Complete career operating system for independent music artists. Routes to 17 specialized sub-skills covering releases, content, finances, live shows, sync licensing, merch, press, fans, analytics, collaborations, creative sessions, and sustainability. Use when a musician asks about any aspect of their career. Triggers on "I'm a musician", music business questions, artist branding, independent artist workflow, releasing music, royalties, booking shows, content strategy, or "what should I focus on this week".
Complete career operating system for independent music artists. This is the main orchestrator — it routes commands to specialized sub-skills.
All music sub-skills share a single persistent profile:
~/.claude/skills/music/artist-profile.json
Read this file at session start. If missing, create from the default schema in this directory and run /music-quick-start.
Route /music <command> to the correct sub-skill, or use sub-skills directly:
| Command | Sub-skill | Description |
|---|---|---|
/music quick-start | /music-quick-start | First-time setup — under 2 minutes |
/music review | /music-weekly-review | Prioritized weekly tasks by time + energy |
/music content | /music-content | Platform content — TikTok, IG, YT, faceless/viral |
/music release | /music-releases | Release planning — 16 weeks through post-release |
/music money | /music-finances | Royalties, publishing, splits, budgets |
/music shows | /music-live | Booking, riders, tour budget, show-day mode |
/music sync | /music-sync | Sync licensing — catalog prep, supervisor pitching |
/music merch | /music-merch | Merchandise — production, stores, drops |
/music press | /music-press | Press outreach — EPK, pitching, coverage |
/music fans | /music-fans | Mailing lists, community, superfans |
/music stats | /music-analytics | Metric interpretation and diagnosis |
/music identity | /music-identity | Artist identity — archetype, voice, platform fit |
/music log | /music-session-log | Creative session notes and decisions |
/music collabs | /music-collabs | Collaboration management — briefs, stems, splits |
/music email | /music-comms | Voice-adapted email templates and pitches |
/music legal | /music-legal | Agreement templates and contract red flags |
/music pace | /music-sustainability | Energy, burnout prevention, breaks |
If the user asks something music-related without a specific command, route by intent:
/music-releases/music-content/music-finances/music-live/music-sync/music-merch/music-press/music-fans/music-analytics/music-identity/music-session-log/music-collabs/music-comms/music-legal/music-sustainability/music-weekly-reviewWhen the artist says /music audit or "audit my career" or "full review":
Spawn parallel subagents:
audit-royalties — check all income streams are being collectedaudit-content — review content strategy and platform presenceaudit-release — check release readiness and timelineaudit-catalog — verify catalog metadata and sync readinessaudit-press — review press kit completenessEach agent reads artist-profile.json and the relevant reference files, then reports findings. The orchestrator synthesizes into a unified Career Health Score with prioritized actions.
Suggest the next logical sub-skill:
/music-content for campaign/music-analytics in 2 weeks/music-live closer to date for show mode/music-legal for agreementsIf explain_simply is true in profile (default), all sub-skills explain music business terms in plain language. Artist can disable with "skip the explanations".
| MCP | Tools | Used by |
|---|---|---|
| gmail | send_email, create_draft | comms, releases, live, press, fans |
| gcal | create_event, list_events | releases, live, weekly-review, fans |
| gdrive | create_file, upload_file | live, legal, content, finances, press |
Fallback: if any MCP is unavailable, output content as text or local file. Never block a workflow.
| File | When to load |
|---|---|
references/identity.md | Identity setup or content generation |
references/memory.md | Profile persistence rules |
references/project.md | Project management, OKRs, weekly review |
references/publishing.md | Publishing royalties deep dive |
references/platforms.md | Platform specs and best practices |