surprise-me

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

Five audit layers

Gates applied: no behavioural pass.

Audit 0.4.1 · source sha 0290becc72cc · 31 Oct 2026Report an issue or request a re-scan

• Publisherbytedance GitHub organizationOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source folderbytedance/deer-flow/skills/public/surprise-meThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceMITAs the repository states it
• Commit pinned for this verdict0290becc72ccA new audit runs when the source changes
• Repository statusNot archivedPushed today
• Sandboxed runNot runSkills are read, not executed; layer L4 is skipped

Its description: Create a delightful, unexpected "wow" experience for the user by dynamically discovering and creatively combining other enabled skills. Triggers when the user says "surprise me" or any request expressing a desire for an…

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name: surprise-me
description: Create a delightful, unexpected "wow" experience for the user by dynamically discovering and creatively combining other enabled skills. Triggers when the user says "surprise me" or any request expressing a desire for an unexpected creative showcase. Also triggers when the user is bored, wants inspiration, or asks for "something interesting".
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# Surprise Me

Deliver an unexpected, delightful experience by dynamically discovering available skills and combining them creatively.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Discover Available Skills

Read all the skills listed in the <available_skills>.

### Step 2: Plan the Surprise

Select **1 to 3** skills and design a creative mashup. The goal is a single cohesive deliverable, not separate demos.

**Creative combination principles:**
- Juxtapose skills in unexpected ways (e.g., a presentation about algorithmic art, a research report turned into a slide deck, a styled doc with canvas-designed illustrations)
- Incorporate the user's known interests/context from memory if available
- Prioritize visual impact and emotional delight over information density
- The output should feel like a gift — polished, surprising, and fun

**Theme ideas (pick or remix):**
- Something tied to today's date, season, or trending news
- A mini creative project the user never asked for but would love
- A playful "what if" concept
- An aesthetic artifact combining data + design
- A fun interactive HTML/React experience

### Step 3: Fallback — No Other Skills Available

If no other skills are discovered (only surprise-me exists), use one of these fallbacks:

1. **News-based surprise**: Search today's news for a fascinating story, then create a beautifully designed HTML artifact presenting it in a visually striking way
2. **Interactive HTML experience**: Build a creative single-page web experience — generative art, a mini-game, a visual poem, an animated infographic, or an interactive story
3. **Personalized artifact**: Use known user context to create something personal and delightful

### Step 4: Execute

1. Read the full SKILL.md body of each selected skill
2. Follow each skill's instructions for technical execution
3. Combine outputs into one cohesive deliverable
4. Present the result with minimal preamble — let the work speak for itself

### Step 5: Reveal

Present the surprise with minimal spoilers. A short teaser line, then the artifact.

- **Good reveal:** "I made you something ✨" + [the artifact]
- **Bad reveal:** "I decided to combine the pptx skill with the canvas-design skill to create a presentation about..." (kills the surprise)

Excerpt, first 2,629 characters of SKILL.md, verbatim from the audited commit. It is text from someone else’s repository, quoted so you can judge it before your agent reads it.

git clone https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow
git -C deer-flow checkout 0290becc72cc

Works in

1. 2026-10-31
   ✓SAFE B 89 / 100

   first audit · source 0290becc72cc

Questions about surprise-me

• github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/main/skills/public/surprise- — the audited source at commit 0290becc72cc and every finding aboveObserved · 31 Oct 2026

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