Brew
SkillDev toolsBrew — sync papers, process highlights, refresh the library
Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.
No other account needed.
Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.
Then ask your AI: use the Brew skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by rlacombe/distillate in .claude/skills/brew/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
The apothecary's daily work — process raw ingredients into refined materials. Sync papers from Zotero, extract highlights, refresh metadata, update the library.
Steps
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Sync: Call
mcp__distillate__run_syncto pull papers from Zotero/reMarkable, extract highlights, generate notes- This is the core pipeline: Zotero → highlights → Obsidian notes → AI summaries
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Refresh stale metadata: Call
mcp__distillate__get_reading_statsto check library health, thenmcp__distillate__refresh_metadatafor any papers missing citations or venue data -
Check for awaiting papers: Call
mcp__distillate__get_queueto see if any papers are stuck in "awaiting_pdf" or need attention -
Promote standouts: Review recently processed papers. If any have high engagement (>75%), offer to
mcp__distillate__promote_papers -
Report: Summarize what was brewed:
- Papers synced and processed
- Metadata refreshed
- Papers promoted
- Any issues encountered
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 75
- Forks
- 2
- Last commit
- Apr 2026
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brew-rlacombe- Source
- github.com/rlacombe/distillate