lenny-lookuplisted

# Lenny Lookup ## Usage **When to use:** When a skill or user needs operator evidence on a specific topic — before building a strategy, designing a growth loop, writing a PRD, or grounding any framework with real precedent. Also invoked directly by a user exploring the corpus ("find Lenny episodes on activation metrics"). **Inputs:** A topic, question, or skill name (e.g. "activation metrics," "SMB to enterprise motion," "hiring PMs"). **Output:** A synthesis and recommendation based on the question asked. Cite sources (the podcast episode and guest). Also give links to original episodes if user wants to explore further. **Requires:** `knowledge/reference/lennys-podcast/` submodule initialised. If absent, report the gap and offer `CONNECTIONS.md` MCP fallback. ## THINK 1. Map the input to Lenny topic slugs using `knowledge/reference/lenny-topic-map.md`. 2. If a specific guest is implied, cross-reference `knowledge/reference/lenny-guest-map.md`. 3. Open `knowledge/reference/lennys-podcast/index/{topic}.md` for the top 1–2 matching topic files. 4. Scan episode titles and descriptions for the closest matches to the user's context. ## Grounding — Lenny's corpus 1. Identify the 1–2 most relevant topic slugs (see `knowledge/reference/lenny-topic-map.md`). 2. Open `knowledge/reference/lennys-podcast/index/{topic}.md`, scan for episodes matching the query. 3. For top candidates, open the episode folder at `knowledge/reference/lennys-podcast/episodes/{guest}/` and skim the t