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Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action ","category":"research","tags":["agent-skill"],"author":{"name":"coreyhaines31","verified":false,"url":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31"},"attribution":{"status":"registry_indexed","statusLabel":"Registry indexed","shortLabel":"REGISTRY INDEXED","sourceLabel":"github candidate review","sourceDetail":"coreyhaines31/makerskills","creatorName":"coreyhaines31","creatorUrl":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31","sourceUrl":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book","indexedBy":"OpenAgentSkill community index","claimUrl":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book#claim-this-skill","claimCta":"Claim this skill","trustNote":"This listing was indexed from public sources and is not marked official until a maintainer claim is approved.","publicNote":"Attribution links to the public repository or creator profile. Creators can claim the listing to update ownership signals."},"stats":{"stars":772,"forks":62,"verified_installs":0,"install_attempts":0,"successful_runs":0,"total_outcomes":0,"downloads":0,"rating":0,"review_count":0,"quality_score":43.32},"quality":{"score":76,"tier":"strong","label":"Strong","summary":"Solid option that is likely worth shortlisting for production workflows.","signals":[{"label":"GitHub stars","value":"772","tone":"positive"},{"label":"Freshness","value":"3d ago","tone":"positive"},{"label":"Install ready","value":"Yes","tone":"positive"},{"label":"License","value":"MIT","tone":"neutral"}],"warnings":["No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation."]},"trust":{"version":"trust-score-v4","score":77,"tier":"strong","label":"Strong shortlist","summary":"Good trust signals with a few areas worth checking before rollout.","recommendedAction":"Test in a sandbox workflow and compare its install path with close alternatives.","dimensions":[{"id":"github_adoption","label":"GitHub adoption","score":76,"weight":0.13,"status":"info","detail":"772 GitHub stars"},{"id":"repo_activity","label":"Stars/forks activity","score":71,"weight":0.08,"status":"info","detail":"772 stars, 62 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata"},{"id":"maintenance","label":"Recent maintenance","score":100,"weight":0.14,"status":"pass","detail":"3d since push"},{"id":"license","label":"License clarity","score":86,"weight":0.09,"status":"pass","detail":"MIT"},{"id":"documentation","label":"README/SKILL.md completeness","score":86,"weight":0.14,"status":"pass","detail":"Metadata includes enough usage and workflow context"},{"id":"dependency_risk","label":"Dependency/runtime risk","score":90,"weight":0.12,"status":"pass","detail":"no major dependency risk hints in public metadata"},{"id":"installability","label":"Install availability","score":92,"weight":0.1,"status":"pass","detail":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book"},{"id":"install_safety","label":"Install command safety","score":92,"weight":0.1,"status":"pass","detail":"standard package or runtime install path"},{"id":"permission_surface","label":"Permission surface","score":86,"weight":0.07,"status":"pass","detail":"filesystem or document access"},{"id":"repository","label":"Repository evidence","score":86,"weight":0.04,"status":"pass","detail":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book"},{"id":"review_status","label":"Review status","score":66,"weight":0.05,"status":"info","detail":"AI review data available"},{"id":"agent_outcomes","label":"Agent Proven outcomes","score":54,"weight":0.13,"status":"info","detail":"No agent outcome data yet"}],"checks":[{"status":"info","label":"GitHub adoption","detail":"772 GitHub stars"},{"status":"info","label":"Stars/forks activity","detail":"772 stars, 62 forks; issue activity unavailable in current metadata"},{"status":"pass","label":"Recent maintenance","detail":"3d since push"},{"status":"pass","label":"License clarity","detail":"MIT"},{"status":"pass","label":"README/SKILL.md completeness","detail":"Metadata includes enough usage and workflow context"},{"status":"pass","label":"Dependency/runtime risk","detail":"no major dependency risk hints in public metadata"},{"status":"pass","label":"Install availability","detail":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book"},{"status":"pass","label":"Install command safety","detail":"standard package or runtime install path"},{"status":"pass","label":"Permission surface","detail":"filesystem or document access"},{"status":"pass","label":"Repository evidence","detail":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book"},{"status":"info","label":"Review status","detail":"AI review data available"},{"status":"info","label":"Agent Proven outcomes","detail":"No agent outcome data yet"},{"status":"warn","label":"Ownership","detail":"No approved owner claim yet"},{"status":"info","label":"OpenAgentSkill usage","detail":"No local usage activity yet"},{"status":"info","label":"Agent outcomes","detail":"No agent outcome data yet"}],"strengths":["AI review approved","Install path is available","Repository evidence is available","Recently maintained repository","Meaningful GitHub adoption signal","Install command has no obvious high-risk pattern"],"warnings":["No critical security risks found. 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The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation."],"constraints_applied":{"max_risk":"medium","needs_install_command":true,"min_stars":0}},"safety_gate":{"tier":"reviewed","label":"Reviewed with permission notes","badge":"REVIEWED","auto_install_policy":"review","auto_install_allowed":false,"human_review_required":true,"blocked":false,"recommended_action":"Require human approval before installing into a real workspace.","reasons":["No critical security risks found. 