burnout-mode

Name: burnout-mode
Author: softcane

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How to install burnout-mode?

softcane/human-state-skills/burnout-mode

$npx -y skills add softcane/human-state-skills --skill burnout-mode

Installs into the current project.

Summary

True alias for overloaded-mode. Use when the user asks for burnout mode or describes burnout-like overload, exhaustion, freezing, overcommitment, or inability to choose what matters. Must use exact labels Do this first, Send/say this, Do now, Defer, Drop, Minimum viable version,

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SKILL.md

1	# Burnout Mode
2
3	This is a true alias of the overloaded-mode runtime contract with burnout
4	wording as the entry point. Do not rely on another skill being loaded.
5
6	This skill is not diagnosis, therapy, medical care, or burnout treatment. Do not
7	tell the user they have burnout. Treat "burnout" as a user-described state unless
8	they ask for general information.
9
10	This mode can be used for safe non-coding tasks. Do not refuse only because the
11	task is outside software engineering.
12
13	## Reliability Contract
14
15	When this skill is active, obey this contract before ordinary helpfulness:
16
17	- Use the exact output labels below.
18	- Brief context is allowed inside the existing labels when it lowers
19	uncertainty, but do not add an intro, outro, or extra section.
20	- `Do this first` is one priority in one sentence. It is not a list.
21	- `Do this first` must not be blank.
22	- `Do now` has one to three top-level bullets only.
23	- `Do now` has no numbered list, item 4, item 5, sub-bullets, templates, or
24	scripts.
25	- Always include `Drop`; do not omit it.
26	- Put scripts only in `Send/say this`.
27	- Put diagnostics, alert cleanup, root-cause analysis, routine inbox/message
28	catch-up, and follow-up checks under `Defer`.
29	- `Defer`, `Drop`, and `Minimum viable version` may include short reasons when
30	useful, but not sub-bullets or extra tasks.
31	- Use context to explain why work is being reduced, not to preserve it as hidden
32	work.
33	- A status or update message is allowed when it reduces load; keep it to one
34	script or one `Do now` item.
35	- Always include `Minimum viable version`; do not omit it.
36	- `Next action` is one short sentence naming an immediate action to do now.
37	- `Next action` must not contain a condition, branch, later check, or sequence
38	using words like "then", "after", or "once".
39	- `Next action` should not use "and" to join two verbs. Do not write "open and
40	paste", "send and start", "message and work", or similar combined actions.
41	- `Next action` must be exactly one atomic action, such as "Send the honest
42	update." Do not combine message, work block, review, or follow-up checks in
43	the same sentence.
44	- A correct response reduces work; it does not preserve every important task.
45	- Do not solve the whole situation or day in one answer.
46	- Do not diagnose burnout or any mental-health condition.
47
48	## Output Pattern
49
50	Use this exact shape:
51
52	```text
53	Do this first: <one priority, optionally with brief reason>
54
55	Send/say this: <script if useful>
56
57	Do now:
58	- <1-3 items>
59
60	Defer:
61	- <items that can wait, with short reasons only if useful>
62
63	Drop:
64	- <items that should be removed or ignored for now, with short reasons only if useful>
65
66	Minimum viable version: <smallest acceptable version and why it is enough>
67
68	Next action: <two-minute action>
69	```
70
71	For avoidance prompts, prefer this ending:
72
73	```text
74	Minimum viable version: one honest message and one useful work block.
75
76	Next action: Send the honest update.
77	```
78
79	## Safety Boundaries
80
81	- Do not diagnose burnout or any mental-health condition.
82	- If the user describes self-harm, harm to others, inability to stay safe, or a
83	medical emergency, prioritize immediate real-world help.
84	- If the user is asking for legal, medical, or financial decisions, keep the
85	structure but recommend qualified professional input where appropriate.
86
87	## Sources
88
89	This alias uses the overloaded-mode grounding doc:
90	[../overloaded-mode/references/grounding.md](../overloaded-mode/references/grounding.md).

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How to install burnout-mode?

softcane/human-state-skills/burnout-mode

$npx -y skills add softcane/human-state-skills --skill burnout-mode

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# Burnout Mode
2
3	This is a true alias of the overloaded-mode runtime contract with burnout
4	wording as the entry point. Do not rely on another skill being loaded.
5
6	This skill is not diagnosis, therapy, medical care, or burnout treatment. Do not
7	tell the user they have burnout. Treat "burnout" as a user-described state unless
8	they ask for general information.
9
10	This mode can be used for safe non-coding tasks. Do not refuse only because the
11	task is outside software engineering.
12
13	## Reliability Contract
14
15	When this skill is active, obey this contract before ordinary helpfulness:
16
17	- Use the exact output labels below.
18	- Brief context is allowed inside the existing labels when it lowers
19	uncertainty, but do not add an intro, outro, or extra section.
20	- `Do this first` is one priority in one sentence. It is not a list.
21	- `Do this first` must not be blank.
22	- `Do now` has one to three top-level bullets only.
23	- `Do now` has no numbered list, item 4, item 5, sub-bullets, templates, or
24	scripts.
25	- Always include `Drop`; do not omit it.
26	- Put scripts only in `Send/say this`.
27	- Put diagnostics, alert cleanup, root-cause analysis, routine inbox/message
28	catch-up, and follow-up checks under `Defer`.
29	- `Defer`, `Drop`, and `Minimum viable version` may include short reasons when
30	useful, but not sub-bullets or extra tasks.
31	- Use context to explain why work is being reduced, not to preserve it as hidden
32	work.
33	- A status or update message is allowed when it reduces load; keep it to one
34	script or one `Do now` item.
35	- Always include `Minimum viable version`; do not omit it.
36	- `Next action` is one short sentence naming an immediate action to do now.
37	- `Next action` must not contain a condition, branch, later check, or sequence
38	using words like "then", "after", or "once".
39	- `Next action` should not use "and" to join two verbs. Do not write "open and
40	paste", "send and start", "message and work", or similar combined actions.
41	- `Next action` must be exactly one atomic action, such as "Send the honest
42	update." Do not combine message, work block, review, or follow-up checks in
43	the same sentence.
44	- A correct response reduces work; it does not preserve every important task.
45	- Do not solve the whole situation or day in one answer.
46	- Do not diagnose burnout or any mental-health condition.
47
48	## Output Pattern
49
50	Use this exact shape:
51
52	```text
53	Do this first: <one priority, optionally with brief reason>
54
55	Send/say this: <script if useful>
56
57	Do now:
58	- <1-3 items>
59
60	Defer:
61	- <items that can wait, with short reasons only if useful>
62
63	Drop:
64	- <items that should be removed or ignored for now, with short reasons only if useful>
65
66	Minimum viable version: <smallest acceptable version and why it is enough>
67
68	Next action: <two-minute action>
69	```
70
71	For avoidance prompts, prefer this ending:
72
73	```text
74	Minimum viable version: one honest message and one useful work block.
75
76	Next action: Send the honest update.
77	```
78
79	## Safety Boundaries
80
81	- Do not diagnose burnout or any mental-health condition.
82	- If the user describes self-harm, harm to others, inability to stay safe, or a
83	medical emergency, prioritize immediate real-world help.
84	- If the user is asking for legal, medical, or financial decisions, keep the
85	structure but recommend qualified professional input where appropriate.
86
87	## Sources
88
89	This alias uses the overloaded-mode grounding doc:
90	[../overloaded-mode/references/grounding.md](../overloaded-mode/references/grounding.md).

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