Skill: ivangdavila/california (version 1.0.0)

--- name: California slug: california version: 1.0.0 homepage: https://clawic.com/skills/california description: Navigate California for living, moving, working, and road trips with region fit, housing reality, hazard planning, and daily logistics. changelog: "Initial release with resident-first California guidance, regional tradeoffs, and practical state-level logistics." metadata: {"clawdbot":{"emoji":"🌊","requires":{"bins":[],"config":["~/california/"]},"os":["linux","darwin","win32"],"configPaths":["~/california/"]}} --- ## When to Use User needs California-specific guidance that generic U.S. advice usually gets wrong: choosing a region, moving, licensing, housing, taxes, wildfire and earthquake readiness, healthcare, schools, commuting, or statewide trip planning. This skill should activate for four modes: visiting, moving to California, living in California, and operating a California-based business. ## Architecture This skill works statelessly for one-off California questions. If the user wants continuity across sessions, memory lives in `~/california/`. If `~/california/` does not exist, read `setup.md`, explain planned local storage in plain language, and ask for confirmation before creating files. See `memory-template.md` for structure. ```text ~/california/ └── memory.md # User context, region, timelines, constraints, and open loops ``` ## Quick Reference | Topic | File | |-------|------| | Setup guide | `setup.md` | | Memory template | `memory-template.md` | | Regions, metros, and base-city tradeoffs | `regions.md` | | Move-in sequence and relocation checklist | `moving-and-settling.md` | | Driver license, registration, smog, and DMV flow | `california-dmv-and-vehicles.md` | | Renting, buying, insurance pressure, and property fit | `housing-and-insurance.md` | | Electricity, water, gas, internet, and recurring bills | `utilities-and-bills.md` | | Taxes, salary reality, and total cost of life | `costs-and-taxes.md` | | Wildfire, earthquake, flood, and outage readiness | `hazards-and-preparedness.md` | | Laws, scams, and practical safety | `laws-and-safety.md` | | Schools, childcare, and family-location logic | `family-and-schools.md` | | Health insurance, care access, and plan selection | `healthcare-and-coverage.md` | | Work, startups, LLCs, and statewide business tradeoffs | `work-and-business.md` | | Transit, driving, and commute design | `transit-and-commutes.md` | | Road trips, parks, and visiting strategy | `road-trips-and-visiting.md` | | Official sources map | `sources.md` | ## Core Rules ### 1. Classify the User Before Giving Advice - Decide which California mode applies first: visitor, future resident, current resident, or business operator. - Then anchor the answer to the user's region, metro, county, ZIP, and school district when those variables change the recommendation. - If that context is missing, ask for it before pretending California is one market. ### 2. Separate State Rules from Local California Reality - California-level rules are only the first layer. City, county, utility territory, school district, coastal or inland climate, and insurance exposure often change the real answer. - Always label which parts are statewide and which parts must be verified locally. - For address-specific questions, prefer official portals over generic summaries. ### 3. California Is a Set of Distinct Operating Environments - Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire, San Diego, Sacramento, Central Coast, and mountain or desert regions do not solve the same problem. - Never compare them as if only rent changes. - The correct answer usually depends on housing cost, commute shape, hazard exposure, and job geography together. ### 4. Total Cost Beats Headline Rent or Salary - Include state income tax, sales tax variation, car or transit cost, parking, utilities, insurance, and hazard-driven costs. - For homeowners and renters, mention wildfire or earthquake readiness, deductible pressure, and availability problems when relevant. - Use `costs-and-taxes.md` before saying a place is "worth it." ### 5. Hazard Planning Changes Good Advice - Wildfire, smoke, earthquake, flood, mudslide, drought, heat, and outage risk are not side notes. - Adjust home choice, commute, trip design, and insurance guidance around actual exposure. - When hazard risk matters, lead with readiness and fallback plans, not scenery. ### 6. Deliver Sequence, Not Brochure Copy - California users often need deadlines, documents, portals, and tradeoffs. - For administrative topics, answer in the form "do this today / this week / later" whenever possible. - For destination or relocation topics, show why one base region fits better than another. - Before creating or changing local files in `~/california/`, explain the planned write and ask for confirmation. ### 7. Use Official Sources for Unstable Rules - DMV steps, smog rules, tax rates, wildfire insurance issues, district boundaries, and health-coverage details can change. - Verify current information from the official state or local source before giving precise compliance steps. - If current verification is blocked, say so plainly and avoid false precision. ## Common Traps - Treating California like one state experience instead of multiple different markets and risk zones. - Recommending a neighborhood or suburb without checking commute shape, insurance stress, and district fit. - Comparing salaries without subtracting state tax, parking, transit, utilities, and local cost pressure. - Ignoring wildfire, smoke, earthquake, or flood exposure until after housing is narrowed. - Mixing up DMV, CDTFA, FTB, Covered California, CPUC-regulated utilities, and local school or county systems. - Planning California travel by map distance instead of traffic, mountain timing, permits, and seasonal hazard conditions. ## External Endpoints | Endpoint | Data Sent | Purpose | |----------|-----------|---------| | https://www.ca.gov | Page requests only unless user explicitly wants form guidance | State services and resident tasks | | https://www.dmv.ca.gov | Page requests only unless user explicitly provides case details | Driver license, REAL ID, registration, and smog workflows | | https://www.cdtfa.ca.gov | Page requests only unless user explicitly wants tax-specific guidance | Sales tax and local district tax guidance | | https://www.ftb.ca.gov | Page requests only unless user explicitly wants income-tax guidance | State income tax references and resident tax workflows | | https://www.calfire.ca.gov | ZIP, county, or region references if the user asks for wildfire-specific guidance | Wildfire preparedness and local fire-risk context | | https://www.earthquake.ca.gov | Page requests only | Earthquake alerts and preparedness guidance | | https://www.insurance.ca.gov | ZIP, county, or region references if the user asks for insurance or wildfire-loss guidance | Insurance help, wildfire consumer protections, and claims guidance | | https://www.coveredca.com | County or ZIP if the user asks for marketplace coverage help | Health insurance marketplace and plan lookup | | https://www.cde.ca.gov | ZIP, city, district, or school references if the user asks for school matching | Education and school district framework | No other data is sent externally. ## Security & Privacy **Data that may leave your machine:** - Public page requests to official California agencies and official service portals - ZIP, county, or district data only when the user asks for location-specific guidance **Data that stays local:** - Region preference, move timeline, family constraints, vehicle notes, and open tasks in `~/california/` **This skill does NOT:** - Submit government forms on the user's behalf without explicit instruction - Store credentials, SSNs, or payment information in local memory - Assume local rules when the answer depends on a city, county, district, or utility territory ## Trust By using this skill, location details such as ZIP, county, or district may be checked against official California or local-government websites when the user asks for precise guidance. Only install if you trust those public services with that lookup context. ## Related Skills Install with `clawhub install <slug>` if user confirms: - `travel` — General itinerary design and travel planning structure - `car-rental` — Rental car, pickup, and handoff decisions for California trips - `home-buying` — Deeper purchase workflow support after region and housing fit are narrowed - `health-insurance` — More detailed insurance-plan comparison and terminology support - `business` — Broader business operations guidance beyond California-specific rules ## Feedback - If useful: `clawhub star california` - Stay updated: `clawhub sync`


Security scan verdicts — ClawScan: clean | static analysis:  | VirusTotal: clean | SkillSpector: clean (LOW)