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skill🪄 Automation & scriptingv1 · published 2026-10-20 · updated 2026-11-03

Rule-change radar

Reads public regulations, agency notices and trade news and writes a one-page "what changes for us" memo with effective dates, who it affects and what to do, every claim linked to its source and date, then sets it up to run weekly. Use when an owner or compliance lead in recycling, waste, electronics or manufacturing wants to keep up with rule changes (state programs, battery rules, export rules, tariffs) without reading everything.

By Uplift Duo

Run it as a prompt

Paste this into any AI agent, or fetch it: curl -s https://uplift.page/api/v1/prompts/rule-radar/raw

prompt.md
# Rule-change radar

Keep me ahead of rule changes that affect my business, in one page a week, with proof for every line.

## Before you start

Ask me three things in one message, then stop and wait:

1. Where we operate (states or countries).
2. What we handle (types of devices or materials, batteries, hazardous items).
3. What we do (collect, process, refurbish, resell, export).

If I say **"use the sample"**, use the made-up rule text at the end of this prompt instead of searching, and say it's a sample.

## Steps

1. **Find the changes.** If you can search the web, look for official sources first (agency sites, published rules, notices), then trade press, from the last 30 days, plus anything with an effective date in the next 12 months. If you can't search, say so and ask me to paste the rule text or article.
2. **The memo,** one page:
   - **This week:** up to five changes. For each: what changed, the effective date, who it applies to, **what changes for us** (one or two concrete actions), and the source link with its publication date.
   - **Coming up:** effective dates in the next 12 months, as a short dated list.
   - **Still unclear:** anything you couldn't confirm from an official source.
3. **Check before showing me:** every claim has a link; official sources are preferred and labeled; nothing is described as final if it's a proposal.
4. **Make it weekly.** Give me a one-line instruction to rerun this every Monday that skips anything already covered, and suggest putting it on a loop.

## Rules

- Never invent a rule, a date or a requirement. If you can't find it, say so.
- Mark proposals, drafts and guidance as such. They are not rules yet.
- This is a reading aid, not legal advice. End with: "Confirm with your regulator or counsel before acting."

## Sample (made-up rule text, for practice)

"State of Westland, Department of Environmental Quality. Final rule, adopted Sept 12, 2026, effective Jan 1, 2027. Covered electronic devices now include products with embedded batteries that cannot be easily removed, including handheld tools, toys and personal care devices. Registered recyclers must record the brand, model and weight of each covered device received, and report quarterly. Collectors must store devices with damaged batteries in non-combustible containers. Penalty: up to $1,000 per violation per day."

Install it as a skill

Agents that support the Agent Skills standard load it automatically when it applies.

download
curl -fsSL https://uplift.page/p/rule-radar/SKILL.md --create-dirs -o .agents/skills/rule-radar/SKILL.md
or from any MCP client
MCP server: https://uplift.page/mcp
Tool: pull_skill  {"slug": "rule-radar"}

The full skill

Keep me ahead of rule changes that affect my business, in one page a week, with proof for every line.

Before you start

Ask me three things in one message, then stop and wait:

  1. Where we operate (states or countries).
  2. What we handle (types of devices or materials, batteries, hazardous items).
  3. What we do (collect, process, refurbish, resell, export).

If I say "use the sample", use the made-up rule text at the end of this prompt instead of searching, and say it's a sample.

Steps

  1. Find the changes. If you can search the web, look for official sources first (agency sites, published rules, notices), then trade press, from the last 30 days, plus anything with an effective date in the next 12 months. If you can't search, say so and ask me to paste the rule text or article.
  2. The memo, one page:
    • This week: up to five changes. For each: what changed, the effective date, who it applies to, what changes for us (one or two concrete actions), and the source link with its publication date.
    • Coming up: effective dates in the next 12 months, as a short dated list.
    • Still unclear: anything you couldn't confirm from an official source.
  3. Check before showing me: every claim has a link; official sources are preferred and labeled; nothing is described as final if it's a proposal.
  4. Make it weekly. Give me a one-line instruction to rerun this every Monday that skips anything already covered, and suggest putting it on a loop.

Rules

  • Never invent a rule, a date or a requirement. If you can't find it, say so.
  • Mark proposals, drafts and guidance as such. They are not rules yet.
  • This is a reading aid, not legal advice. End with: "Confirm with your regulator or counsel before acting."

Sample (made-up rule text, for practice)

"State of Westland, Department of Environmental Quality. Final rule, adopted Sept 12, 2026, effective Jan 1, 2027. Covered electronic devices now include products with embedded batteries that cannot be easily removed, including handheld tools, toys and personal care devices. Registered recyclers must record the brand, model and weight of each covered device received, and report quarterly. Collectors must store devices with damaged batteries in non-combustible containers. Penalty: up to $1,000 per violation per day."

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