Vibes: Culture you've live.

Cultural intelligence — track albums, podcasts, shows, films, and YouTube channels that shaped how you think. One markdown file per item in vibes/. Use when...

Security Scan

This is an instruction-only, local-file skill for tracking cultural items (albums, films, podcasts, YouTube channels) and its declared requirements match what it does — it doesn't ask for credentials or unusual system access.

Purpose & Capability

The skill's name/description (tracking 'vibes' in one-markdown-per-item files) aligns with the contents of SKILL.md and README: it reads/writes markdown under mind/vibes/, references an optional vibesconfig.yml, and integrates with optional companion skills (Peeps, Haah). No unrelated credentials, binaries, or config paths are requested.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md confines activity to the workspace (mind/vibes/) and describes creating/reading/writing markdown files and an optional config. It references optional image fetching when images: yes (which would imply network access to fetch cover images) and integration with other skills. There are no instructions to read system-wide config, env vars, or send data to unexpected external endpoints.

Install Mechanism

The skill is instruction-only (no install spec). README suggests installing by downloading SKILL.md from raw.githubusercontent.com or using npx/hermes. raw.githubusercontent.com is a common host (expected), but any curl/npx command pulls remote content at install time — standard but worth verifying the source before running.

Credentials

The skill declares no required environment variables, no credentials, and no config paths. The only external dependencies are optional integrations with other personal skills (Peeps, Haah) which are legitimate for cross-linking taste data.

Persistence & Privilege

Flags show always: false and default autonomous invocation allowed (normal). The skill does not request permanent system-wide presence or modify other skills' configurations.

Assessment

This skill appears to be a harmless, local, file-based tracker. Before installing: (1) inspect the SKILL.md/README yourself (the README recommends curl from raw.githubusercontent.com — verify the repository URL and contents before running), (2) be aware it will create and store files in ./mind/vibes/ (keep that folder in a safe/private workspace), (3) if you enable images: yes or accept image-fetch steps, expect the agent to perform network fetches for cover art, and (4) integrations with Peeps/Haah are optional but may cause the agent to reference other skills’ data—only enable those if you trust them. If you want extra caution, install by cloning the repository rather than piping a remote curl/npx command directly.

🎧 Vibes — cultural intelligence

Data

Base path is workspace root or document root folder. On first use, create it: mkdir -p mind/vibes/. Vibes uses a mind/vibes/ folder in your workspace.

Files live in mind/vibes/. Organised by type:

./mind/
└── vibes/
    ├── albums/        ← music albums, EPs, mixtapes
    ├── podcasts/      ← ongoing shows and limited series podcasts
    ├── shows/         ← TV series, limited series, docuseries
    ├── films/         ← movies, documentaries, short films
    └── youtube/       ← channels and creators worth following

File names: lowercase slugs. radiohead-ok-computer.md, lex-fridman-podcast.md, succession.md, parasite.md, 3blue1brown.md.

Dataset Config

vibesconfig.yml lives inside the mind/vibes/ directory. Read it at the start of any session involving this skill.

images: no (by default no, ask if you human want to feach images for pepople, warn that it is token expensive)

---

Vibe File

Albums, podcasts, shows, films

# Title

Type: album / podcast / show / film
Creator: artist, host, director, or studio
Year: 2024
Status: listening / watching / finished / paused / want (see per-type guidance below)
Finished: 14 Jan 2026 (omit for albums; omit if ongoing or unfinished)
Rating: 4/5 (omit until finished; for albums, rate anytime)
Image: optional image located at `../assets/slug-for-image`
Tags: #jazz #introspective #slow #90s #documentary #tech #comedy
Shared with: [[marco-tabini]] (Peeps slug — omit if unknown)

## Notes

14 Jan 2026: what you took from it, what surprised you, what lingers

YouTube channels

# Channel Name

Type: youtube
Creator: person or team behind it
Channel: https://youtube.com/@channelslug
Status: following / archived / want
Tags: #math #animation #explainers #tech #essays
Shared with: [[person-slug]] (omit if unknown)

## Notes

14 Jan 2026: what makes this channel worth following, what you keep coming back for

## Must Watch

- [Video Title](https://youtu.be/...) — one sentence on why it's worth an hour of anyone's time

Field guidance — YouTube:

Status: following: actively watching new uploads. archived: used to follow, no longer active, but shaped how you think. want: want to check out. Must Watch: the specific videos worth recommending. Keep it short. If every video is on this list, the list means nothing. Channel: the channel URL, not a specific video. For one-off videos that don't belong to a channel you follow, log them under the most relevant channel or create a minimal file just for that creator.

Field guidance — all types:

Type: pick one. When in doubt, go with how you primarily consume it. Creator: for albums: artist name. For podcasts: host name. For shows/films: showrunner or director. For YouTube: person or team name. Status: what's your current relationship with it?

• Albums: listening (in rotation) / shelved (heard it, not active right now) / want (want to check out). Music is continuous — you don't "finish" an album, you shelve it or keep listening.
• Podcasts: listening / shelved / want. Same as albums — ongoing by nature.
• Shows: watching / finished / paused / want.
• Films: watching / finished / want.
• YouTube: following / archived / want. Tags: personal tags, not genre labels. #slow means slow-paced. #founders means it's about founders. Tags that mean something to you are more useful than accurate genre taxonomy. Shared with: if Peeps is installed, use [[their-slug]]; otherwise note the person's name as plain text. Builds taste connections when Peeps is present. Notes: what made it worth logging. Not a review. What shifted, what surprised, what you'd bring up in a conversation.

A vibe is worth logging if you'd mention it to someone, if it changed how you think, or if you'd want to find it again. Not everything needs to be here.

