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AI Skills. A self-contained "brain" distilled from The Book of Elon — 72 mental models + the full book corpus, answering in his voice.

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When your agent uses it

Talk to Elon Musk. Fires on any strategic, founder, engineering, product, or career-decision question — "should I start this", "how do we ship faster", "is this hire worth it", "we keep shipping incremental crap", or any prompt that implicitly wants Musk's lens applied to a specific situation. This is a self-contained conversational brain — it ships with the full text of The Book of Elon plus 72 distilled mental models (under ./skills/), picks the right 1-3 lenses for each question, retrieves the actual book passage, and synthesizes a cited answer in Elon's voice (blunt, physics-first, contrarian, compelled-not-balanced). Trigger eagerly when the question demands first-principles reasoning, operational-pain naming, calibrated odds-acceptance, or contrarian challenge to consensus. Do NOT fire on pure factual lookups, code-writing tasks, or emotional support without a decision underneath. Trigger eagerly even when the user does not name Musk or the framework.

What it loads into context

Frontmatter

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SKILL.md

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When the skill is activated

Reference documents

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Loaded on request

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The playbook

  1. Voice rules
  2. Refusal patterns
  3. Internal procedure (do not recite to the user)
  4. Output shape
  5. Mental-model catalog (the 72)
  6. Recipes (optional conversation templates)
  7. Exemplars (match this register)
  8. When NOT to fire
  9. Source

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Skills included

  • elon

Repository facts

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Created
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Last pushed
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Before you install

Instructions only

Automated signals, not a guarantee

Checked Nov 4, 2026

  • No broad tool permissions
  • No dangerous shell commands
  • 359 network referencesin 1 file: elon/corpus/book-of-elon.txt:6848
  • No hidden or obfuscated text
  • No instruction overrides
  • No executable scripts
  • No access to secrets
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elon/corpus/book-of-elon.txt

