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Skills are living documents that must evolve with the technologies and practices they describe. This skill covers version management strategies, deprecation…

The quality of a skill file is determined by how well its instructions can be followed by an AI agent. Vague, ambiguous, or poorly structured instructions lead…

Skill files are consumed by AI agents (LLMs) as context for task execution. Writing for an AI agent differs from writing for humans: agents have specific…

Build a credible grant budget and the narrative that explains it. Covers personnel costs, indirect costs, equipment, travel, and the difference between the budget the funder will accept and the budget the work actually needs. Use when finalizing any grant submission with a budget component.

Write proposals to private foundations. Different from federal research grants: less technical detail, more narrative impact, more emphasis on alignment with the foundation's mission. Use when applying to foundation funders for research, programs, social impact, or arts initiatives.

Solicit letters of support from collaborators, mentors, and institutions that strengthen a grant proposal. Covers what makes a strong letter, how to ask for one, what to provide the writer, and how to write one when you are the supporter. Use when the funder requires or accepts letters and you need to choose, request, and coordinate them.

Write a research grant proposal that survives the review committee. Covers the standard structure (specific aims, significance, innovation, approach, environment), the rhetorical moves that signal competence, and the failure modes that kill otherwise strong proposals. Use when applying to NIH, NSF, ERC, foundation, or industry research funding.