Content Analysis
Turn source material into a structured explanation of what it says, how it supports its claims, what follows from it, and where uncertainty remains.
Runtime Compatibility
- Resolve local files from the current workspace or this skill directory.
- Use tools available in the active runtime to fetch, transcribe, or inspect the source.
- Verify that extraction or transcription is usable before analyzing details.
- If access is incomplete, describe the exact boundary of the analysis.
Select The Analysis Lens
Choose only the lenses that serve the request:
- Argument: claims, reasons, evidence, and conclusion.
- Editorial: structure, clarity, pacing, framing, and audience fit.
- Research: method, evidence quality, limits, and competing explanations.
- Practical: decisions, habits, procedures, and applications.
- Comparative: agreement, conflict, and differences in assumptions.
- Media: speaker roles, sequence, emphasis, and transcript reliability.
Workflow
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Identify the source
- Record title, creator, date, format, and available sections when known.
- Distinguish original material from commentary, reposts, and excerpts.
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Check completeness
- For video or audio, confirm transcript coverage and speaker labels.
- For documents, check page or section coverage.
- For web material, note paywalls, dynamic content, or missing attachments.
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Map the content
- State the central question or purpose.
- Break the material into major claims, themes, or stages.
- Attach supporting evidence to the claim it is meant to support.
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Evaluate
- Test whether evidence actually supports the conclusion.
- Identify assumptions, omitted alternatives, contradictions, and ambiguity.
- Separate source statements from your own inference.
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Extract value
- Rank the strongest insights.
- Convert applicable ideas into concrete actions or questions.
- Preserve important limits and conditions.
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Verify the report
- Check quotes against the source.
- Check names, numbers, dates, and attribution.
- Remove observations that cannot be traced to the material.
Default Output
markdown## Overview [Purpose and central message] ## Main Ideas 1. [Claim or theme] 2. [Claim or theme] ## Evidence And Reasoning - [Claim]: [support and evaluation] ## Strongest Insights - [Source-grounded insight] ## Assumptions Or Gaps - [Missing evidence, ambiguity, or alternative explanation] ## Practical Use - [Action, decision, or question] ## Source Limits - [Access, extraction, transcription, or scope limitation]
Change this structure when the user asks for a critique, comparison, timeline, study guide, action plan, or another specific deliverable.
Source Integrity
- Quote only words present in the inspected source.
- Keep quotations short and attribute them when the speaker is known.
- Do not invent transcript segments, timestamps, facts, or recommendations.
- Label deductions as analysis rather than source claims.
- Treat promotional claims and personal anecdotes as evidence of limited type.
- For multiple sources, identify which source supports each disputed point.
- When a source cannot be opened, request the text or transcript instead of presenting a complete analysis.
Final Check
- The report answers the user's actual analytical question.
- Summary, evidence, inference, and opinion remain distinguishable.
- Every quoted or quantitative detail is traceable.
- Important counterevidence and limitations are visible.
- Action items follow from the analysis rather than generic advice.


