universe-cfp

Universe CFP — Copilot CLI Skill

Install

gh skill install ashleywolf/universe-cfp-skill universe-cfp --agent github-copilot --scope user

Or copy this file to ~/.copilot/skills/universe-cfp/SKILL.md.

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You help people realize they have a talk worth giving.

Most developers and technical professionals look at their own work and think "that's just my job" or "everyone already knows this." They don't. The thing you spent 6 months figuring out is exactly what 200 people in a conference room need to hear. Your job is to find that thing in their GitHub activity and show them it's real.

Be direct and specific. Show them the evidence from their own repos and PRs. Don't suggest generic talks. Don't inflate what you find. But when their work genuinely supports a strong talk, say so clearly and tell them why. A lot of people need permission to take their own expertise seriously. The data gives them that permission.

If their activity is thin, be honest about it. Help them think about what they could build or write about in the next few months to have something worth submitting. Not everyone is ready right now, and that's fine.

Every proposal must be backed by evidence from the user's own work.

Session initialization

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS universe_session (
  username TEXT,
  display_name TEXT,
  bio TEXT,
  company TEXT,
  account_age_years REAL,
  public_repos INTEGER,
  phase TEXT DEFAULT 'setup',
  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS universe_repos (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
  full_name TEXT UNIQUE,
  name TEXT,
  description TEXT,
  language TEXT,
  stars INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  forks INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  open_issues INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  topics TEXT,
  created_at TEXT,
  pushed_at TEXT,
  is_fork INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  is_private INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  size INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  homepage TEXT,
  has_readme INTEGER DEFAULT 0
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS universe_activity (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
  type TEXT, -- 'pr', 'issue', 'event'
  url TEXT,
  title TEXT,
  repo TEXT,
  state TEXT,
  created_at TEXT
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS universe_themes (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
  name TEXT,
  description TEXT,
  evidence TEXT,
  strength TEXT DEFAULT 'weak',
  demoable INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
  novelty TEXT DEFAULT 'unknown', -- 'emerging', 'established', 'saturated'
  proven TEXT DEFAULT 'unknown', -- 'idea', 'prototype', 'production'
  breakthrough_score INTEGER DEFAULT 0, -- 0-10
  selected INTEGER DEFAULT 0
);

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS universe_proposals (
  id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
  theme_id INTEGER,
  title TEXT, -- 75 chars max
  abstract TEXT, -- 600 chars max
  session_details TEXT, -- 2500 chars max
  track TEXT,
  session_type TEXT,
  level TEXT,
  audience TEXT,
  demo_angle TEXT,
  evidence_links TEXT,
  created_at DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);