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    SOURCES ·  363 SOURCES 1 Elon Musk (@elonmusk), X (formerly Twitter) account, https://x.com/elonmusk.
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    SOURCES 1 Elon Musk (@elonmusk), X (formerly Twitter) account, https://x.com/elonmusk. 2 “Elon Musk: ‘10X Every 6 Months,” Farzad, April 8, 2024, YouTube video, 32:28, https://www.
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    1 Elon Musk (@elonmusk), X (formerly Twitter) account, https://x.com/elonmusk.
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    2 “Elon Musk: ‘10X Every 6 Months,” Farzad, April 8, 2024, YouTube video, 32:28, https://www.
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    youtube.com/watch?v=FPpPTp7FIHY . 3 “ An Interview with Young Elon Musk in 2007,” PBS Wired Science, June 25, 2015, YouTube  video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqoLRlpROG8.
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    3 “ An Interview with Young Elon Musk in 2007,” PBS Wired Science, June 25, 2015, YouTube  video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqoLRlpROG8. 4 “Elon Musk: Digital Superintelligence, Multiplanetary Life, How to Be Useful,” Y Combinator,
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    video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqoLRlpROG8.
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    4 “Elon Musk: Digital Superintelligence, Multiplanetary Life, How to Be Useful,” Y Combinator,  June 19, 2025, YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFIlta1GkiE. 5 Lex Fridman and Elon Musk, “Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of 
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    June 19, 2025, YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFIlta1GkiE.
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    5 Lex Fridman and Elon Musk, “Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity | Lex  Fridman Podcast #438,” Lex Fridman, August 2, 2024, YouTube video, 8:37:34, https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=Kbk9BiPhm7o.
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    Fridman Podcast #438,” Lex Fridman, August 2, 2024, YouTube video, 8:37:34, https://www.
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    youtube.com/watch?v=Kbk9BiPhm7o. 6 “Elon Musk: Birthrate Might Be the Biggest Threat to the Future of Human Civilization,”  WELT Documentary, April 15, 2022, YouTube video, 47:49, https://www.youtube.com/
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    6 “Elon Musk: Birthrate Might Be the Biggest Threat to the Future of Human Civilization,”  WELT Documentary, April 15, 2022, YouTube video, 47:49, https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=2WX_mgnAF A0.
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    WELT Documentary, April 15, 2022, YouTube video, 47:49, https://www.youtube.com/
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    7 Lex Fridman and Elon Musk, “Elon Musk: SpaceX, Mars, Tesla Autopilot, Self-Driving,  Robotics, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #252,” Lex Fridman, December 28, 2021, YouTube  video, 2:31:47, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxREm3s1scA.
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    Robotics, and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #252,” Lex Fridman, December 28, 2021, YouTube  video, 2:31:47, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxREm3s1scA. 8 “TIME Person of the Year: Elon Musk,” TIME, December 13, 2021, YouTube video, 12:42, https
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    video, 2:31:47, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxREm3s1scA.
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    8 “TIME Person of the Year: Elon Musk,” TIME, December 13, 2021, YouTube video, 12:42, https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbVSZvC7UxY . 9 “Tesla AI Day 2022,” Tesla, September 30, 2022, YouTube video, 3:23:00, https://www.youtube.
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    www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbVSZvC7UxY . 9 “Tesla AI Day 2022,” Tesla, September 30, 2022, YouTube video, 3:23:00, https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=ODSJsviD_SU.
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    9 “Tesla AI Day 2022,” Tesla, September 30, 2022, YouTube video, 3:23:00, https://www.youtube.
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    com/watch?v=ODSJsviD_SU. 10 “Elon Musk: Digital Superintelligence,” Y Combinator. 11 “Elon Musk on How to Build the Future,” transcript, Y Combinator, 2016, https://www.
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    10 “Elon Musk: Digital Superintelligence,” Y Combinator. 11 “Elon Musk on How to Build the Future,” transcript, Y Combinator, 2016, https://www. ycombinator.com/library/6W-elon-musk-on-how-to-build-the-future.
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    11 “Elon Musk on How to Build the Future,” transcript, Y Combinator, 2016, https://www.
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    ycombinator.com/library/6W-elon-musk-on-how-to-build-the-future. 12 “Elon Musk’ s Vision for the Future,” Stanford eCorner, October 7, 2015, https://ecorner. stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/10/3620.pdf.
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    12 “Elon Musk’ s Vision for the Future,” Stanford eCorner, October 7, 2015, https://ecorner.
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    13 “Elon Musk's Vision for the Future.” 14  Elon Musk (@elonmusk), “Broad Subject Interview with @DavidFaber,” X Spaces, audio, May 16,  2023, https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDxlavQqaRKL.
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    14  Elon Musk (@elonmusk), “Broad Subject Interview with @DavidFaber,” X Spaces, audio, May 16,  2023, https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDxlavQqaRKL. === PAGE 365 ===
