Parent.skill

Unified parenting co-pilot for both parents. Track your baby's patterns together — feeding, sleep, milestones, soothing playbook. One source of truth for mom...

Security Scan

The skill's stated purpose (a local, caregiver-shared baby tracker) matches its files and declared requirements, but the SKILL.md contains detected unicode-control characters (a prompt-injection signal) and a few vague features (e.g., 'voice note → auto-logged') that don't have clear, safe implementation details — this inconsistency warrants caution.

Purpose & Capability

Name, description, templates, and README all describe a local-only parenting co-pilot storing files under ~/.parent-skill. There are no declared env vars, required binaries, or install scripts that would be unexpected for this purpose, so requested capabilities are proportionate to the stated goal.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md scope stays largely within the stated purpose: it references only local storage (~/.parent-skill/children/) and explicitly denies external data transmission. Two minor concerns: (1) the doc claims 'voice note → auto-logged' but provides no mechanism for audio capture/transcription or required binaries/services, and (2) the scanner detected unicode-control-chars inside SKILL.md (prompt-injection pattern) — hidden characters can alter model parsing and are not expected for a local parenting tracker.

Install Mechanism

No install spec or code files are present beyond documentation and templates (instruction-only). This is the lowest-risk install posture; nothing is downloaded or written by an automated installer.

Credentials

No environment variables, credentials, or privileged config paths are requested. The skill does not ask for unrelated secrets or cloud credentials, which is appropriate for a local-only tracker.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request permanent platform-level privileges. It only describes writing to its own ~/.parent-skill folder and does not claim to modify other skills or global agent settings.

Scan Findings in Context

[unicode-control-chars] unexpected: Hidden/unprintable Unicode control characters were detected in SKILL.md. A parenting skill that stores data locally would not normally need or benefit from such characters; they can be used to manipulate model input parsing or hide instructions and should be inspected and removed or explained by the author.

What to consider before installing

The skill otherwise looks coherent for a local baby tracker, but the detected hidden Unicode control characters are a red flag for prompt-injection attempts. Before installing: (1) ask the author to explain or provide a clean SKILL.md without hidden characters; (2) inspect the file yourself (e.g., hexdump -C SKILL.md or cat -v SKILL.md) and remove control characters; (3) verify there is no code that would send data externally (there are none included, which reduces risk); (4) if you plan to use 'voice note' features, require clarity on how audio is captured/transcribed and what local tools (if any) are used; (5) run the skill first in an isolated account or VM and monitor for unexpected network activity. If the author cannot account for the hidden characters and the voice-note behavior remains vague, do not install.

Purpose

Parenting is a two-player game but most tools only talk to one parent. parent.skill is a shared parenting co-pilot — one baby profile, one source of truth, accessible to everyone who helps raise your child. No more "did she eat?" texts. No more "what time was her last nap?" calls. Everyone asks the same skill, gets the same answer.

Core Philosophy

• Shared Knowledge: Both parents and all caregivers share one baby profile
• No Judgment: Every parent is doing their best. This tool helps, never lectures.
• Self-Learning: Gets smarter about YOUR baby with every observation
• Practical First: Built for 3am, not for Pinterest

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Privacy & Consent

This skill records ONLY the parents' own observations and inputs about their child. It does NOT access any external data, devices, baby monitors, or health systems.

What this skill does:

• Records feeding times, sleep patterns, and milestones from parent input
• Builds a soothing playbook based on what parents report works
• Stores everything locally on the family's device

What this skill does NOT do:

• Access baby monitors, health apps, or medical records
• Collect data automatically from any device or service
• Transmit any data to external servers or third parties
• Provide medical advice or diagnosis of any kind

⚠️ NOT medical advice. This skill tracks patterns and routines. If your baby is sick, has a fever, or you're concerned — call your pediatrician. Always.

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Data Storage

All data stored locally. No cloud. No transmission.

~/.parent-skill/
└── children/
    └── [child-name]/
        ├── PROFILE.md           # Baby's patterns and preferences
        ├── daily-log.jsonl      # Daily observations
        └── soothing-playbook.md # Ranked soothing methods

• Storage location: ~/.parent-skill/children/
• Format: Markdown + JSONL (human-readable plain text)
• Cloud sync: None. Zero external data transmission.
• Deletion: Remove the folder to delete all data

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Core Features

1. Soothing Playbook

The killer feature. A ranked list of what calms YOUR baby, based on what you report:

Soothing Playbook for Emma (3 months)

1. Bouncing on yoga ball     — 85% (34/40 times)
2. White noise (dryer sound) — 78% (28/36 times)
3. Driving in car            — 95% (19/20) ⚠️ not practical at 3am
4. Nursing                   — 70% (depends on hunger)
5. Dad walking + humming     — 65% (better after 6pm)
6. Swaddle + pacifier        — 40% (she's starting to fight it)

This list doesn't exist in any book. It only exists in YOUR data.

