Work
Skills into a private GitHub repo; voice-dump then “restate”
Long chats drift; skills die with the thread unless you store them.
What hurt
@poteto's 2026-10-31 team guide (ask @bot to read the post) includes two especially stealable moves beyond the usual few-good-bots advice: (1) as you instruct tasks, tell bots to create skills — and optionally a private GitHub repo to keep them; (2) favorite tip — voice/transcription brain dump, then “restate this in your own words” so you confirm understanding. Also: connectors + Vault, bot-owned email, ask how to remove copy-paste loops. Tip only. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Teach a task → “save as skill” (+ optional private repo) → voice dump → demand restate.
Bots
No new bot. Follow the first-run steps.
Plugins
GitHub
Optional
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/poteto/status/2116576229319233596 (credit @poteto); optionally ask @bot to read it.
- 2While teaching a recurring task, tell the bot to create a skill for itself.
- 3Optionally: ask it to create a private GitHub repo and store skills there independently.
- 4Brain-dump via voice/transcription; end with “restate this in your own words” and correct mismatches.
- 5Add connectors/Vault as needed; keep the roster to a few good bots.
Approval fence
Private repo stays private; Vault for secrets; bot email signups still need your OK.
What to tweak
Steal skill-to-repo + restate-after-voice; keep the team small.
Source
lauren @poteto · Original post
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