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    2023, https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1RDxlavQqaRKL.
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    === PAGE 365 === 364 ·  THE BOOK OF ELON 15 Johnny Davis, “One More Giant Leap,” The Telegraph, August 4, 2007, https://www.telegraph.
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    364 ·  THE BOOK OF ELON 15 Johnny Davis, “One More Giant Leap,” The Telegraph, August 4, 2007, https://www.telegraph. co.uk/culture/3666994/One-more-giant-leap.html.
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    15 Johnny Davis, “One More Giant Leap,” The Telegraph, August 4, 2007, https://www.telegraph.
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    16 Fridman and Musk, “Lex Fridman Podcast #252.” 17  “Elon Musk Talks Twitter, Tesla and How His Brain Works: Live at TED2022,” TED, April 14,  2022, YouTube video, 54:45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM.
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    17  “Elon Musk Talks Twitter, Tesla and How His Brain Works: Live at TED2022,” TED, April 14,  2022, YouTube video, 54:45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM. 18 Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk, “Dr. Peterson x Elon Musk,” X Spaces, 
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    2022, YouTube video, 54:45, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZZpaB2kDM.
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    18 Jordan Peterson and Elon Musk, “Dr. Peterson x Elon Musk,” X Spaces, audio, July 22, 2024,  https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1LyGBgPvoDjJN. 19 “Elon Musk at TED2022.”
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    https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1LyGBgPvoDjJN.
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    19 “Elon Musk at TED2022.” 20 “Elon Musk: Tesla Motors CEO, Stanford GSB 2013 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year,”  Stanford Graduate School of Business, October 9, 2013, YouTube video, 53:08, https://www.
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    20 “Elon Musk: Tesla Motors CEO, Stanford GSB 2013 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year,”  Stanford Graduate School of Business, October 9, 2013, YouTube video, 53:08, https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=MBItc_QAUUM.
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    Stanford Graduate School of Business, October 9, 2013, YouTube video, 53:08, https://www.
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    youtube.com/watch?v=MBItc_QAUUM. 21 “Elon Musk in 2009—Charlie Rose Interview,” Remembrance of Things Past, originally from  August 11, 2009, uploaded March 12, 2020, YouTube video, 29:28, https://www.youtube.com/
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    21 “Elon Musk in 2009—Charlie Rose Interview,” Remembrance of Things Past, originally from  August 11, 2009, uploaded March 12, 2020, YouTube video, 29:28, https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ktkV0N0Oask.
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    August 11, 2009, uploaded March 12, 2020, YouTube video, 29:28, https://www.youtube.com/
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    24  “Elon Musk, Charlie Rose Interview (2009).” 25 “Elon Musk: The Future We’re Building—and Boring,” TED, May 3, 2017, YouTube video, 40:50,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwLWfaAg-8.
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    25 “Elon Musk: The Future We’re Building—and Boring,” TED, May 3, 2017, YouTube video, 40:50,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwLWfaAg-8. 26  Tim Urban, “The Cook and the Chef: Musk’ s Secret Sauce,” Wait But Why (blog), November 6,
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIwLWfaAg-8.
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    26  Tim Urban, “The Cook and the Chef: Musk’ s Secret Sauce,” Wait But Why (blog), November 6,  2015, https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/11/the-cook-and-the-chef-musks-secret-sauce.html. 27 Urban, “The Cook and the Chef.”
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    2015, https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/11/the-cook-and-the-chef-musks-secret-sauce.html.
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    27 Urban, “The Cook and the Chef.” 28 “Third Row Tesla Podcast: Episode 7: Elon Musk’ s Story: Director’ s Cut,” Third Row Tesla,  February 9, 2020, YouTube video, 3:35:03, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9oEc0wCQDE.
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    28 “Third Row Tesla Podcast: Episode 7: Elon Musk’ s Story: Director’ s Cut,” Third Row Tesla,  February 9, 2020, YouTube video, 3:35:03, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9oEc0wCQDE. 29 Musk (@elonmusk), X account.
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    February 9, 2020, YouTube video, 3:35:03, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9oEc0wCQDE.
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    29 Musk (@elonmusk), X account. 30 Joe Rogan and Elon Musk, “ Joe Rogan Experience #1169: Elon Musk,” Powerful JRE, September  6, 2018, YouTube video, 2:37:02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycPr5-27vSI.
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    30 Joe Rogan and Elon Musk, “ Joe Rogan Experience #1169: Elon Musk,” Powerful JRE, September  6, 2018, YouTube video, 2:37:02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycPr5-27vSI. 31 “Bill Gates and Elon Musk Interviewed by Baidu CEO Robin Li,” Sc
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    6, 2018, YouTube video, 2:37:02, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycPr5-27vSI.
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    992 Vance, Elon Musk; Sara-Jayne Slack, “Elon Musk Facts: History, Achievements and Net Worth,”  Academy Center, Investing.com, last modified August 21, 2024, https://www.investing.com/ academy/statistics/elon-musk-facts/ .
