What is cog-onboarding?

A skill that personalizes the COG Second Brain by selecting a role pack, configuring integrations, and initializing the vault structure.

Which role packs are available?

Product Manager, Engineering Lead, Engineer, Designer, Founder, Marketer, and Custom.

How do I configure integrations?

Integrations like GitHub, Linear, Slack, and PostHog are set up during onboarding and can be adjusted in profile/config steps or by editing the integration section in profile.md.

cog-onboarding

npx machina-cli add skill a5c-ai/babysitter/onboarding --openclaw

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COG Onboarding Skill

Personalize the COG Second Brain workflow by selecting a role pack, configuring integrations, and initializing the vault structure.

Capabilities

Initialize COG vault with the standard directory structure (00-inbox through 05-knowledge)
Configure one of 7 role packs: Product Manager, Engineering Lead, Engineer, Designer, Founder, Marketer, Custom
Set up user profile with interests, domains, and news sources
Configure external integrations (GitHub, Linear, Slack, PostHog)
Create personalized workflow templates based on role
Initialize Git tracking for the vault

Tool Use Instructions

Use file-read to check for existing vault at the specified path
Use directory-create to build the COG directory structure
Use file-write to create profile.md in 00-inbox with role pack configuration
Use git-init to initialize Git repository in the vault
Use file-write to create .gitignore with privacy-sensitive patterns
Use git-commit to commit initial vault structure

Examples

{
  "userName": "Alex",
  "rolePack": "engineer",
  "vaultPath": "./cog-vault",
  "integrations": {
    "github": { "org": "my-org", "repos": ["main-repo"] }
  }
}

Source

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/blob/main/plugins/babysitter/skills/babysit/process/methodologies/cog-second-brain/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md

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Overview

Cog-onboarding personalizes the COG Second Brain workflow by letting users pick a role pack, configure integrations, and initialize the vault. It creates the standard directory structure (00-inbox through 05-knowledge), writes a role-specific profile, and enables Git tracking to tailor the setup to a chosen role.

How This Skill Works

The skill checks for an existing vault, builds the standard directory structure, writes a profile.md with the selected role pack, configures integrations (GitHub, Linear, Slack, PostHog), initializes a Git repository, and commits the initial vault scaffold. This yields a ready-to-use, role-tailored Second Brain vault.

When to Use It

Starting a new COG vault for a specific role pack (e.g., Engineer, Product Manager, Founder).
Initializing the standard 00-inbox through 05-knowledge directory structure for a fresh setup.
Configuring external integrations to power workflows (GitHub, Linear, Slack, PostHog).
Creating a personalized profile with interests, domains, and news sources tied to a role.
Setting up Git tracking and committing the initial vault structure for version control.

Quick Start

Step 1: Use file-read to check for an existing vault at the specified path.
Step 2: Use directory-create to build the COG directory structure and git-init to initialize the repository.
Step 3: Use file-write to create profile.md in 00-inbox with the role pack configuration and use git-commit to commit the initial vault.

Best Practices

Define the chosen role pack before initiating vault creation to ensure correct templates.
Keep profile.md focused on role-specific interests, domains, and news sources for relevance.
Update .gitignore with privacy-sensitive patterns to protect sensitive data.
Test the onboarding in a non-production path to verify directory structure and profiles.
Document onboarding steps with a commit history to track changes over time.

Example Use Cases

Example 1: Alex selects the engineer role pack, vaultPath ./cog-vault, and integrates GitHub org my-org with repos [main-repo].
Example 2: Priya chooses the product manager role pack, vaultPath ./pm-vault, and enables Slack and GitHub integrations.
Example 3: Chen opts for the founder role pack, vaultPath ./founder-vault, with PostHog and Slack integrations configured.
Example 4: Sam uses a custom role pack, vaultPath ./custom-vault, and connects GitHub and Linear for project tracking.
Example 5: Zoe selects engineering lead role pack, vaultPath ./engineering-lead, with GitHub, Linear, and Slack integrations.

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