USMetrics - US Metrics and Data Tracking

Category for skills that track and analyze US-specific metrics and data.

Skills in This Category

When to Use

• Tracking US-specific metrics and statistics
• Analyzing American demographic data
• Monitoring US trends and indicators
• Economic analysis (GDP, inflation, unemployment)

Category Philosophy

USMetrics provides focused tracking for US-specific data points and trends.

Customization

MANDATORY: Before executing, check for user customizations at: ~/.opencode/PAI/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/USMetrics/

If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults.

🚨 MANDATORY: Voice Notification (REQUIRED BEFORE ANY ACTION)

You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked.

1. Send voice notification:

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   curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8888/notify \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the USMetrics skill to ACTION"}' \
     > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   

2. Output text notification:

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   Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **USMetrics** skill to ACTION...
   

This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation.

OPTIONAL: Additional Setup

• Configure data directory path in Preferences.md
• Set API keys in environment variables

Workflow Routing

When executing a workflow, output this notification directly:

Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **USMetrics** skill to ACTION...

Available Workflows

Workflows

UpdateData

Full documentation: Workflows/UpdateData.md

Purpose: Fetch live data from FRED, EIA, Treasury APIs and populate the Substrate US-Common-Metrics dataset files. This must run before GetCurrentState to ensure data is current.

Execution:

bun ~/.opencode/skills/USMetrics/Tools/update-substrate-metrics.ts

Outputs:

• US-Common-Metrics.md - Updated with current values
• us-metrics-current.csv - Machine-readable snapshot
• us-metrics-historical.csv - Appended time series

Trigger phrases:

• "Update the US metrics"
• "Refresh the economic data"
• "Pull latest metrics"
• "Update Substrate dataset"

GetCurrentState

Full documentation: Workflows/GetCurrentState.md

Produces: A comprehensive overview document analyzing:

• 10-year, 5-year, 2-year, and 1-year trends for all major metrics
• Cross-category interplay analysis
• Pattern detection and anomalies
• Research recommendations

Trigger phrases:

• "How is the US economy doing?"
• "Give me an economic overview"
• "What's the current state of US metrics?"
• "Analyze economic trends"
• "US metrics report"

Metric Categories Covered

1. Economic Output & Growth - GDP, industrial production, retail sales
2. Inflation & Prices - CPI, PCE, gas prices, oil prices
3. Employment & Labor - Unemployment, payrolls, jobless claims, quit rate
4. Housing - Home prices, mortgage rates, housing starts
5. Consumer & Personal Finance - Sentiment, saving rate, credit
6. Financial Markets - Interest rates, Treasury yields, volatility
7. Trade & International - Trade balance, USD index
8. Government & Fiscal - Federal debt, budget deficit, spending
9. Demographics & Social - Population, inequality, poverty
10. Health & Crisis - Deaths of despair, air quality, life expectancy

API Keys Required

For live data fetching:

• FRED_API_KEY - Federal Reserve Economic Data
• EIA_API_KEY - Energy Information Administration

Tools

Example Usage

User: "How is the US economy doing? Give me a full analysis."

→ Invoke UpdateData workflow (fetch latest data from APIs)
→ Invoke GetCurrentState workflow
→ Calculate 10y/5y/2y/1y trends
→ Analyze cross-metric correlations
→ Identify patterns and anomalies
→ Generate research recommendations
→ Output comprehensive markdown report

Output Format

The GetCurrentState workflow produces a structured markdown document:

# US Economic State Analysis
**Generated:** [timestamp]
**Data Sources:** FRED, EIA, Treasury, BLS, Census

## Executive Summary
[Key findings in 3-5 bullets]

## Trend Analysis by Category
### Economic Output
[10y/5y/2y/1y trends with analysis]
...

## Cross-Metric Analysis
[Correlations, leading indicators, divergences]

## Pattern Detection
[Anomalies, regime changes, emerging trends]

## Research Recommendations
[Suggested areas for deeper investigation]