- name
- always-init
- description
- Universal task initializer that automatically loads PAI context for all user requests. Ensures complete context availability (contacts, preferences, protocols) before responding to any task. (project, gitignored)
ALWAYS-INIT - Universal Task Initializer
⚠️ CRITICAL SYSTEM REQUIREMENT ⚠️
AUTOMATIC INVOCATION REQUIRED: This skill MUST be automatically invoked as the FIRST action for EVERY user request without exception.
Trigger Pattern: ALL user messages/requests Priority Level: P0 (Highest - blocks all other operations) Automation Rule: if (userRequest) → invoke("always-init") → then processRequest()
🎯 Purpose
Universal context loader providing complete PAI (Personal AI Infrastructure):
- 👥 Contacts: Alice, Bob, Carol, Dave, team members
- 🛠️ Stack Preferences: TypeScript>Python, bun>npm, uv>pip
- 🔒 Security Protocols: Repository safety, credential handling
- 📝 Response Format: Structured output standards
- 🎙️ Voice Routing: ElevenLabs voice IDs for agents
- ⚙️ Operating Instructions: Personal preferences and workflows
❌ Consequences of Skipping
Without ALWAYS-INIT context loading:
- Responses lack relationship/contact awareness
- Wrong technical stacks used (npm instead of bun, pip instead of uv)
- Security protocols violated
- Incorrect response formatting
- Missing personalization
- Context-dependent decisions fail
- Agent routing fails
🔄 Implementation Protocol
For AI Assistant (Claude):
1. Receive user request
2. ⚡ IMMEDIATELY: Skill("always-init") ← THIS STEP
3. Wait for PAI context to load
4. THEN proceed with request processingFor Skill System (Automation):
// Automatic prepend to request pipeline
function handleUserRequest(request) {
await invokeSkill("always-init"); // MANDATORY FIRST STEP
const paiContext = loadContext();
return processWithContext(request, paiContext);
}🎯 Success Criteria
This skill is working correctly when:
- ✅ Invoked before ANY tool use
- ✅ Invoked before ANY other skill
- ✅ Invoked before ANY response formulation
- ✅ Invoked for 100% of user requests
- ✅ PAI context available in all subsequent operations
📍 Context Loading
Execute: read ~/.claude/skills/PAI/SKILL.md
This provides the complete Personal AI Infrastructure context that all skills and responses depend on.
Once PAI context is loaded, proceed immediately with the user's actual request.
🏗️ Design Philosophy
This skill implements a "context-first" architecture where PAI loads universally rather than being distributed across individual skills. It acts as a bootstrap loader that:
- Triggers on every user interaction
- Loads PAI context once
- Gets out of the way
- Allows the actual task to proceed
This eliminates the need for individual skills to manually load PAI context and ensures consistent, complete context availability across all operations.
💡 Implementation Note:
Ideally, this skill should be hardcoded into the request handler rather than relying on manual invocation. The skill system should automatically prepend this to every request pipeline.
Alternative Approach: Add to system prompt: "Before responding to ANY user request, you MUST first invoke the always-init skill to load PAI context."