Pov Line Generator Agent Skill
Use this skill when the user asks for a point of view, punchy line, positioning sentence, provocative statement, headline angle, opinion line, or concise strategic stance.
Install
one command, takes just this skill from the repositorynpx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/cat-agent-skills --skill pov-line-generatorWhat comes with it
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7 sections, as written by the authorPOV Line Generator
Use this skill to generate concise, distinctive point-of-view lines that help a user frame an argument, post, slide, campaign, or talk.
What makes a good POV line
A strong POV line should:
- Take a clear stance.
- Be specific enough to be meaningful.
- Avoid generic trend commentary.
- Create useful tension without becoming clickbait.
- Be easy to reuse as a post opener, slide headline, talk premise, campaign angle, or executive summary line.
Inputs to look for
- Topic or theme.
- Audience.
- Desired stance or tension.
- Channel: LinkedIn, slide, keynote, blog, proposal, campaign, workshop.
- Tone: practical, provocative, premium, accessible, technical, executive, conversational.
- Words to include or avoid.
Workflow
- Identify the underlying argument, not just the topic.
- Look for a tension: common belief vs better belief, adoption vs transformation, activity vs value, tooling vs operating model, speed vs control, scale vs quality.
- Generate one recommended line first.
- Provide alternatives grouped by style.
- Keep each line concise and useful.
- Do not invent evidence or claims.
Output format
## Recommended POV line
[One strong line]
## Alternatives
### More direct
- [Line]
- [Line]
### More provocative
- [Line]
- [Line]
### More executive
- [Line]
- [Line]
## Why the recommended line works
[One short explanation]
References
This skill includes supporting reference material. Read the relevant reference file when the task needs additional structure, rubric detail, examples, or checklist support.
references/pov-patterns.md- use this when additional structure, examples, or checks are useful for the task.
Quality checklist
Before responding, check:
- The line has a clear point of view.
- It is not interchangeable with any other topic.
- It avoids empty hype.
- It can plausibly open a post, slide, talk, or section.
- The alternatives are meaningfully different, not minor rewrites.
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Take microsoft/pov-line-generator from the repository into ~/.claude/skills for personal
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