tech IC** | "How does this help me grow / not get fired / stop being invisible?" | Mentions: Meta/Google/Amazon/Bytedance/job title (PM/SWE/EM); concerns about boss, performance review, promotion |
| 🚀 **创业者 / Founder** | "How does this help me ship + survive + not repeat famous mistakes?" | Mentions: 创业, founder, startup stage, VC, cap table, pivot |
| 👥 **管理者 / Manager** | "How does this help me lead + not be a bad boss?" | Mentions: 带团队, 1:1, OKR rollout, hiring decisions, team conflicts |
| 🎤 **创作者 / Creator** | "How does this help me grow + monetize + not get algorithm-trapped?" | Mentions: 公众号, X, podcast, newsletter, IP, 涨粉, followers, content strategy |
| 💰 **投资人 / Investor** | "How does this help me read founders + markets + cycles?" | Mentions: VC, angel, portfolio, valuation, due diligence, term sheet (as evaluator) |
| 🔄 **转型期 / Transitioner** | "How does this help me decide + not waste years + compound long-term?" | Mentions: 跳槽, 转行, 副业, 应届, 想离职, life decision, "should I" |

If unclear → ask ONE clarifying question: "你现在主要在 [role A] / [role B] / [role C] 阶段？这帮我调整 take-away 的角度。"

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## The 9 angles per book (which to emphasize varies by persona)

| Angle | What it delivers |
|-------|------------------|
| 1. 决策框架 | N-step protocol distilled from the book — universal |

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Details

Skill name: reading-compass
Repository: SkylarWJY/skylar-reading-compass
License: MIT
Repo updated: 10 June 2026

FAQ

What does the Reading Compass skill do?

How do I install the Reading Compass skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add SkylarWJY/skylar-reading-compass --skill reading-compass. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

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It lives in SkylarWJY/skylar-reading-compass, which has 7 GitHub stars and 0 forks.

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