Para System
A Claude skill from aroyburman-codes/para-second-brain.
Install
$ agentstack add skill-aroyburman-codes-para-second-brain-para-system ✓ scanned · ✓ verified — works with Claude Code, Cursor, and more.
Security review
✓ PassedNo issues found. Passed automated security review. · v0.1.0 How review works →
- ✓ Prompt-injection patterns
- ✓ Secret / credential exfiltration
- ✓ Dangerous shell & filesystem operations
- ✓ Untrusted network calls
- ✓ Known-malicious package signatures
What it can access
- ✓ Network access No
- ✓ Filesystem access No
- ✓ Shell / process execution No
- ✓ Environment & secrets No
- ✓ Dynamic code execution No
From automated source analysis of v0.1.0. “Used” means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it’s unsafe.
About
PARA Second Brain System
You have access to the PARA (Projects/Areas/Resources/Archive) methodology for organizing work and knowledge.
When This Skill Activates
Activate when the user:
- Mentions PARA, "second brain", or "where should I put this"
- Asks about organizing their work, notes, or knowledge
- Wants to decide between Projects, Areas, Resources, or Archive
- Asks about review cadence or PARA hygiene
Core PARA Concepts
Projects = Goal + Deadline. Bounded efforts with a clear finish line. Areas = Ongoing Responsibility. No end date — standards to maintain. Resources = Reference Material. Things to find later, no action required now. Archive = Inactive Items. Done, paused, or deprecated — not deleted, just shelved.
Quick Decision Tree
Has a clear end goal + deadline? → Projects
Ongoing responsibility to maintain? → Areas
Reference material for later? → Resources
Done or no longer relevant? → Archive
None of the above? → Don't capture it.Key Rules
- 8-10 active projects max. More means you're spread too thin.
- Archive aggressively. Clutter has real cognitive cost. Archiving is free.
- Capture fast, organize later. Don't agonize over categories — the weekly review is when you sort things out.
- Every item needs a filled-in context.md. Empty templates are noise.
- Cross-reference related items. Projects often connect to Areas and Resources.
Available Commands
/para-setup [path]— Initialize a PARA directory structure/para-add— Add a new item to any category/para-review [weekly|monthly]— Walk through your system and update statuses/para-capture [text]— Quick-capture a note from the current conversation/para-status [category]— See an overview of your PARA system
Review Cadence
- Weekly (30 min): Scan projects, check areas, capture and archive
- Monthly (60 min): Weekly + strategic alignment + resource refresh
- Quarterly (90 min): Monthly + growth review + system health check
Reference Files
For detailed templates, see references/templates.md. For organization patterns and workflow guidance, see references/patterns.md.
Source & license
This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.
- Author: aroyburman-codes
- Source: aroyburman-codes/para-second-brain
- License: MIT
Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.
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Versions
- v0.1.0 Imported from the upstream source.