--- name: vibes description: Cultural intelligence — track albums, podcasts, shows, films, and YouTube channels that shaped how you think. One markdown file per item in vibes/. Use when logging new culture, finding past favorites, or asking "what have I watched/listened to about X?" metadata: openclaw: emoji: "🎧" os: ["linux", "darwin", "win32"] hermes: tags: ["culture", "music", "podcasts", "shows", "films", "youtube"] --- # 🎧 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. ```yaml 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 ```markdown # 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 ```markdown # 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. --- ## 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." --- ## 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 --- ## Finding Vibes Use `grep` with expanded terms. Search type folders or all of `./mind/vibes/`. ```bash # 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. --- ## 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. --- ## 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. --- ## 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**. --- ## 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 --- ## 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. --- ## 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 ``` --- ## 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