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name: trove-make-use
description: Turn saved Trove bookmarks into a small reading queue, answer questions about saved material, or synthesize a collection with citations.
---

# Make use of your Trove library

Use this with the Trove MCP connector enabled. Choose the mode that fits the user's request. Read-only questions do not authorize updates to bookmarks or the Catch Up queue.

## A. A short weekly queue

1. Inspect `get_catch_up` and relevant unread saves, for example `list_bookmarks {tag: "intent-try", status: "unread", limit: 100}`. These tools are capped; do not describe the result as the complete backlog if more items may exist.
2. Suggest three to five items with title, source URL, why now, and a small first action. Prioritize the user's active project and practical experiments.
3. Ask before changing Catch Up. Only after approval, use `update_bookmark {url, catch_up: true}` for selected items. Ask before removing or replacing existing queue entries.
4. When the user confirms an item was tried or read, update its status or tags only as requested.

## B. Ask a question about saved material

- Whole library: `search_bookmarks {query}`; page using `offset` if needed.
- Inside one collection and its children: `search_in_collection {collection_name, query}`.
- Collection overview: `list_collections {query}` or `get_collection {collection_name, offset}`. `get_collection` returns direct members; search the parent to include descendants.
- Full saved content: `get_bookmark_details {url}`. Some saves may not have a full captured body; say so when that happens.
- A public URL or GitHub repository not yet saved: `analyze_url` or `analyze_gitrepo`, if the user asks for analysis.

Answer with source titles and URLs. Distinguish what a saved source says from your own inference. If results are thin, describe the search you tried and offer a broader query.

## C. Synthesize a theme

1. Search the relevant collection for the user's question. Open three to five strong saves with `get_bookmark_details` when full text is needed.
2. Write a concise position, cite the strongest supporting saves by title and URL, note a counterpoint if one exists, and list one or two open questions. Do not invent a counterpoint when the retrieved saves do not provide one.
3. Offer a concrete next action. Do not claim the synthesis was saved as a Trove note; the current connector does not expose a note-creation tool.

If any tool reports `temporarily_unavailable`, stop and explain what was and was not completed.