para-classifier

# PARA Classifier

**Reference skill for inbox classification** - Provides decision trees, emoji mappings, and PARA philosophy guidance for triage and distill skills.

This is not a user-facing skill. Other skills load these references to make consistent classification decisions.

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## What This Skill Provides

1. **PARA Philosophy** - Tiago Forte's core principles for organizing knowledge
2. **Classification Decision Tree** - Flowchart for inbox → PARA routing
3. **Emoji Mapping** - `source_format` to emoji conversion
4. **Type Disambiguation** - Clarify resources vs records vs archives
5. **Real-World Examples** - Concrete classification scenarios

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## When to Load This Skill

Load these references when you need to:

- **Classify inbox items** - Is this a resource, meeting, booking, or archive?
- **Choose emojis** - What emoji matches this source_format?
- **Resolve ambiguity** - Is this knowledge to distill or a transaction record?
- **Apply PARA principles** - What would Tiago Forte do?

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## Reference Files

| File | Purpose |
|------|---------|
| [para-philosophy.md](references/para-philosophy.md) | Core PARA concepts and the "Future You" test |
| [classification-decision-tree.md](references/classification-decision-tree.md) | Flowchart for classification decisions |
| [emoji-mapping.md](references/emoji-mapping.md) | source_format → emoji lookup table |
| [type-disambiguation.md](references/type-disambiguation.md) | Resources vs records clarification |
| [examples.md](references/examples.md) | Real-world classification scenarios |

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## Usage Pattern

**In other skills:**

```markdown
Load PARA classification guidance when needed:

For classification decisions, see:
- @../para-classifier/references/classification-decision-tree.md
- @../para-classifier/references/emoji-mapping.md

For PARA philosophy, see:
- @../para-classifier/references/para-philosophy.md
```

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## Key Principles

1. **Resources are for learning** - Knowledge to distill for fu