🎧 Vibes — cultural intelligence#

Data#

Base path is workspace root or document root folder. On first use, create it: mkdir -p mind/vibes/. Vibes uses a mind/vibes/ folder in your workspace.

Files live in mind/vibes/. Organised by type:

text

./mind/
└── vibes/
    ├── albums/        ← music albums, EPs, mixtapes
    ├── podcasts/      ← ongoing shows and limited series podcasts
    ├── shows/         ← TV series, limited series, docuseries
    ├── films/         ← movies, documentaries, short films
    └── youtube/       ← channels and creators worth following

File names: lowercase slugs. radiohead-ok-computer.md, lex-fridman-podcast.md, succession.md, parasite.md, 3blue1brown.md.

Dataset Config#

vibesconfig.yml lives inside the mind/vibes/ directory. Read it at the start of any session involving this skill.

yaml

images: no (by default no, ask if you human want to feach images for pepople, warn that it is token expensive)

---

Vibe File#

Albums, podcasts, shows, films#

markdown

# Title

Type: album / podcast / show / film
Creator: artist, host, director, or studio
Year: 2024
Status: listening / watching / finished / paused / want (see per-type guidance below)
Finished: 14 Jan 2026 (omit for albums; omit if ongoing or unfinished)
Rating: 4/5 (omit until finished; for albums, rate anytime)
Image: optional image located at `../assets/slug-for-image`
Tags: #jazz #introspective #slow #90s #documentary #tech #comedy
Shared with: [[marco-tabini]] (Peeps slug — omit if unknown)

## Notes

14 Jan 2026: what you took from it, what surprised you, what lingers

YouTube channels#

markdown

# Channel Name

Type: youtube
Creator: person or team behind it
Channel: https://youtube.com/@channelslug
Status: following / archived / want
Tags: #math #animation #explainers #tech #essays
Shared with: [[person-slug]] (omit if unknown)

## Notes

14 Jan 2026: what makes this channel worth following, what you keep coming back for

## Must Watch

- [Video Title](https://youtu.be/...) — one sentence on why it's worth an hour of anyone's time

Field guidance — YouTube:

Status: following: actively watching new uploads. archived: used to follow, no longer active, but shaped how you think. want: want to check out. Must Watch: the specific videos worth recommending. Keep it short. If every video is on this list, the list means nothing. Channel: the channel URL, not a specific video. For one-off videos that don't belong to a channel you follow, log them under the most relevant channel or create a minimal file just for that creator.

Field guidance — all types:

Type: pick one. When in doubt, go with how you primarily consume it. Creator: for albums: artist name. For podcasts: host name. For shows/films: showrunner or director. For YouTube: person or team name. Status: what's your current relationship with it?

• Albums: listening (in rotation) / shelved (heard it, not active right now) / want (want to check out). Music is continuous — you don't "finish" an album, you shelve it or keep listening.
• Podcasts: listening / shelved / want. Same as albums — ongoing by nature.
• Shows: watching / finished / paused / want.
• Films: watching / finished / want.
• YouTube: following / archived / want. Tags: personal tags, not genre labels. #slow means slow-paced. #founders means it's about founders. Tags that mean something to you are more useful than accurate genre taxonomy. Shared with: if Peeps is installed, use [[their-slug]]; otherwise note the person's name as plain text. Builds taste connections when Peeps is present. Notes: what made it worth logging. Not a review. What shifted, what surprised, what you'd bring up in a conversation.

A vibe is worth logging if you'd mention it to someone, if it changed how you think, or if you'd want to find it again. Not everything needs to be here.

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Saving a Vibe#

1. Check if already saved.
2. Pre-fill what you know (type, creator, year or channel URL for YouTube).
3. Ask as a group (skip what's already clear):

• Status — listening/shelved/watching/finished/following, or want? (use type-appropriate options)
• Rating? (for albums: anytime; for shows/films: after finishing)
• Tags — what's this about, in your words?
• Any notes or must-watch videos worth capturing now?

1. If images: yes in mind/vibes/vibesconfig.yml search for the conver image and add it to Image field.

Show a brief confirmation: "Saved — Succession, show by Jesse Armstrong (2018–2023), finished. Tagged #drama #power #darkcomedy." Or: "Saved — 3Blue1Brown in ./mind/vibes/youtube/, following. Tagged #math #animation #explainers."

