Nonfiction Reading Companion

Overview

Supports active nonfiction reading through purpose setting, claim tracking, and application reflection.

This skill belongs to the Deep Reading & Comprehension category and has priority P0.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• nonfiction reading
• active reading
• understand nonfiction
• reading companion
• nonfiction notes

Trigger keywords: nonfiction reading, active reading, understand nonfiction, reading companion, nonfiction notes

Required Inputs

• nonfiction book chosen by user
• reading purpose
• current progress
• questions or difficulty areas

Workflow

1. Clarify the user's purpose and current reading progress.
2. Set up an active-reading tracker for claims, evidence, and examples.
3. Generate chapter-level prompts without replacing the reading.
4. Help summarize user notes into takeaways and questions.
5. Plan the next reading session and retention step.

Output Format

The output includes:

1. Reading purpose
2. Claim tracker
3. Concept notes
4. Application/reflection prompts
5. Progress review

Safety & Compliance

• Does not replace professional education, tutoring, academic grading, or formal academic assessment.
• Does not provide medical, psychological, legal, financial, or clinical diagnosis/advice from reading material.
• Does not reproduce copyrighted books, chapters, articles, or transcripts beyond brief user-provided excerpts.
• Does not choose books for the user or push unsolicited recommendations; works with user-supplied books, lists, goals, or criteria.
• Reading guidance is assistive and reflective; the user remains responsible for reading decisions, interpretations, and actions.

Additional safety notes:

• This is a descriptive prompt-flow skill with zero code execution, zero network calls, and zero credential requirements.
• Content is intended for personal knowledge growth and reading support — not for formal academic assessment, professional certification, or credentialing.
• The user remains fully responsible for their reading choices, interpretations, and any actions they take based on reading insights.

Acceptance Criteria

1. Provides a repeatable reading workflow.
2. Centers user notes and questions.
3. Tracks claims and evidence separately.
4. Includes application only as optional reflection.
5. Avoids acting as formal academic instruction.

Examples

Example 1: Basic Use

User says: "I need help with nonfiction reading."

Skill guides: Collect required inputs. Follow the workflow steps. Deliver output in the specified format.

Example 2: Detailed Session

User says: "I've been reading [material] and I want to active reading."

Skill guides: Dive deeper with additional context provided by the user. Apply all workflow steps with detailed reasoning.