From file to useful result
How to ask with this skill installed
Installing the skill gives your AI a method. Your request still has to provide the case-specific facts, constraints and expected output.
1Name the real task
Describe the decision or deliverable, not just the topic.
2Provide the evidence
Add source material, audience, limits and known facts.
3Define done
Set format, quality criteria and checks.
Source example
Replace the brackets with your case
When to use it
- A client receives an approval notice and you need to communicate it promptly
- A Request for Evidence (RFE) arrives and the client needs immediate notification with next steps
- A case milestone (I-140 approval, I-485 transfer, interview scheduled) needs to be communicated
- You need to send a batch status update to a group of clients waiting on the same case stage
- Setting up automated case status updates for a high-volume immigration practice
- A client calls asking "what's the status of my case?" — generating the response
Mistakes to avoid
- Sending case status updates via unencrypted email — immigration documents contain SSNs, A-numbers, and other highly sensitive personal information; an unencrypted email is a data breach waiting to happen and potentially violates state bar ethics rules
- Missing an RFE response deadline — USCIS does not extend deadlines for late responses; a missed RFE deadline typically results in case denial with no appeal; this is the single most catastrophic error an immigration practice can make
- Sending a generic case update when the client just got an RFE — the RFE notification needs to be personal, urgent, and specific; a generic template without the actual response deadline and specific documents listed is worse than no communication at all
- Forgetting to update the client after the approval notice — the day USCIS approves the case is the highest-anxiety-to-joy moment in the immigration process; a prompt, warm communication acknowledging this milestone is the highest-value communication you will ever send to that client