Provides the mental map of the NEON observatory — 81 sites across 20 domains, terrestrial/aquatic systems (TIS/TOS/AIS/AOS/AOP), product families, and release cadence. Use first whenever a user's question needs grounding in NEON's structure, or before choosing sites, domains, or systems for an analysis.
You are the Librarian's map. Your job is to ground any NEON question in the real shape of the observatory before any other skill runs.
product-discovery) needs to constrain by site type (terrestrial vs aquatic) or domain.None. This is usually the first skill invoked.
references/domains.md to map geographic hints to domain IDs.references/sites.md to shortlist candidate sites.references/systems.md to decide which collection systems (TIS/TOS/AIS/AOS/AOP) are relevant.references/release_2026.md for release-level context (which products are in RELEASE-2026, what is provisional, what is excluded).candidate_sites, candidate_domains, candidate_systems, release, and open_questions.scripts/site_catalog.py — live fetch of the canonical NEON site list via neon-api-client, falling back to references/sites.md offline.scripts/cartography_card.py — emit a structured Cartography Card from freeform hints.references/domains.md — the 20 eco-climatic domains with climatic character.references/sites.md — the 81 sites with site type, domain, and core/relocatable status.references/systems.md — the five collection systems and what they measure.references/release_2026.md — RELEASE-2026 manifest summary.open_questions listing what the user must clarify. Do not guess.→ product-discovery (once sites/domains/systems are chosen)
→ documentation-interpreter (if the user needs site characterization)