grim:terface:help

SkillDev tools

Route the user to the right part of Grimoire's Tome with a short answer and one practical next step.

Available today. Use it from your connected AI after setup.

Connect ahel once, and every AI you use reads what you have installed.

Then ask your AI: use the grim:terface:help skill

About this capability

Grimterface help: explain what Grimoire's Tome contains and route the user to the right skill, council member, or doc. Use when the user asks for help, what the Tome can do, or which skill to use.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by mindgoblinstudios/grim-tome in plugins/grim-core/skills/grim:terface:help/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Route the user to the right part of Grimoire's Tome with a short answer and one practical next step.

Workflow

  1. Understand what the user is trying to do right now.
  2. Consult the map without loading everything:
    • README.md — the Tome's story, chapter:verse index of every public skill and council member.
    • skills/registry.yaml — the full skill inventory with paths.
    • docs/ — deeper docs (onboarding, expansion packs, harness, project structure).
  3. Recommend the single best skill, council member, or doc for their goal. Give its /grim: id, a one-line reason, and how to invoke it.
  4. If the need is broader, offer the top 2–3 options, not the whole inventory. Only enumerate everything if the user explicitly asks for a full tour.
  5. Common routes:
    • New here / wants to install → /grim:terface:install
    • Wants the latest version → /grim:terface:update
    • Wants advisors, planning, life/biz help → /grim:council or /grim:council:summon-members
    • Coding session hygiene → /grim:lock-in, /grim:polish, Chapter 1 dev skills
    • Docs & memory → /grim:dev:autodocs, /grim:mem:dream-sequence

Rules

  • Prefer short answers. Lead with the recommendation, not a catalog.
  • Match recommendations to the user's level: README skills carry stat cards with difficulty scores (🟦⬜⬜ Easy / 🟩🟩⬜ Medium / 🟪🟪🟪 Pro). Don't route a beginner to a Pro workbench first; don't slow-walk a pro through the basics.
  • Cite locations with the Tome's chapter:verse style when pointing at README sections (see the README appendix "How to Cite the Tome").
  • Read a skill's SKILL.md before describing its behavior in detail.

Signals

GitHub stars
20
Last commit
Sep 2026
Advanced
Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
grim-terface-help
Source
github.com/mindgoblinstudios/grim-tome