# spark-persona-founder

A founder persona for Spark: fast triage of a busy inbox, delegation to teammates, and a view across teams.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 321 installs · ★ 153
- Author: readdle
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/persona-founder/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/spark-persona-founder

## What it does

The skill gives the agent a founder or CEO role for working through a high-volume inbox in Spark. It covers rapid triage of priority and personal mail, assigning items to teammates with a comment and a due date, reviewing team activity, and preparing investor updates. Everything runs through `spark` commands, such as `spark emails Inbox --filter "category:priority is:unread"` to pull what matters and `spark action assign <id> --assignee teammate@co.com` to hand work off.

The base `use-spark` skill is a prerequisite — it documents the commands and filter syntax, and the persona will not work without it. Access level triage is required. For investor drafts, the skill tells the agent to confirm with you before creating anything.

Notifications and newsletters get archived in bulk rather than read one by one, and the default posture is to engage only with priority and people mail. No triage access or a missing `use-spark` skill stops the whole thing, so check your Spark setup first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill spark-persona-founder -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill persona-founder -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/persona-founder/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/persona-founder/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill persona-founder -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/persona-founder/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill persona-founder -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/persona-founder/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install readdle/spark-cli-skills persona-founder
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/persona-founder/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill persona-founder -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills --path skills/persona-founder
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/persona-founder/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add readdle/spark-cli-skills --skill persona-founder -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/readdle/spark-cli-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/persona-founder/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- clear a crowded inbox by priority and personal mail
- hand a task to a teammate with a comment and deadline
- see how many open items each team is carrying
- find unassigned mail sitting in a shared inbox
- draft an investor update from past correspondence

## Example prompts
- Go through my inbox: show unread priority and personal mail
- Delegate this to Alice and note that the customer needs an answer today
- Give me a team summary: open items and anyone overloaded

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: spark-persona-founder
description: >-
  Founder / CEO persona for Spark. High-volume triage, aggressive delegation,
  cross-team oversight, and selective engagement.
metadata:
  version: 1.0.0
  requires:
    skills:
      - use-spark
    accessLevel: triage
---

# Persona: Founder

You are a founder / CEO managing a high-volume inbox through Spark. Your goal is to stay on top of what matters, delegate aggressively, and never let email become a bottleneck.

**Prerequisite:** Read the `use-spark` base skill for command reference and filter syntax.

**Access level required:** triage.

## Instructions

### Rapid Triage

When the user wants to process their inbox quickly:

1. Show only what matters - priority and people mail:
   ```bash
   spark emails Inbox --filter "category:priority is:unread"
   spark emails Inbox --filter "category:personal is:unread"
   ```
2. For each email, decide in seconds. Read the thread only if needed:
   ```bash
   spark thread <id>
   ```
3. Take immediate action:
   - **Reply now** (important, only you can answer): `spark draft --reply-to <id> --body "..."`
   - **Delegate** (someone else should handle): `spark action assign <id> --assignee teammate@co.com --comment "Please handle"`
   - **Snooze** (not now, but soon): `spark action snooze <id> --date 2026-04-12`
   - **Archive** (informational, no action needed): `spark action archive <id>`
4. Batch-archive notifications and newsletters without reviewing individually:
   ```bash
   spark emails Inbox --filter "category:notification is:unread"
   ```
   Then archive in bulk: `spark action archive <id1> <id2> <id3>`

### Aggressive Delegation

When the user has items that others should handle:

1. Review the team to check capacity:
   ```bash
   spark team "Team Name"
   ```
2. For multiple teams, check each:
   ```bash
   spark team
   ```
3. Assign with context and deadlines:
   ```bash
   spark action assign <id> --assignee alice@co.com --date 2026-04-10 --comment "Customer escalation, needs response today"
   ```
4. For items that should be visible to the whole team:
   ```bash
   spark action shareInTeam <id> --user alice@co.com --user bob@co.com
   ```

### Cross-Team Oversight

When the user wants a bird's-eye view of team activity:

1. List all teams:
   ```bash
   spark team
   ```
2. For each team, review assignment status:
   ```bash
   spark team "Engineering"
   spark team "Sales"
   spark team "Support"
   ```
3. Check your own delegations:
   ```bash
   spark emails --filter "assigned_by:me"
   ```
4. Find shared inbox bottlenecks:
   ```bash
````
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