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The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","Minor security consideration: file paths and book metadata-derived slugs should be sanitized before use in shell commands or filesystem paths to avoid path traversal or command injection from untrusted book metadata.","Quality score needs review"]},"coverageTags":["Research","Document processing","agent-skill"]},"audit":{"audit_score":83,"risk_level":"safe_to_try","risk_label":"Safe to try","warnings":["No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","Minor security consideration: file paths and book metadata-derived slugs should be sanitized before use in shell commands or filesystem paths to avoid path traversal or command injection from untrusted book metadata.","Quality score needs review"]},"decision":{"readiness_score":87,"readiness_label":"Production-ready","headline":"Primary pick for Document processing","role":"Primary pick","primary_fit":"Document processing","best_for":["Document processing workflows","Claude Code teams","teams that value GitHub adoption signals"],"risks":["No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet"],"next_steps":["Install it in a sandbox agent and run one Document processing task end to end.","Compare output quality, latency, and failure behavior against at least one alternative.","Promote it into production only after reviewing repository permissions, license, and maintenance signals."]},"agent_readable_metadata":{"version":"openagentskill-agent-metadata-v2","skill":{"slug":"coreyhaines31-read-book","name":"read-book","description":"When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium).","category":"research","url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book","repository":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book","github_repo":"coreyhaines31/makerskills"},"suited_tasks":["Document processing workflows","Claude Code teams","teams that value GitHub adoption signals","Read uploaded files","Extract structured fields","Prepare clean context for downstream agents","Search sources","Extract claims"],"suited_agents":["Codex","Claude Code","Cursor","OpenAgentSkill CLI","CLI"],"install":{"command":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book","ready":true,"targets":[{"id":"openagentskill-cli","label":"CLI","kind":"command","value":"npx --yes https://github.com/Leon-Drq/openagentskill/releases/download/cli-v0.3.0/openagentskill-0.3.0.tgz add coreyhaines31-read-book"},{"id":"codex","label":"Codex","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Install the \"read-book\" agent skill from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book. Read its SKILL.md or equivalent instructions first, install only the files needed for this workspace, and summarize any required setup before using it. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"codex\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes."},{"id":"claude-code","label":"Claude Code","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Add \"read-book\" as a Claude Code skill from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book. Inspect the skill instructions, place the reusable skill files in the appropriate local skills location for this project, and report the activation steps. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"claude-code\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes."},{"id":"cursor","label":"Cursor","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Turn \"read-book\" from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book into a reusable Cursor project rule or agent instruction. Preserve the core workflow, adapt paths to this repo, and keep the rule scoped to tasks where it is relevant. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"cursor\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes."}],"handoff_url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book/install","manifest_url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/registry/manifest/coreyhaines31-read-book"},"trust":{"score":77,"label":"Strong shortlist","version":"trust-score-v4","install_policy":"human_review_before_install","evidence":{"stars":"772 GitHub stars","repoActivity":"772 stars, 62 forks","lastPushed":"3d since push","license":"MIT","repository":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book","install":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book","installSafety":"standard package or runtime install path","permissionSurface":"filesystem or document access","documentation":"Strong README/SKILL.md context","agentOutcomes":"No agent outcome data yet"},"outcome_evidence":{"total":0,"successes":0,"failures":0,"not_relevant":0,"success_rate":null,"recent_success_rate":null,"recent_failure_rate":null,"install_attempts":0,"install_success_rate":null,"risk_blocked":0,"setup_required":0,"avg_output_quality":null,"production_outcomes":0,"last_outcome_at":null,"label":"No agent outcome data yet"},"auto_install":{"allowed":false,"sandbox_required":true,"reason":"Human review or sandbox validation is required before automatic installation."