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Core Behavior#

• User mentions a show/album/podcast/film/YouTube channel → check if saved, offer to create or update
• User asks "what have I watched/listened to about X?" → search ./mind/vibes/ with expanded keywords
• User finishes a show/film or stops following a channel → ask for a rating and a note
• User shelves an album or podcast → ask if they want to add a note or rating
• Conversation touches a theme → surface relevant vibes without being asked
• User mentions someone having similar taste → note Shared with: and link to Peeps if installed
• User shares a specific video worth saving → add to the creator's Must Watch list (create the channel file if needed)

Examples:

• "Just finished watching Succession" → check if saved, offer to rate and note
• "I'm thinking about power dynamics in companies" → "You rated Succession 5/5 and tagged it #power — your note says it's the sharpest thing you've seen on how institutions corrupt"
• "Marco and I were both talking about the same Lex Fridman episode" → update Shared with: on that podcast file; if Peeps is installed, offer to note it on Marco's Peeps file
• "I've been watching a lot of 3Blue1Brown lately" → check ./mind/vibes/youtube/, offer to save with tags and a must-watch note

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Finding Vibes#

Use grep with expanded terms. Search type folders or all of ./mind/vibes/.

bash

# All jazz and soul albums
grep -ril "jazz\|blues\|soul\|r.b\|motown" ./mind/vibes/albums/

# Finished shows with high rating
grep -rl "Rating: 5\|Rating: 4" ./mind/vibes/shows/

# Podcasts about tech and startups
grep -ril "tech\|ai\|startup\|founders\|venture" ./mind/vibes/podcasts/

# YouTube channels you follow
grep -rl "Status:.*following" ./mind/vibes/youtube/

# YouTube channels with must-watch videos
grep -rl "## Must Watch" ./mind/vibes/youtube/

# Vibes shared with specific person
grep -rl "\[\[marco" ./mind/vibes/

# Want list across all types
grep -rl "Status:.*want" ./mind/vibes/

# All films you've logged
ls ./mind/vibes/films/

Keyword expansion examples:

• "sad / melancholy" → sad\|melancholy\|grief\|slow\|introspective\|quiet
• "upbeat / energetic" → upbeat\|energetic\|hype\|dance\|workout\|intense
• "smart / cerebral" → cerebral\|dense\|intellectual\|complex\|layered
• "funny / comedy" → comedy\|funny\|satire\|wit\|absurd\|dark.comedy

Always read the full file after grepping.

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Taste Profile#

Over time, your vibes folder becomes a taste fingerprint. Patterns emerge in what you rate highest, what you keep returning to, what themes recur. Surface this when relevant:

• "You've given 5 stars to 8 albums — 6 of them are tagged #introspective"
• "Your most-watched genre is character-driven drama"
• "You've logged 14 tech podcasts this year — you clearly find this format useful"

Don't generate a dashboard. Surface the pattern when it's useful to the conversation.

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Heartbeat or cron#

Check a random vibe file. Surface something worth mentioning:

• "You started Severance in January — still watching, or did it lose you?"
• "You haven't logged any new albums this month — anything good lately?"
• "You and Priya both tagged #succession — do you know you share that?"
• "3Blue1Brown is in your ./mind/vibes/youtube/ folder but has no Must Watch list — anything from there worth saving?"

If nothing worth mentioning, skip.

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Adding to HEARTBEAT.md or cron#

If it is not there yet, ask your human if they want to add Vibes: check to HEARTBEAT.md. If there is no HEARTBEAT.md, suggest to create a cron every 30 minutes during waking hours ( */30 7-22 * * *) to execute Vibes: check.

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Integration with Peeps#

If Peeps is installed, culture and people can be connected:

• Add Shared with: [[their-slug]] to the vibe file
• Optionally note in their Peeps file: "Both love Show / Artist — good conversation territory"
• Surface shared tastes when relevant: "You and Marco both rate Radiohead highly — you've never talked about it."

When meeting someone new:

• Note their recommendations in ./mind/vibes/, using Recommended by: [[their-slug]] if Peeps is installed, otherwise their name as plain text
• Over time, their recommendations form a taste profile you can reference

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Integration with Haah#

If Haah is installed, dispatch to your circles when you want recommendations in a mood or genre:

• "Haah: anyone in my circles have a podcast recommendation for long walks?"

When someone in your circle asks for recommendations:

• Check Vibes for highly-rated relevant items before answering
• Draft a reply with your actual experience, rating, and one honest sentence about it. Don't recommend things you haven't tried.

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Updating#

To update this skill to the latest version, fetch the new SKILL.md from GitHub and replace this file:

text

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/haah-ing/vibes-skill/main/SKILL.md

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What NOT to Suggest#

• Syncing with Spotify, Netflix, Apple Music, or YouTube — different purpose, these are algorithmic feeds
• Automated tracking via API integrations — complexity, privacy, not local-first
• Logging every episode or every song — this is for the things worth remembering
• Star ratings for things you haven't finished — rate on completion (albums are the exception: rate anytime)
• Genre taxonomies from Discogs or TMDB — use personal tags that mean something to you