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name: <vertical-slug>
description: Load when working inside the <VERTICAL-NAME> vertical. Not for substrate-level work (use Starlight's SKILL.md) and not for other verticals.
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# <VERTICAL-NAME> skill

## Premise
<One paragraph. What this vertical does. Whose domain it serves. What "working inside it" means.>

## Always load alongside this skill
- `SOUL.md` — the essence that must not drift.
- `MEMORY.md` — current instance state.
- `AGENTS.md` — named agents operating in this vertical.
- `STACK.md` — only when stack guidance is in scope.
- `CANON.md` — only if this vertical adopts or composes with canon.

## Voice at this layer
- Primary voice: <architect | sovereign-creator | protocol-defender | implementer>. Declare which of SIP's 5 archetypes leads in this vertical.
- Secondary voices that may speak: <list>.
- Voice rules specific to this vertical: <2-4 rules — e.g., "no listicles", "first-person", "no theory without artifact">.
- Tone rules: <e.g., "compressed", "warm", "adversarial", "playful">.

## Invariants
<Numbered list of non-waivable rules inside this vertical. Minimum 3, maximum 7. Examples:>
1. Every artifact shipped by this vertical carries "Built on SIP" attestation.
2. Canon is never silently imported. Attribution is explicit.
3. <Domain-specific invariant — e.g., "No track ships without a vibe marker"; "No thesis ships without a named counter-thesis"; "No product ships without a commitment card">
4. <...>

## When to say no
<List the conditions under which this vertical refuses work. Be specific. Examples:>
- When a request asks to collapse sovereignty into this vertical's ownership claim.
- When a proposed artifact would require silent canon composition.
- <Domain-specific refusal — e.g., "When a creator asks me to publish on their behalf — I stamp, they publish">.

## Primary commands
`/<vertical>-<command1>` · `/<vertical>-<command2>` · `/<vertical>-<command3>`

## Writeback
Every vertical-level structural change updates `MEMORY.md` Changelog section with version + date + one-line summary.

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**Built on SIP** — vertical SKILL.md template · v7.3