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    academy/statistics/elon-musk-facts/ . 993 Tom Huddleston Jr., “Elon Musk Slept on His Office Couch and ‘Showered at the YMCA’ While  Starting His First Company,” CNBC, June 19, 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/how-
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    993 Tom Huddleston Jr., “Elon Musk Slept on His Office Couch and ‘Showered at the YMCA’ While  Starting His First Company,” CNBC, June 19, 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/how- elon-musk-founded-zip2-with-his-brother-kimbal.html.
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    Starting His First Company,” CNBC, June 19, 2018, https://www.cnbc.com/2018/06/19/how-
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    994 “Third Row Tesla Podcast, Episode 7.” 995 US Securities and Exchange Commission, “Form 10-K: PayPal, Inc.,” archived August 25,  2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20200825231531/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/
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    995 US Securities and Exchange Commission, “Form 10-K: PayPal, Inc.,” archived August 25,  2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20200825231531/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/ data/1103415/000091205702009834/a2073071z10-k405.htm.
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    2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20200825231531/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/
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    data/1103415/000091205702009834/a2073071z10-k405.htm. 996 Ashlee Vance, “Elon Musk’ s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla,” Bloomberg, May 14, 2015,  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-elon-musk-spacex/ .
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    996 Ashlee Vance, “Elon Musk’ s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla,” Bloomberg, May 14, 2015,  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-elon-musk-spacex/ . 997  Vance, Elon Musk.
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    https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-elon-musk-spacex/ .
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    997  Vance, Elon Musk. 998 Matt Burns, “ A Brief History of Tesla,” TechCrunch, October 8, 2014, https://web.archive.org/ web/20150717064829/https://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-brief-history-of-tesla/#/slide3.
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    998 Matt Burns, “ A Brief History of Tesla,” TechCrunch, October 8, 2014, https://web.archive.org/
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    web/20150717064829/https://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-brief-history-of-tesla/#/slide3.
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    999 “Series C: Tesla,” Crunchbase, accessed November 13, 2025, https://www.crunchbase.com/
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    1000 Berger, Liftoff. 1001 Drake Baer, “The Making of Tesla: Invention, Betrayal, and the Birth of the Roadster,” Business  Insider, October 31, 2014, https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10.
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    1001 Drake Baer, “The Making of Tesla: Invention, Betrayal, and the Birth of the Roadster,” Business  Insider, October 31, 2014, https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10. 1002 John Boudreau, “Tesla Motors Begins Delive
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    Insider, October 31, 2014, https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-the-origin-story-2014-10.
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    1002 John Boudreau, “Tesla Motors Begins Delivering Model S Electric Cars in a Silicon Valley  Milestone,” The Mercury News, June 22, 2012, https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/06/22/ tesla-motors-begins-delivering-model-s-electric-cars-in-a-si
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    Milestone,” The Mercury News, June 22, 2012, https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/06/22/
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    tesla-motors-begins-delivering-model-s-electric-cars-in-a-silicon-valley-milestone-2/ . 1003 Astra Nova School, accessed November 14, 2025, https://www.astranova.org/ . 1004 Mike Wall, “Wow! SpaceX Lands Orbital Rocket Successfully in Histo
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    1003 Astra Nova School, accessed November 14, 2025, https://www.astranova.org/ .
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    1004 Mike Wall, “Wow! SpaceX Lands Orbital Rocket Successfully in Historic First,” Space.com,  December 21, 2015, https://www.space.com/31420-spacex-rocket-landing-success.html. 1005 Cade Metz, “Inside OpenAI, Elon Musk’ s Wild Plan to Set 
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    December 21, 2015, https://www.space.com/31420-spacex-rocket-landing-success.html.
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    1005 Cade Metz, “Inside OpenAI, Elon Musk’ s Wild Plan to Set Artificial Intelligence Free,” WIRED,  April 27, 2016, https://www.wired.com/2016/04/openai-elon-musk-sam-altman-plan-to-set- artificial-intelligence-free/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
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    April 27, 2016, https://www.wired.com/2016/04/openai-elon-musk-sam-altman-plan-to-set-
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    artificial-intelligence-free/?utm_source=chatgpt.com. 1006 Sony Salzman et al., “Neuralink’ s First Brain Implant Patient Feared Device Would  Have to Be Removed,” ABC News, May 17, 2024, https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/
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    1006 Sony Salzman et al., “Neuralink’ s First Brain Implant Patient Feared Device Would  Have to Be Removed,” ABC News, May 17, 2024, https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/ neuralinks-brain-implant-patient-feared-device-removed/story?id=11032
