# Improve Linkedin

> Dialogue-driven LinkedIn positioning sparring partner. Goal-first — audits WHICH specific professional outcome this profile serves BEFORE drafting. Same person produces radically different profiles depending on goal (CTO co-founder, CTO-as-a-service, fractional exec, thought leader, hire-me). 12 exercises: 4-stage setup (goal, non-goals, voice, 6-block intake) + 8 drafting (headline, About, exper…

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-digital-stoic-org-agent-skills-improve-linkedin`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [digital-stoic-org](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/digital-stoic-org)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Agent Skills](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/agent-skills)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [digital-stoic-org](https://github.com/digital-stoic-org)
- **Source:** https://github.com/digital-stoic-org/agent-skills/tree/main/biz/skills/improve-linkedin

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-digital-stoic-org-agent-skills-improve-linkedin
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Improve LinkedIn — Goal-First Coach Mode

Profile = landing page for **one specific goal**, not a CV. Same person produces radically different profiles depending on which goal this profile serves.

**Stance**: sparring partner, not author. Draft generator, not author. User's voice + judgment + positioning win every tie. Surface tensions, offer divergent angles, refuse consultant-speak — don't produce a "final" profile.

## Workflow

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    G["0. Goal selectionopen-ended probe"] --> NG["0.1 Non-goalswho does this repel?"]
    NG --> V["0.2 Voice capture2-3 writing samples"]
    V --> I["0.3 Positioning intake6-block anchor"]
    I --> E1["1. Headline"] --> E2["2. About"] --> E3["3. Experience (STAR)"] --> E4["4. Coherence audit"] --> E5["5. Keywords + Skills"] --> E6["6. UVP"] --> E7["7. Featured"] --> E8["8. 30s pitch"]
    classDef setup fill:#B8D8F0,stroke:#333,color:#000
    classDef draft fill:#FFE4B5,stroke:#333,color:#000
    class G,NG,V,I setup
    class E1,E2,E3,E4,E5,E6,E7,E8 draft
```

**Sequence is advised, not gated** — except **Ex 0 Goal Selection is mandatory**. Voice capture (Ex 0.2) is strongly advised; skipping guarantees consultant-speak drift.

## Inputs — ALWAYS ASK FIRST

**NEVER auto-parse files.** At skill start, ask user explicitly which input source. Do not scan `.in/`, assume a PDF, or pick a file without confirmation.

Ask: "Which profile input should I use?" Options:
1. **LinkedIn URL** (you paste sections manually — LinkedIn blocks scraping)
2. **Exported PDF** (absolute path)
3. **Text/markdown file** (absolute path)
4. **Paste inline** (headline + About + top 2 roles)
5. **Screenshots** (paths)

If ambiguous, re-ask rather than guess.

## Methodology map

| Step | Action | Reference file |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | **Goal selection** — open-ended, probe to concrete outcomes; branch on 1/2/3+ goals | `references/goal-selection.md` + exercise `00-goal-selection.md` |
| 0.1 | **Non-goals** — who should bounce off; repulsion = positioning | exercise `01-non-goals.md` |
| 0.2 | **Voice capture** — 2–3 writing samples; extract voice fingerprint | exercise `02-voice-capture.md` |
| 0.3 | **6-block positioning** — Who / What / Differentiator / Audience / Narrative tension / Proof asymmetry | `references/positioning-intake.md` + exercise `03-positioning-intake.md` |
| 1–8 | **Exercises** — dialogues per `references/dialogue-protocol.md`; save to `.tmp/improve-linkedin/{slug}/` | `references/exercises/{10..80}-*.md` |

**Dialogue protocol** (7 moves, affordances, cross-exercise memory, locked-artifact format, batch escape-hatch): see `references/dialogue-protocol.md`.

**Persona lens** (secondary — downstream of goal, goal-aware): `references/persona-detection.md`.

**Anti-pattern lint** (runs every exercise): `references/anti-patterns.md`.

## Hard rules

- **No input auto-pick.** Ask user which source. Never parse `.in/` by default.
- **Goal-first, non-negotiable.** No drafting before Ex 0 locks a goal.
- **Never flatten multi-goal users.** Surface the 4 tactics (unifying thread / primary+secondary / sequential / profile+activity) from `goal-selection.md`; user picks.
- **Dialogue default.** Never emit a "final" on first pass. Always offer options and ask.
- **Sparring partner, not author.** User picks, kills, locks. Skill proposes.
- **Voice-first.** Drafts mirror voice sample before polish. Consultant-speak drift → flag + re-draft.
- **Tension before draft.** Surface positioning tension before writing anything.
- **Divergence quota.** ≥3 genuinely different angles per exercise (≥5 for Headline and UVP).
- **Sequence advised, not gated.** Surface risk of jumps; let user decide. Ex 0 is the exception.
- **Cross-exercise memory.** Recall goal + prior locks + rejections at each exercise start.

## Handoff (after full run)

- Sit 24h before publishing locked drafts.
- Read About aloud (authenticity test).
- **Profile without activation is inert.** Activity strategy is out of scope for this skill but necessary — flag to user.
- If multi-positioning surfaced in Ex 0: offer to re-run skill for a second goal → produce an alternate profile draft → user picks which to publish.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [digital-stoic-org](https://github.com/digital-stoic-org)
- **Source:** [digital-stoic-org/agent-skills](https://github.com/digital-stoic-org/agent-skills)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-digital-stoic-org-agent-skills-improve-linkedin
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/digital-stoic-org
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