Talk Pipeline

Ask with AskUserQuestion if not provided:

- slug         : kebab-case identifier (e.g., my-talk-topic)
- event        : event name (e.g., Conf 2026, Tech Meetup)
- date         : talk date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- duration     : duration in minutes (e.g., 30)
- audience     : audience profile (e.g., senior devs, tech leads, non-tech)
- type         : --rex or --concept
- source_path  : path to source material (article .mdx, transcript .md, notes)
- repo_path    : (REX only) path to git repository for archaeology

Workflow

1. Collect context — AskUserQuestion for required metadata
2. Route by mode — --rex vs --concept (skip Stage 2 if concept)
3. Run Stage 1 — /talk-stage1-extract — always first
4. Run Stages 2-4 in parallel (after Stage 1 confirmed)
   • REX: extract → research + concepts + position (in parallel)
   • Concept: extract → concepts + position (in parallel, skip research)
5. CHECKPOINT — wait for angle + title choice (Stage 4 output)
6. Run Stage 5 — /talk-stage5-script with validated choice
7. Run Stage 6 — /talk-stage6-revision
8. Final summary — list all generated files with their paths

Dependency Graph

         extract (Stage 1)
               |
    ┌──────────┼──────────┐
    v          v          v
research    concepts   position
(Stage 2)   (Stage 3)  (Stage 4)
[--rex only]            [CHECKPOINT]
    |          |          |
    └──────────┼──────────┘
               v
          script (Stage 5)
               |
               v
         revision (Stage 6)

Stage Routing (--stage=X)

If --stage is provided, run only the corresponding skill:

Output Naming Convention

talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-summary.md           # extract
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-git-archaeology.md   # research
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-changelog-analysis.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-timeline.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts.md          # concepts
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts-enriched.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-angles.md            # position
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-titre.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-descriptions.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-feedback-draft.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-pitch.md             # script
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-slides.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-kimi-prompt.md
talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-revision-sheets.md   # revision

Final Summary Format

After Stage 6 completes, display:

Pipeline complete. Files generated:

Stage 1 — Extract:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-summary.md

Stage 2 — Research (REX only):
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-git-archaeology.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-changelog-analysis.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-timeline.md

Stage 3 — Concepts:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-concepts-enriched.md (if repo available)

Stage 4 — Position:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-angles.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-titre.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-descriptions.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-feedback-draft.md

Stage 5 — Script:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-pitch.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-slides.md
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-kimi-prompt.md   ← copy-paste into kimi.com

Stage 6 — Revision:
  ✓ talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-revision-sheets.md

Next step: open kimi-prompt.md, verify no {PLACEHOLDER} remains, paste into kimi.com.

Anti-patterns

• Do not run Stage 5 without an explicit angle + title choice from the user
• Do not run Stage 2 (research) in --concept mode
• Do not proceed to the next stage if an upstream stage failed
• Do not invent metrics or dates not present in the source material

Validation

• All upstream files exist before launching a downstream stage
• Stage 4 CHECKPOINT respected before script
• Outputs named per convention talks/{YYYY}-{slug}-{stage}.md
• No empty placeholders in generated files

Tips

• The orchestrator is the recommended entry point for first use
• For repeat users who know the pipeline, running individual stage skills is faster
• The --stage=X flag is useful for rerunning a single stage without redoing the full pipeline

Related

• Stage 1: Extract
• Stage 2: Research
• Stage 3: Concepts
• Stage 4: Position
• Stage 5: Script
• Stage 6: Revision
• Full workflow guide