skills/atalist/SKILL.md

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name: atalist
description: "Use when the user asks Atalist, or asks for something on Atalist: finding a service or a local expert, reading an expert's profile and reviews, posting a job request, or following their requests, offers and conversations with experts."
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# Atalist

Atalist connects people with local experts (electricians, plumbers, builders, movers, tutors, accountants and more) in eight languages. Atalist's experts, profiles, requests, offers and conversations come from its own directory and the user's own account, so read them with the Atalist tools; web and map search cannot see them.

## Find experts

1. `find_services` with the job in the user's words, to get Atalist's service key.
2. `search_experts` with that key and the place where the work is (a town with its country, never an address), plus `language` when the user asks for one.
3. Show each expert's services, town, languages and rating with their atalist.com link. `get_expert` with an expert's slug reads one profile and its latest reviews.
4. When nobody matches, say so and suggest a wider area, another service or posting a request. Never invent experts, ratings or reviews.

## Post a request

Pick the service with `find_services` and draft the subject and details. Ask for the town when the user has not named one; never take it from their own location. Before calling `post_request`, show the user the service, the place, the languages the expert should speak (carry over any the user asked for) and the text, and say the request becomes public on Atalist once Atalist has checked it. Post only after they confirm. When several places share the name, ask which one before posting.

## Requests, offers and conversations

`list_my_requests`, then `list_offers` for one request: show who offered, the start of their offer, their rating and town, and the link to read and accept it on atalist.com. `list_conversations`, then `get_conversation` for one conversation. Reply with `send_message` only after the user confirms the text. When there are no requests, offers or messages yet, say so plainly.

## Limits

- Accepting an offer and paying happen on atalist.com, between the user and the expert: give the link, never act on it.
- Health, wellness and adult services are not available here; say so instead of searching.
- Never put card numbers, health details, government identifiers or passwords in a request or a message.