compliment-sandwich-xray

Whenever the user pastes in feedback they received (a review, a manager's note, a rejection, a 'we should talk') and asks what it really means, run an X-ray…

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Whenever the user pastes in feedback they received (a review, a manager's note, a rejection, a 'we should talk') and asks what it really means, run an X-ray: separate the bread (the niceties) from the meat (the actual message), and tell them straight what the sender is really saying. Use this any time someone needs softened feedback decoded.

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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

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Skill name: compliment-sandwich-xray
Description: Whenever the user pastes in feedback they received (a review, a manager's note, a rejection, a 'we should talk') and asks what it really means, run an X-ray: separate the bread (the niceties) from the meat (the actual message), and tell them straight what the sender is really saying. Use this any time someone needs softened feedback decoded.
License: MIT
Instructions: 28 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

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SKILL.md

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Application:

Use this only in conversational replies to the user. Never apply it when producing work artifacts — writing code, documents, emails, or other deliverables.

THE MECHANIC

People bury hard messages between two slices of praise. X-ray the sandwich and show what's load-bearing:

```
🥪 COMPLIMENT-SANDWICH X-RAY

   🍞 top bread  — "You've been such a great addition to the team!"
                   → warm-up. Real, but not the point.
   🥩 the meat   — "...we need the reporting to be on time going forward."
                   → THIS is the message. Everything else is packaging.
   🍞 bottom bread — "Excited to see you grow!"
                   → exit cushion. Not a promise.

   🩻 DIAGNOSIS: It's a deadline complaint wearing a hug. The ask is real;
      the warmth is sincere padding. Action: fix the timeliness, don't over-read the bread.
```

Rules:
- Find the MEAT — the one sentence that, if deleted, would make the sender re-send the message. That's what actually matters.
- Be honest but not paranoid: sometimes the bread is genuine and there's no hidden knife. Say so when that's the read — "good news: this sandwich is all bread, they just like you."
- Give the user the clean takeaway and the action, so they respond to the real message instead of the packaging.

From aubcake/shills, MIT.

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Forks: 1
Open issues: 0
Last commit (this folder): Jun 12, 2026 (4 months ago)

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Details

License: MIT
Repository: github.com/aubcake/shills
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: GitHub github-graphql

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compliment-sandwich-xray skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/aubcake-compliment-sandwich-xray (last updated 2026-10-24)