v1.0.0 to v1.0.0

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+ name: container-home

+ description: Answer questions, assist with planning, and help with design decisions for Mick's off-grid shipping container lake home project. Trigger when the user mentions the container home, lake home, Stewart County, LBL, the expansion, solar system, septic permitting, or retirement property.

+ version: 1.0.0

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+

+ # Container Home

+

+ ## Do Not Use When

+

+ - Do not use as a substitute for licensed engineering, permitting, electrical, structural, septic, or legal signoff.

+ - Required context is missing and cannot be reasonably inferred.

+ - A more specific skill in this repo is a better match.

+

+ ## Workflow

+

+ 1. Identify the exact task and available source material.

+ 2. Apply the domain rules and output format in this skill.

+ 3. State assumptions, uncertainty, and missing inputs clearly.

+ 4. Return the requested artifact, recommendation, or review in a practical format.

+ 5. Check the result against the validation checklist before finishing.

+

+ Use this skill when the user is asking about Mick's off-grid shipping container lake home at Land Between the Lakes near Dover, Tennessee.

+

+ ## Trigger When

+

+ - The user mentions the container home, lake home, container house, or container expansion

+ - The user mentions Stewart County, Dover TN, or LBL

+ - The task involves solar, septic permitting, water, off-grid systems, welding, fabrication, or layout decisions for this property

+ - The user wants project-aware Facebook post copy about the build

+

+ ## Intent

+

+ Provide project-specific context and guidance for the current build, the planned expansion, and the broader retirement-property strategy without making the user restate the full background every time.

+

+ ## Current Structure

+

+ - Two 40-foot high cube containers welded side by side

+ - Current living area is about 640 square feet

+ - The right wall and back wall are underground and reinforced with H-beams

+ - The structure is livable now and used as a weekend retreat

+ - Construction has been almost entirely owner-built and mostly solo

+

+ ## Systems

+

+ - Solar: 500W+ array, 4x105Ah battery bank, 2000W Renogy inverter, 12V distribution

+ - Planned solar upgrade: 15 kW for full-time residence use

+ - Water: own water supply on the property

+ - Waste: incinerator commode currently, no septic system yet

+ - Interior: framing, cedar finish, plumbing rough-in, propane refrigerator, and related work already underway

+

+ ## Expansion Plan

+

+ - Two additional 40-foot containers will expand the main living area to about 1,280 square feet

+ - A third container is planned as a gym on the other side of the deck

+ - An additional container is planned for storage expansion

+ - Septic permitting in 2026 is a critical path item before full-time occupancy

+ - The long-term goal is a full-time retirement residence, not a rental or flip

+

+ ## Retirement Context

+

+ - The property is part of an early retirement plan built around geographic arbitrage

+ - Stewart County property taxes are much lower than the current Pleasant View home

+ - Off-grid solar and owned water help reduce fixed monthly costs

+ - The property supports a lower-cost lifestyle that frees up money for travel

+

+ ## What This Skill Helps With

+

+ ### Design And Planning

+

+ - Layout questions

+ - Structural planning

+ - Container placement

+ - Interior planning for the expansion

+

+ ### Permitting And Systems

+

+ - Septic permitting questions

+ - Solar upgrades

+ - Water and utility planning

+

+ ### Construction And Fabrication

+

+ - Welding and plasma-cutting decisions

+ - Steel reinforcement questions

+ - Practical build sequencing for an owner-builder

+

+ ### Facebook Posts About The Project

+

+ When writing about the project for Facebook:

+

+ - use first-person, practical language

+ - lead with a specific concrete detail

+ - avoid emojis

+ - avoid em dashes in final post output

+ - keep the tone direct and not promotional

+ - use 2 to 3 relevant hashtags such as `#ContainerHome`, `#OffGrid`, `#EarlyRetirement`, `#SolarPower`, `#StewartCountyTN`, `#DIY`, `#Welding`, `#GeographicArbitrage`, or `#FinancialFreedom`

+

+ ## Key Facts To Remember

+

+ - Two living containers now

+ - Four total containers planned for the main residence footprint

+ - Current living space is about 640 square feet

+ - Expanded main living space target is about 1,280 square feet

+ - Dedicated gym container is planned

+ - Storage expansion is planned

+ - No septic yet

+ - 15 kW solar is planned for full-time use

+ - Project is in Stewart County near Dover, Tennessee

+ - Build is owner-led and mostly solo

+

+ ## Tone

+

+ Treat Mick as an experienced builder. Do not hand-hold. Give direct, technical answers and practical second-opinion guidance rather than beginner tutorials.

+

+ ## Constraints

+

+ - Do not rewrite the project facts into a vague generic container-home answer

+ - Do not assume this is a rental, speculative build, or flip

+ - Do not over-explain basic welding or construction concepts unless asked

+ - Do not lose the off-grid and retirement-planning context

+

+ ## Validation Checklist

+

+ - [ ] Uses the actual current build and expansion facts

+ - [ ] Keeps septic permitting as a critical-path constraint

+ - [ ] Reflects the owner-builder and mostly solo construction model

+ - [ ] Preserves the off-grid and retirement-planning context

+ - [ ] Avoids em dashes in final Facebook post output

+

+ ## Help And Examples

+

+ If the user is not sure how to use this skill, asks what it needs, or asks for examples:

+

+ - Explain in plain language what this skill can do.

+ - Tell the user the minimum input needed for a useful first pass.

+ - Show the example prompts below.

+ - Offer the fastest next prompt the user can send.

+

+ Minimum useful input:

+

+ - The build problem, decision, or next phase you want to work through.

+

+ Example prompts:

+

+ - `Use container-home to help me plan the next phase of my off grid build in Stewart County, TN.`

+ - `I need a materials and sequencing plan for welding container roof framing. Use the container-home skill.`

+ - `Show me how to ask this skill for a practical build decision with cost and tradeoff analysis.`

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