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    Have to Be Removed,” ABC News, May 17, 2024, https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/
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    neuralinks-brain-implant-patient-feared-device-removed/story?id=110325322. 1007 Fred Lambert, “Tesla Model 3: Pictures of the Very First Production Unit at the Factory,”  Electrek, July 9, 2017, https://electrek.co/2017/07/09/tesla-model-3-
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    1007 Fred Lambert, “Tesla Model 3: Pictures of the Very First Production Unit at the Factory,”  Electrek, July 9, 2017, https://electrek.co/2017/07/09/tesla-model-3-production-pictures/ . 1008 Fridman and Musk, “Lex Fridman Podcast #400.”
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    Electrek, July 9, 2017, https://electrek.co/2017/07/09/tesla-model-3-production-pictures/ .
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    1008 Fridman and Musk, “Lex Fridman Podcast #400.” 1009 Jackie Wattles, “NASA, SpaceX Launch Astronauts from US Soil for the First Time in a Decade,”  CNN, May 30, 2020, https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/30/tech/spacex-nasa-launch-astronauts-
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    1009 Jackie Wattles, “NASA, SpaceX Launch Astronauts from US Soil for the First Time in a Decade,”  CNN, May 30, 2020, https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/30/tech/spacex-nasa-launch-astronauts- scn/index.html.
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    CNN, May 30, 2020, https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/30/tech/spacex-nasa-launch-astronauts-
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    SOURCES ·  397 1010 Sergei Klebnikov, “Elon Musk Is Now the Richest Person in the World, Officially Surpassing  Jeff Bezos,” Forbes, last modified January 8, 2021, https://www.forbes.com/sites/
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    1010 Sergei Klebnikov, “Elon Musk Is Now the Richest Person in the World, Officially Surpassing  Jeff Bezos,” Forbes, last modified January 8, 2021, https://www.forbes.com/sites/ sergeiklebnikov/2021/01/08/elon-musk-is-now-the-richest-perso
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    Jeff Bezos,” Forbes, last modified January 8, 2021, https://www.forbes.com/sites/
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    surpassing-jeff-bezos/?sh=13de3e433b86. 1011 Tien Le and Vanessa Romo, “Elon Musk Is Time’ s 2021 Person of the Year,” December 13, 2021,  https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1063792887/elon-musk-time-person-of-the-year.
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    1011 Tien Le and Vanessa Romo, “Elon Musk Is Time’ s 2021 Person of the Year,” December 13, 2021,  https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1063792887/elon-musk-time-person-of-the-year. 1012 Elon Musk (@elonmusk), “The first human received an implant
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    https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1063792887/elon-musk-time-person-of-the-year.
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    1012 Elon Musk (@elonmusk), “The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday  and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” X, January 29,  2024, https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1752098683024220
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    and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” X, January 29,  2024, https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1752098683024220632. 1013 Mike Wendling, BBC News, “Elon Musk’ s Starbase in Texas Will Officially Become a 
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    1013 Mike Wendling, BBC News, “Elon Musk’ s Starbase in Texas Will Officially Become a City,” BBC  News, May 4, 2025, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39j8rj4nmmo. 1014 Matt Durot, “Elon Musk Just Became the First Person Ever Worth $500 B
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    News, May 4, 2025, https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39j8rj4nmmo.
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    1014 Matt Durot, “Elon Musk Just Became the First Person Ever Worth $500 Billion,” Forbes,  last modified October 2, 2025, https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2025/10/01/ elon-musk-just-became-the-first-person-ever-worth-500-billion/ .
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    1020 Musk (@elonmusk), X account. 1021 Caitlin Shamberg, “Can Elon Musk Fix the 405?,” KCRW, March 19, 2013, https://www.kcrw. com/culture/articles/can-elon-musk-fix-the-405.
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    1021 Caitlin Shamberg, “Can Elon Musk Fix the 405?,” KCRW, March 19, 2013, https://www.kcrw.
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    1029 Musk (@elonmusk), X account. 1030 “Will Smith Hosts Meme Review w/ Elon Musk [MEME REVIEW] #50,” PewDiePie, February 22,  2019, YouTube video, 19:48, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpWYQ1YtgnI&t=1024s.
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    1030 “Will Smith Hosts Meme Review w/ Elon Musk [MEME REVIEW] #50,” PewDiePie, February 22,  2019, YouTube video, 19:48, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpWYQ1YtgnI&t=1024s. 1031 Musk (@elonmusk), X account.
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Claude CodeCompatibleStandard SKILL.md elon/SKILL.md.claude/skills/<skill-name>/
CodexCompatibleStandard SKILL.md elon/SKILL.md.agents/skills/<skill-name>/
CursorCompatibleStandard SKILL.md elon/SKILL.md.cursor/skills/<skill-name>/
Gemini CLICompatibleStandard SKILL.md elon/SKILL.md.gemini/skills/<skill-name>/
GitHub CopilotCompatibleStandard SKILL.md elon/SKILL.md.github/skills/<skill-name>/
OpenCodeCompatibleStandard SKILL.md elon/SKILL.md.opencode/skills/<skill-name>/
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