},"best_for":["research","agent-skill"],"known_risks":["No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","Quality score needs review"]},"agent_proven":{"version":"agent-proven-v1","score":0,"tier":"unproven","label":"Needs first agent run","summary":"No agent outcome reports yet. Use Resolve, run one narrow sandbox task, then report the result.","metrics":{"totalOutcomes":0,"successfulOutcomes":0,"failedOutcomes":0,"installAttempts":0,"installSuccessRate":null,"successRate":null,"recentSuccessRate":null,"recentFailureRate":null,"riskBlocked":0,"setupRequired":0,"notRelevant":0,"avgOutputQuality":null,"avgTimeToUsefulMs":null,"productionOutcomes":0,"humanReviewRequired":0,"uniqueAgents":0,"lastOutcomeAt":null},"signals":[],"penalties":["No real agent outcome evidence yet"]},"audit":{"score":83,"risk_level":"safe_to_try","risk_label":"Safe to try","warnings":["No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","Minor security consideration: file paths and book metadata-derived slugs should be sanitized before use in shell commands or filesystem paths to avoid path traversal or command injection from untrusted book metadata.","Quality score needs review"]},"safety_gate":{"tier":"reviewed","label":"Reviewed with permission notes","auto_install_policy":"review","auto_install_allowed":false,"human_review_required":true,"blocked":false,"recommended_action":"Require human approval before installing into a real workspace."},"quality":{"score":76,"label":"Strong"},"supply":{"track":"Research and knowledge work","scenario":"Document processing","maintenance":"3d since push","risk":"Safe to try"},"alternative_skills":[],"do_not_use_when":["teams that need a vendor-supported SLA","production agents without a repository review","No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet","Minor security consideration: file paths and book metadata-derived slugs should be sanitized before use in shell commands or filesystem paths to avoid path traversal or command injection from untrusted book metadata.","Quality score needs review","Production credentials, payments, or irreversible account changes without explicit human review","Sensitive private data before reviewing repository code, license, and permission surface"],"agent_contract":{"task_input":"Use read-book in an agent workflow","recommended_action":"Require human approval before installing into a real workspace.","install_policy":"review","minimum_review_before_use":["Trust: 77/100 Strong shortlist","Audit: 83/100 Safe to try","Safety: 67/100 Review before install","Review repository, license, install command, and permission surface before production use."],"expected_agent_output":{"selected_skill":"coreyhaines31-read-book (read-book)","install_command":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book","risk_summary":"Safe to try; Reviewed with permission notes; Review before production","verification_result":"Report the smallest successful task, files touched, warnings, and any missing setup."}},"outcome_feedback":{"endpoint":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome","method":"POST","requires_resolve_event_id":true,"event_id_source":"Use install_receipt.outcome_feedback.event_id or feedback.event_id returned by /api/agent/resolve for the current task.","expected_outcomes":["success","failed","not_relevant","blocked_by_risk","setup_required"],"payload_template":{"event_id":"<install_receipt.outcome_feedback.event_id or feedback.event_id from /api/agent/resolve>","skill_slug":"coreyhaines31-read-book","task":"Use read-book in an agent workflow","agent":"codex","outcome":"success","install_used":true,"risk_blocked":false,"setup_required":false,"task_success":true,"output_quality":4,"error_type":null,"human_review_required":false,"workspace":"sandbox","time_to_useful_ms":120000,"notes":"Report the smallest successful task, setup friction, files touched, and risk notes."}},"endpoints":{"web":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book","api":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book","audit":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book/audit","eval":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/evals?slug=coreyhaines31-read-book&task=Use%20read-book%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&max_risk=medium","resolve":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20read-book%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium","receipt":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/receipt?task=Use%20read-book%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium&format=text","install":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book/install","manifest":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/registry/manifest/coreyhaines31-read-book"}},"machine_metadata":{"version":"openagentskill-agent-metadata-v2","skill":{"slug":"coreyhaines31-read-book","name":"read-book","description":"When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium).","category":"research","url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book","repository":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book","github_repo":"coreyhaines31/makerskills"},"suited_tasks":["Document processing workflows","Claude Code teams","teams that value GitHub adoption signals","Read uploaded files","Extract structured fields","Prepare clean context for downstream agents","Search sources","Extract claims"],"suited_agents":["Codex","Claude Code","Cursor","OpenAgentSkill CLI","CLI"],"install":{"command":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book","ready":true,"targets":[{"id":"openagentskill-cli","label":"CLI","kind":"command","value":"npx --yes https://github.com/Leon-Drq/openagentskill/releases/download/cli-v0.3.0/openagentskill-0.3.0.tgz add coreyhaines31-read-book"},{"id":"codex","label":"Codex","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Install the \"read-book\" agent skill from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book. Read its SKILL.md or equivalent instructions first, install only the files needed for this workspace, and summarize any required setup before using it. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"codex\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes."},{"id":"claude-code","label":"Claude Code","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Add \"read-book\" as a Claude Code skill from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book. Inspect the skill instructions, place the reusable skill files in the appropriate local skills location for this project, and report the activation steps. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"claude-code\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes."},{"id":"cursor","label":"Cursor","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Turn \"read-book\" from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book into a reusable Cursor project rule or agent instruction. Preserve the core workflow, adapt paths to this repo, and keep the rule scoped to tasks where it is relevant. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"cursor\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes."}],"handoff_url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book/install","manifest_url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/registry/manifest/coreyhaines31-read-book"},"trust":{"score":77,"label":"Strong shortlist","version":"trust-score-v4","install_policy":"human_review_before_install","evidence":{"stars":"772 GitHub stars","repoActivity":"772 stars, 62 forks","lastPushed":"3d since push","license":"MIT","repository":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book","install":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book","installSafety":"standard package or runtime install path","permissionSurface":"filesystem or document access","documentation":"Strong README/SKILL.md context","agentOutcomes":"No agent outcome data yet"},"outcome_evidence":{"total":0,"successes":0,"failures":0,"not_relevant":0,"success_rate":null,"recent_success_rate":null,"recent_failure_rate":null,"install_attempts":0,"install_success_rate":null,"risk_blocked":0,"setup_required":0,"avg_output_quality":null,"production_outcomes":0,"last_outcome_at":null,"label":"No agent outcome data yet"},"auto_install":{"allowed":false,"sandbox_required":true,"reason":"Human review or sandbox validation is required before automatic installation."},"best_for":["research","agent-skill"],"known_risks":["No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","Quality score needs review"]},"agent_proven":{"version":"agent-proven-v1","score":0,"tier":"unproven","label":"Needs first agent run","summary":"No agent outcome reports yet. Use Resolve, run one narrow sandbox task, then report the result.","metrics":{"totalOutcomes":0,"successfulOutcomes":0,"failedOutcomes":0,"installAttempts":0,"installSuccessRate":null,"successRate":null,"recentSuccessRate":null,"recentFailureRate":null,"riskBlocked":0,"setupRequired":0,"notRelevant":0,"avgOutputQuality":null,"avgTimeToUsefulMs":null,"productionOutcomes":0,"humanReviewRequired":0,"uniqueAgents":0,"lastOutcomeAt":null},"signals":[],"penalties":["No real agent outcome evidence yet"]},"audit":{"score":83,"risk_level":"safe_to_try","risk_label":"Safe to try","warnings":["No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","Minor security consideration: file paths and book metadata-derived slugs should be sanitized before use in shell commands or filesystem paths to avoid path traversal or command injection from untrusted book metadata.","Quality score needs review"]},"safety_gate":{"tier":"reviewed","label":"Reviewed with permission notes","auto_install_policy":"review","auto_install_allowed":false,"human_review_required":true,"blocked":false,"recommended_action":"Require human approval before installing into a real workspace."},"quality":{"score":76,"label":"Strong"},"supply":{"track":"Research and knowledge work","scenario":"Document processing","maintenance":"3d since push","risk":"Safe to try"},"alternative_skills":[],"do_not_use_when":["teams that need a vendor-supported SLA","production agents without a repository review","No critical security risks found. The skill writes to local book-note directories and only writes to the second-brain vault after explicit user confirmation.","No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet","Minor security consideration: file paths and book metadata-derived slugs should be sanitized before use in shell commands or filesystem paths to avoid path traversal or command injection from untrusted book metadata.","Quality score needs review","Production credentials, payments, or irreversible account changes without explicit human review","Sensitive private data before reviewing repository code, license, and permission surface"],"agent_contract":{"task_input":"Use read-book in an agent workflow","recommended_action":"Require human approval before installing into a real workspace.","install_policy":"review","minimum_review_before_use":["Trust: 77/100 Strong shortlist","Audit: 83/100 Safe to try","Safety: 67/100 Review before install","Review repository, license, install command, and permission surface before production use."],"expected_agent_output":{"selected_skill":"coreyhaines31-read-book (read-book)","install_command":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book","risk_summary":"Safe to try; Reviewed with permission notes; Review before production","verification_result":"Report the smallest successful task, files touched, warnings, and any missing setup."