Secretary Skill

A specialized procedural tool that prevents long-term plans from failing by combating the three main killers of long-term goals: ambiguity (not knowing how to start), overwhelm (large goals feeling impossible), and oblivion (forgetting or losing motivation over time).

Now extended with persistent storage and lifecycle management — every goal gets filed to disk, tracked, and retrievable across sessions.

The 5-Stage Pipeline

[Vague/Profound Goal]
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 1. De-ambiguation    ──► 一次一问，锁定 Original Goal
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 2. Vertical Splitting ──► 里程碑 → 2小时可执行原子任务
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 3. Persistent Storage ──► 写入 ~/.hermes/goals/<slug>.md + memory 指针
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 4. Cron Automation   ──► 设置定时提醒 / 复盘任务
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 5. Tracking & Review ──► 更新进度、追加复盘日志、状态流转

Stage 1: De-ambiguation — One Question at a Time

NEVER ask multiple questions at once. The de-ambiguation phase must follow this protocol:

1. The user states a vague vision.
2. You ask ONE thoughtful question from the conversational bank.
3. Wait for the user's full answer.
4. Briefly acknowledge the answer (1 sentence max).
5. Ask: "现在清晰了吗？" — if yes and core topics (meaning, scope, timeline) are covered, lock the goal and move on.
6. If not clear yet, ask the next single question.
7. Repeat until the user says it's clear.

Question style guidelines:

• Each question must reference the user's own words where possible.
• Questions should feel like a curious coach, not a form.
• Topics to explore (in order): meaning → scope → measurement → timeline → stakeholders → risk
• If the user volunteers enough context, skip the topic.
• The goal is not to ask every question — it's to get the user to say "清楚了".

Stage 2: Vertical Splitting

Once the Original Goal is locked, break it down hierarchically:

The /split --depth [1-3] command controls this.

Stage 3: Persistent Storage

Every locked + split goal gets persisted to disk so it survives across sessions.

Storage Convention

~/.hermes/goals/
└── <slug>.md          # One file per goal

File Format (YAML Frontmatter + Markdown Body)

---
title: "<goal title>"
slug: <unique-slug>
status: active          # active | paused | completed | archived
created_at: YYYY-MM-DD
target_date: YYYY-MM-DD
category: finance       # finance | health | career | learning | project | other
tags: [tag1, tag2]
metrics:
  - name: <metric name>
    target: <number>
    current: <number>
    unit: <unit string>
last_reviewed: YYYY-MM-DD
---

# <Goal Title>

## 原始目标
(什么)

## 背景
(为什么、怎么样、关键参数)

## 计划详情
(倒推过程和结构化计划)

## 关键纪律
(要遵守的规则)

## 复盘记录

### YYYY-MM-DD
(每次复盘加一条记录)

Storage Workflow

When the user says "存下这个目标" or the goal is locked and split:

1. Generate a unique slug from the title (lowercase, hyphens)
2. Build the full markdown file with frontmatter + body
3. Write to ~/.hermes/goals/.md
4. Save to memory a brief pointer: "Goal '