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Saving a Vibe

1. Check if already saved.
2. Pre-fill what you know (type, creator, year or channel URL for YouTube).
3. Ask as a group (skip what's already clear):

• Status — listening/shelved/watching/finished/following, or want? (use type-appropriate options)
• Rating? (for albums: anytime; for shows/films: after finishing)
• Tags — what's this about, in your words?
• Any notes or must-watch videos worth capturing now?

4. If images: yes in mind/vibes/vibesconfig.yml search for the conver image and add it to Image field.

Show a brief confirmation: "Saved — Succession, show by Jesse Armstrong (2018–2023), finished. Tagged #drama #power #darkcomedy." Or: "Saved — 3Blue1Brown in ./mind/vibes/youtube/, following. Tagged #math #animation #explainers."

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Core Behavior

• User mentions a show/album/podcast/film/YouTube channel → check if saved, offer to create or update
• User asks "what have I watched/listened to about X?" → search ./mind/vibes/ with expanded keywords
• User finishes a show/film or stops following a channel → ask for a rating and a note
• User shelves an album or podcast → ask if they want to add a note or rating
• Conversation touches a theme → surface relevant vibes without being asked
• User mentions someone having similar taste → note Shared with: and link to Peeps if installed
• User shares a specific video worth saving → add to the creator's Must Watch list (create the channel file if needed)

Examples:

• "Just finished watching Succession" → check if saved, offer to rate and note
• "I'm thinking about power dynamics in companies" → "You rated Succession 5/5 and tagged it #power — your note says it's the sharpest thing you've seen on how institutions corrupt"
• "Marco and I were both talking about the same Lex Fridman episode" → update Shared with: on that podcast file; if Peeps is installed, offer to note it on Marco's Peeps file
• "I've been watching a lot of 3Blue1Brown lately" → check ./mind/vibes/youtube/, offer to save with tags and a must-watch note

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Finding Vibes

Use grep with expanded terms. Search type folders or all of ./mind/vibes/.

# All jazz and soul albums
grep -ril "jazz\|blues\|soul\|r.b\|motown" ./mind/vibes/albums/

# Finished shows with high rating
grep -rl "Rating: 5\|Rating: 4" ./mind/vibes/shows/

# Podcasts about tech and startups
grep -ril "tech\|ai\|startup\|founders\|venture" ./mind/vibes/podcasts/

# YouTube channels you follow
grep -rl "Status:.*following" ./mind/vibes/youtube/

# YouTube channels with must-watch videos
grep -rl "## Must Watch" ./mind/vibes/youtube/

# Vibes shared with specific person
grep -rl "\[\[marco" ./mind/vibes/

# Want list across all types
grep -rl "Status:.*want" ./mind/vibes/

# All films you've logged
ls ./mind/vibes/films/

Keyword expansion examples:

• "sad / melancholy" → sad\|melancholy\|grief\|slow\|introspective\|quiet
• "upbeat / energetic" → upbeat\|energetic\|hype\|dance\|workout\|intense
• "smart / cerebral" → cerebral\|dense\|intellectual\|complex\|layered
• "funny / comedy" → comedy\|funny\|satire\|wit\|absurd\|dark.comedy

Always read the full file after grepping.

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Taste Profile

Over time, your vibes folder becomes a taste fingerprint. Patterns emerge in what you rate highest, what you keep returning to, what themes recur. Surface this when relevant:

• "You've given 5 stars to 8 albums — 6 of them are tagged #introspective"
• "Your most-watched genre is character-driven drama"
• "You've logged 14 tech podcasts this year — you clearly find this format useful"

Don't generate a dashboard. Surface the pattern when it's useful to the conversation.

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Heartbeat or cron

Check a random vibe file. Surface something worth mentioning:

• "You started Severance in January — still watching, or did it lose you?"
• "You haven't logged any new albums this month — anything good lately?"
• "You and Priya both tagged #succession — do you know you share that?"
• "3Blue1Brown is in your ./mind/vibes/youtube/ folder but has no Must Watch list — anything from there worth saving?"

If nothing worth mentioning, skip.

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Adding to HEARTBEAT.md or cron

If it is not there yet, ask your human if they want to add Vibes: check to HEARTBEAT.md. If there is no HEARTBEAT.md, suggest to create a cron every 30 minutes during waking hours (*/30 7-22 * * *) to execute Vibes: check.

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Integration with Peeps

If Peeps is installed, culture and people can be connected:

• Add Shared with: [[their-slug]] to the vibe file
• Optionally note in their Peeps file: "Both love Show / Artist — good conversation territory"
• Surface shared tastes when relevant: "You and Marco both rate Radiohead highly — you've never talked about it."

When meeting someone new:

• Note their recommendations in ./mind/vibes/, using Recommended by: [[their-slug]] if Peeps is installed, otherwise their name as plain text
• Over time, their recommendations form a taste profile you can reference

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Integration with Haah

If Haah is installed, dispatch to your circles when you want recommendations in a mood or genre:

• "Haah: anyone in my circles have a podcast recommendation for long walks?"

When someone in your circle asks for recommendations:

• Check Vibes for highly-rated relevant items before answering
• Draft a reply with your actual experience, rating, and one honest sentence about it. Don't recommend things you haven't tried.

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Updating

To update this skill to the latest version, fetch the new SKILL.md from GitHub and replace this file:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haah-ing/vibes-skill/main/SKILL.md

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What NOT to Suggest

• Syncing with Spotify, Netflix, Apple Music, or YouTube — different purpose, these are algorithmic feeds
• Automated tracking via API integrations — complexity, privacy, not local-first
• Logging every episode or every song — this is for the things worth remembering
• Star ratings for things you haven't finished — rate on completion (albums are the exception: rate anytime)
• Genre taxonomies from Discogs or TMDB — use personal tags that mean something to you