}},"outcome_feedback":{"endpoint":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome","method":"POST","requires_resolve_event_id":true,"event_id_source":"Use install_receipt.outcome_feedback.event_id or feedback.event_id returned by /api/agent/resolve for the current task.","expected_outcomes":["success","failed","not_relevant","blocked_by_risk","setup_required"],"payload_template":{"event_id":"<install_receipt.outcome_feedback.event_id or feedback.event_id from /api/agent/resolve>","skill_slug":"coreyhaines31-read-book","task":"Use read-book in an agent workflow","agent":"codex","outcome":"success","install_used":true,"risk_blocked":false,"setup_required":false,"task_success":true,"output_quality":4,"error_type":null,"human_review_required":false,"workspace":"sandbox","time_to_useful_ms":120000,"notes":"Report the smallest successful task, setup friction, files touched, and risk notes."}},"endpoints":{"web":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book","api":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book","audit":"https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book/audit","eval":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/evals?slug=coreyhaines31-read-book&task=Use%20read-book%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&max_risk=medium","resolve":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20read-book%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium","receipt":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/receipt?task=Use%20read-book%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium&format=text","install":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/coreyhaines31-read-book/install","manifest":"https://www.openagentskill.com/api/registry/manifest/coreyhaines31-read-book"}},"platforms":["Claude Code"],"use_cases":[{"slug":"document-processing","title":"Document processing","url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/use-cases/document-processing"},{"slug":"research-agents","title":"Research agents","url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/use-cases/research-agents"},{"slug":"rag-knowledge","title":"RAG and knowledge","url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/use-cases/rag-knowledge"},{"slug":"content-automation","title":"Content automation","url":"https://www.openagentskill.com/use-cases/content-automation"}],"install":"npx skills add coreyhaines31/makerskills --skill read-book","install_targets":[{"id":"openagentskill-cli","label":"CLI","title":"OpenAgentSkill CLI","kind":"command","value":"npx --yes https://github.com/Leon-Drq/openagentskill/releases/download/cli-v0.3.0/openagentskill-0.3.0.tgz add coreyhaines31-read-book","description":"Resolve policy, run the source installer safely, and report a verified install receipt.","copyLabel":"Copy command"},{"id":"codex","label":"Codex","title":"Codex install prompt","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Install the \"read-book\" agent skill from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book. Read its SKILL.md or equivalent instructions first, install only the files needed for this workspace, and summarize any required setup before using it. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"codex\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes.","description":"Give Codex a repo-aware install prompt when the skill is not available through a local CLI.","copyLabel":"Copy prompt"},{"id":"claude-code","label":"Claude Code","title":"Claude Code skill prompt","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Add \"read-book\" as a Claude Code skill from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book. Inspect the skill instructions, place the reusable skill files in the appropriate local skills location for this project, and report the activation steps. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"claude-code\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. Report success only after the skill is installed and a minimal verification passes.","description":"Use this prompt to ask Claude Code to add the skill and explain the local activation steps.","copyLabel":"Copy prompt"},{"id":"cursor","label":"Cursor","title":"Cursor rule prompt","kind":"agent-prompt","value":"Turn \"read-book\" from https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills/tree/main/skills/read-book into a reusable Cursor project rule or agent instruction. Preserve the core workflow, adapt paths to this repo, and keep the rule scoped to tasks where it is relevant. Skill purpose: When you want to read and extract structured notes from a book — PDF, EPUB, MOBI, markdown, .txt, pasted text, or URL to a public-domain work. Reads in chunks (by chapter when a TOC exists, by 50-page blocks otherwise), extracts per-chapter TL;DR + key concepts + quotes + action items + frameworks, and offers to capture to second-brain raw/ as a highlights- file. Four modes — notes (default, chapter-by-chapter), summary (whole-book TL;DR + 3–5 takeaways), quotes (pull-quote highlights only), study (notes + Q&A spaced-rep prep). Triggers on \"/read-book,\" \"read this book,\" \"extract notes from this PDF,\" \"what's in this book,\" \"summarize this ebook,\" \"pull quotes from this.\" Sibling to watch-video (same content-consumption pattern, different medium). After the install attempt, report the result to https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome with POST JSON {\"event_id\":\"install_<unique-id>\",\"skill_slug\":\"coreyhaines31-read-book\",\"task\":\"Install read-book\",\"agent\":\"cursor\",\"outcome\":\"success\",\"install_used\":true}. Replace event_id with a unique value and outcome with success or failed. 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