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Instinct gets much better once it is configured. The catch: getting a morning brief that actually helps, an evening plan for tomorrow, one nudge a day that you don't learn to ignore, watchers that warn you before you are late - that takes days of back-and-forth.
A pack is that setup, written down once. Send one message to your Instinct, answer a few questions, and it starts running your day. Your details stay in your Instinct. The pack itself is plain Markdown with zero personal data.
 ☀️ 07:00 · Morning brief Weather, your numbers, headlines, 3 priorities, a 5-min drill, your streak |
 🌙 21:00 · Evening brief Tomorrow's agenda, what to prepare tonight, a 2-minute reflection |
 ⏰ 13:00 · Coaching ping One question a day. No follow-ups. A smaller version on hard days. |
 🏆 Sunday · Scoreboard Max 4 points a day. Shows what you did, never a "missed" list. |
Examples with illustrative values. Your briefs use your city, your calendar and live sources.
1. Copy this and send it to your Instinct (iMessage, WhatsApp, Slack - wherever you already talk to it):
Install the "Configured Assistant" pack from Assistant Packs.
Instructions: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/olserra/duet-playbook/main/packs/configured-assistant/skills/configured-assistant/SKILL.md
Modules are in the references/ folder next to it.
Run the setup interview with me, schedule only the routines I approve,
and show me a sample evening brief for tomorrow before the first one goes out.
2. Answer the setup questions. City, brief times, the numbers and news you care about, one skill to practice. Say "defaults" to go fast.
3. Check the sample, then let it run. Change anything later in plain words: "move the morning brief to 6:30", "drop the markets", "pause everything this week".
4. 👍 issue #1 if it works for you. That thumbs-up is the public install counter.
Tip
Want just one piece? Send "Install only the morning brief module from the Configured Assistant pack" with the same link. More install options in the pack's INSTALL.md.
| # | Pack | What your Instinct does | Languages | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Configured Assistant | Morning brief · evening brief for tomorrow · one daily coaching ping · points and a Sunday scoreboard · traffic and reply watchers · weekly habit technique | 🇬🇧 🇵🇹 | ✅ Live · free |
| 2 | Inbox Zero Chief | Triage rules, reply drafts in your voice, a weekly unsubscribe sweep | 🇬🇧 | 🛠️ Scaffolded · help wanted |
| 3 | Market Watch | A market brief before the open (indices, currencies, crypto, headlines) · price and move alerts you set · a weekly wrap. Facts, never advice | 🇬🇧 🇵🇹 | ✅ Live · free |
| 4 | Family Logistics | Shared calendars, school deadlines, pickups, birthdays and gifts | - | 🗳️ Vote |
| 5 | Job Search Copilot | Pipeline tracking, interview prep briefs, follow-up nudges | - | 🗳️ Vote |
Missing the one you need? Request a pack and 👍 the requests you want most. The most-voted request is the next pack we build.
| 🔒 Zero personal data | Packs are templates. Your city, hours and interests are asked at install and stay in your Instinct. |
| 🙋 Asks before acting for you | A pack never messages people, books, buys or accepts invites on its own. |
| 🌱 Adapts, doesn't nag | Hard day? The plan shrinks and a walk counts. No second pings, no guilt. |
| 📱 Phone-sized | Every message reads in under a minute. |
| 🧩 Small pieces | Every module works alone. Take the whole pack or just the morning brief. |
| 🔎 Checked, not remembered | Weather, prices and news come from live sources when the message is sent. |
- Pack #1 · The Configured Assistant (EN + PT)
- Public request board with votes
- Live install counter (👍 on issue #1)
- Contributor guides, templates and good first issues
- Pack #3 · Market Watch (EN + PT)
- Pack #2 · Inbox Zero Chief, built by the community (help wanted)
- Pack #4 · picked by the most-voted request
- Pack pages with community tips ("how I tuned my morning brief")
- Contributor badges: first fix, first module, pack author
- More languages (ES, FR) - help translate
This project belongs to the people who use it. We decide together what gets built, and every contribution is credited.
- 🌱 Your first contribution in 15 minutes - no coding, all in the browser.
- 🗳️ Vote on the board - 👍 decides what gets built next. Request a pack if yours is missing.
- 💬 Discussions - ask in Q&A, share ideas, show how you tuned a pack in Show & Tell.
- ✍️ Pack-authoring guide - how we design packs, the privacy rules and the quality bar. Translating? See the translation guide.
- ⭐ Star the repo to follow new packs.
| Task | Time | Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Translate the morning brief module to Spanish | ~30 min | Spanish |
| Translate the evening brief module to French | ~30 min | French |
| Add a weekend variant of the morning brief | ~45 min | Writing |
| Add a preview card for the watchers module | ~45 min | SVG text editing |
| Pack #2: write the weekly unsubscribe sweep module | ~45 min | Writing |
Thanks to everyone who builds Assistant Packs (emoji key). Translations, ideas, reviews and docs count, not only packs.
 olserra creator 🖋 🤔 📖 🎨 🚧 |
 You? start here |
Is this an official Instinct project?
No. Assistant Packs is an independent community project built by Instinct users. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Instinct.
Does a pack read my email or calendar?
Only if you say yes during setup. The evening brief and the watchers work better with calendar and email access; everything else works without it.
What does it cost?
Packs are free and MIT-licensed.
I don't use Instinct. Can I still use a pack?
Packs are written for Instinct first. The files follow the open Agent Skills format, so other assistants can read them too. See ADAPTERS.md.
packs/<pack-id>/
README.md · README.pt.md what the pack does, with previews
INSTALL.md copy-paste install messages for Instinct
pack.yaml name, version, modules, credits
skills/<pack-id>/ English skill: SKILL.md + references/ (one file per module)
skills/<pack-id>-pt/ Portuguese skill
assets/ banner and preview images
docs/ pack-authoring and translation guides (EN + PT)
examples/ gallery of previews and tuning recipes
FORMAT.md the pack format
CHANGELOG.md what changed, per release
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