Babysitter cog-onboarding

Personalize COG Second Brain workflow through role pack selection and vault initialization

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/methodologies/cog-second-brain/skills/onboarding" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-cog-onboarding && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: library/methodologies/cog-second-brain/skills/onboarding/SKILL.md

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"] }
  }
}