/interpret-input
Turn any input into a schema-valid InputArtifact. Modes: text, URL, image, repo, transcript, napkin, mixed. text + repo ship today. Others return valid stubs. First step of the cameo pipeline.
/interpret-input/interpret-input text/interpret-input url/interpret-input image/interpret-input repo/interpret-input transcript/interpret-input napkin/interpret-input mixedType it bare, or paste it with loose context after — Claude figures out the rest.
Different sessions start with different input shapes — text or URL or image or repo or transcript.
One schema-validated artifact from any input. Downstream skills read one shape not seven.
Takes in
- Any input — text or URL or image or repo ref or transcript
Returns
- A schema-validated InputArtifact with kind and content
What it does
First-step skill of the cameo pipeline. It takes operator input (text from phone, URLs, screenshots, repos) and returns schema-valid InputArtifact JSON. Downstream skills read it via the typed accessor library.
This is the bassclef-side interface for the cameo fanout pipeline. Every input type maps to the same downstream payload.
Read the full skill
The complete instructions live at .claude/skills/interpret-input/SKILL.md in your repo after bassclef-sync. Open with your editor for phases, rules, and worked examples.
Where in the SDLC
Also relevant in: Design.
Why this phase: Reads external input into InputArtifact — the first step of any /launch or /stage chain.
Related
- Skills catalog — browse all skills grouped by lifecycle phase
- Tier system — what each tier gives you
FAQ
Terms from bassclef vocabulary that appear on this page.
- cameo
- A pattern for routing a specific practitioner's documented judgment into a specific software development task. Bassclef implements it as three parts — a curated catalog of practitioners, a matcher that connects problems to relevant experts, and invokable skills that channel the pick. You see 'Cooper says X' or 'Norman flags Y' inline rather than the skill running a full consult. Trades depth for speed on lower-stakes surfaces. See: /docs/skills/luminary, doi:10.5281/zenodo.22145491
- luminary
- A design or engineering thinker whose discipline bassclef borrows as a review lens — the practitioner in the cameo pattern above. Cooper for personas, Norman for signifiers, Feathers for characterization tests, Beck for TDD rhythm, plus about 90 others. Skills invoke a lens to check work against a specific discipline. `/luminary` browses the catalog. See: /docs/skills/luminary, doi:10.5281/zenodo.22145491
- hook
- A shell script bassclef wires into Claude Code's tool-invocation lifecycle. Hooks fire at events like PreToolUse (before an Edit lands) or SessionStart (when a session opens). Hooks enforce rules mechanically — a rule says 'don't do X'; a hook fires and BLOCKs if X happens.
- rule
- A markdown file auto-loaded into every session's context. Rules pin discipline the agent applies to every response (plain-English writing, blocked-items protocol, temperance gates). Different from a hook — rules are steering; hooks are enforcement.
- skill
- A user-invocable command (like `/kiss` or `/temperance`) that runs a specific bassclef workflow. Every skill lives at `.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md` with frontmatter + procedure. Adopters type the slash command; Claude Code loads the skill and runs it.
- adopter
- A repo that has bassclef installed — either via `bassclef init` (lite tier from npm) or via the symlink pattern (standard tier with an Anthropic key). Bassclef's discipline: never break adopters. Every change to a downstream-observable surface ships with a compat shim.
Shipped by @kingofrock · Read the essays
/howdoi
Search bassclef skills and rules for an adopter goal — LLM-assisted. Two modes — search (top matches) and compose (matches plus suggested chains). Ranks by semantic fit and cites what each match does.
/kiss
Keep it simple. Two modes: scope (compresses what ships; runs /value-prop brief plus MUST/SHOULD/COULD buckets) and words (rewrites to grade 8; big word to small word swap). Reads standards/bassclef-internal-jargon.md.