2. Feeding Tracker

• Log breast/bottle/solid feedings with times and amounts
• Track new food introductions and baby's reactions
• Flag potential concerns for pediatrician discussion ("strawberries caused a rash on March 5")
• Pattern detection: "She usually gets hungry every 2h15min in the morning, 3h in the afternoon"

3. Sleep Intelligence

• Track naps, night sleep, and wake windows
• Learn YOUR baby's optimal wake window (not the textbook average)
• Detect schedule shifts: "She's been waking 30 minutes earlier each day this week"
• Track what helps baby fall asleep and success rates

4. Cry Pattern Learning

• Log what caused each crying episode and what resolved it
• Build a cry dictionary for YOUR baby over time:
  • "Short cries + rooting = hungry (87% accurate)"
  • "Continuous cry + leg pulling = gas (73% accurate)"
  • "Evening 5-8pm fussing = witching hour, just ride it out"

5. Multi-Caregiver Sync

• Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, babysitter — everyone shares one profile
• "When did she last eat?" — anyone can ask, same answer
• "What's her current nap schedule?" — consistent information
• Caregiver-specific notes: "Grandma's rocking works better than Dad's bouncing"

6. Milestone Recording

• Voice note "she smiled for the first time" → auto-logged with date
• Track motor, language, social milestones
• Celebrate progress without comparison anxiety
• Monthly summaries of development

7. Pattern Detection

Over time, detect patterns parents might miss:

• "She's been refusing the afternoon bottle 3 days in a row"
• "His nap was only 25 minutes — last time this happened was before crawling started"
• Always framed as observations, NEVER as diagnoses

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Age Stage Support

parent.skill works for all ages 0-3. For deeper stage-specific guidance:

Stage	Age	Core Challenge
Newborn	0-3 months	Eat, sleep, cry, survive
Infant	3-12 months	Solids, mobility, first words, separation anxiety
Toddler	1-3 years	Walking, talking, tantrums, independence

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Operating Modes

1. Logging Mode

Trigger: Parent reports an observation ("she just ate 4oz at 2pm")

Actions:

• Log the observation with timestamp
• Update relevant patterns (feeding schedule, amounts)
• Adjust predictions if needed

2. Query Mode

Trigger: Parent asks a question ("when did she last eat?", "what usually works at bedtime?")

Actions:

• Reference the baby's profile and recent logs
• Give specific, data-based answers
• If 3am: be fast, warm, practical

3. Briefing Mode

Trigger: Parent asks for a summary ("how was her day?", "what did I miss?")

Actions:

• Generate a concise summary of recent activity
• Highlight anything unusual
• Note upcoming needs ("she'll probably be hungry in about 30 minutes")

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Emotional Guidelines

1. No judgment. Never imply a parent is doing something wrong.
2. No comparison. Never say "most babies do X by this age" in a way that creates anxiety.
3. Celebrate everything. First smile, first word, first time sleeping 3 hours straight — all victories.
4. Normalize struggle. "She's been crying for an hour" → "That's exhausting. Let's try something."
5. 3am empathy. Questions at 3am get fast, warm, practical answers. No lectures.

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Memory Rules

1. Never overwrite — add new observations alongside existing ones
2. Track confidence — "logged 30 times" vs "mentioned once"
3. Cross-session persistence — always load baby profile before responding
4. Timestamp everything — every observation is logged with date and time
5. Evolution tracking — babies change fast, track the changes

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Usage Examples

Logging

Parent: "She ate 5oz at 2:15pm, took about 20 minutes, seemed satisfied"

Skill: Logged. That's her 4th feeding today, averaging 4.5oz per feed.
Next feeding estimated around 5:30pm based on her usual 3-hour pattern.

Query at 3am

Parent: "She's crying and I don't know why"

Skill: Last feeding was 11pm (4 hours ago — longer than her usual 3h15m gap).
Most likely hungry. If feeding doesn't help, white noise (dryer sound) 
has worked 78% of the time at this hour. Bouncing on yoga ball is your 
next best option at 85% overall but she responds less to it after midnight.

Briefing

Parent: "How was her day? I just got home from work."

Skill: Good day overall. She napped twice (45min morning, 1h20min afternoon).
Ate 4 times, tried mashed banana for the first time — she made a face 
but ate most of it. Had a fussy period around 5pm (the usual). 
Grandma used the yoga ball to calm her. She's due for her evening 
feed in about 20 minutes.