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property-uk Skill Pack

Built-in UK residential and investment property knowledge for Carina.

Pre-built skills

Skill idPurpose
brr-analysisBuy, Refurbish, Refinance deal analysis
hmo-compliance-checkHMO licensing, room sizes, fire regulations
yield-calculatorGross and net yield from price and rent
deal-sourcing-workflowOn- and off-market sourcing procedure
area-scoringLocation due diligence framework
bridging-finance-explainerBridging loan costs, exit strategy, risks

Skills activate on keyword overlap or when you name them explicitly:

"Use the HMO compliance check skill for a 6-bed in Portsmouth."

Knowledge corpus

95+ markdown documents covering BRR, HMO regulations, SDLT, planning permission, Article 4 directions, bridging finance, Land Registry, compliance, and portfolio management. Sources live under brain/ and are ingested into pgvector.

Pack tools

ToolVariableCapability
property-data-lookupPROPERTY_DATA_API_KEYPrices, yields, sold comparables by postcode
land-registry-lookupLAND_REGISTRY_API_KEYTitle and registration lookups

Tools register only when the corresponding API key is set.

Ingest knowledge

cd core.carinaai.uk
pnpm ingest

Equivalent:

tsx src/skills/ingestion.ts --pack property-uk

Requires GEMINI_API_KEY for embeddings. Re-runs skip already-ingested sources.

Install on a new machine

carina install-pack property-uk

Or accept the pack during carina setup wizard.

System behaviour

The pack appends a UK property-focused system suffix so Carina prioritises UK terminology, regulation references, and conservative financial assumptions.