A(DAI)

[contribute · setup]

Set up once. Then just talk.

Curate A(DAI) in plain language from your own assistant — every edit attributed to you, withdrawable anytime.

How to set up — about five minutes, just once

You don't need our UI. You'll connect Claude (or any assistant that can run shell commands with internet access) to A(DAI), then curate by chatting. Seven steps:

01

We'll send you a private access token separately — treat it like a password.

02

Download the skill. Open this link and save the file to your computer (Downloads is fine):

https://digitalartsinstitute.io/skill.md right-click → "save as…" → keep the name skill.md
03

Open Customize. In the Claude app, go to the Cowork tab, then click Customize.

chat   [cowork]   code
+  new task
projects
artifacts
scheduled
dispatch  (beta)
customize← click
recents
·  adai contribution token
04

Allow internet access. On the Capabilities page, switch on network egress and set the domain allowlist to All domains. This is what lets the skill reach the site to save your work.

allow network egressON  ←
domain allowlistALL DOMAINS ▾
ⓘ  claude can access all domains on the internet

More cautious? Allow just digitalartsinstitute.io — that's the only site the skill needs.

05

Add the skill. On the same page, under Skills, press + and choose the skill.md you saved.

skills+  ← press
✓  adai-contributeadded
06

Start a task. Back in Cowork, click + New task.

chat   [cowork]   code
+  new task← click
projects
artifacts
07

Run it, then talk. Type /adai-contribute (it autocompletes). Add your token on the same line, or just send it and Claude will ask. Then describe your work in plain language.

>  /adai-contribute.
/adai-contributecontribute to the A(DAI) commons
"Add my piece Drift — generative, 2024 — and connect it to the show where it was exhibited."
Attributed to you Withdraw anytime No lock-in Reviewed first

If something's off

/adai-contribute won't appear → redo step 05, and make sure you're inside a Cowork task (not a plain Chat).

it can't reach the site / can't save → redo step 04 — network egress on, allowlist includes digitalartsinstitute.io.

"pending review" → normal for new contributors. Your work is saved and credited, just waiting for a curator.

Some connections only you can see: between your work and what shaped it, where it showed, who it spoke to. Draw one, and the field is truer for it.