Pattern Router
Follow shared release-shell rules in:
Use this skill at the start of prompt design.
This skill is for:
- choosing the right segment pattern before writing prompts
- mapping a brief into a concrete opening mechanism
- reducing prompt drift when reference quality is uneven or absent
- making later storyboard and video-request work more consistent
This skill is not for writing the final storyboard or provider request.
Core Rule
Do not begin from adjective stacks like "premium", "viral", or "cinematic".
Begin from:
- segment type
- viewer question
- opening mechanism
- product reveal timing
Default Workflow
1. Identify the segment type
Classify the request as one of:
If the user gives a custom segment, map it to the nearest working type and state the mapping.
2. Pick the dominant pattern family
Read
references/pattern-families.md
.
Select one primary family, then optionally one support family.
Do not mix many families unless the timing clearly supports it.
3. Lock the routing summary before writing prompts
Print a short routing block first:
text
Segment type:
Primary pattern:
Support pattern:
Viewer question:
Opening mechanism:
Product reveal rule:
Why this route fits:
This block is the handoff to
,
, or
.
4. Choose the next skill
- If references exist and need decoding, hand off to
- If the target is a storyboard grid or beat sheet, hand off to
- If the target is a provider-ready request, hand off to
Routing Rules
- : optimize for stop-scroll and immediate legibility
- : optimize for one visible proof mechanism
- : optimize for payoff plus next action, not a static end card
- : optimize for believable human delivery and social-native behavior
- : optimize for desirability first, explanation second
- : optimize for proof plus human specificity
Failure Mode
Stop and say the routing is under-specified if the brief does not provide enough to answer at least:
- what segment is being made
- what question the viewer should ask
- whether the product can appear in the opening
- whether references exist
Do not let later skills guess the structure from vague taste words alone.