Matt Cretzman has launched Skill Refinery, a Dallas-based platform converting expert intellectual property into AI-native skill cards accessible through Claude, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot. The platform is live at skillrefinery.ai.
— Skill Refinery (skillrefinery.ai), a platform purpose-built to convert expert intellectual property into AI-deliverable skill cards, has launched with a mission to build the world’s largest curated library of human expert knowledge for artificial intelligence. Founded by Matt Cretzman, the Dallas-based platform delivers structured expert methodology through the AI tools professionals already use — including Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot.
The AI skills ecosystem has expanded rapidly, with more than 5,800 Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers now available and over 97 million monthly SDK downloads. Every major AI platform — Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind — has adopted MCP as the universal standard for connecting external knowledge to AI models. However, virtually all existing MCP servers are technical tools: database connectors, API integrations, and code assistants. The $15 billion coaching and professional development industry has had no scalable infrastructure for delivering expert methodology through AI.
“Everyone’s racing to give AI agents more technical capabilities. Skill Refinery is solving a different problem. The world’s best business strategies, leadership frameworks, and coaching methodologies are locked inside books and courses that AI can’t access. This platform unlocks them — with the expert’s name on it, their methodology intact, and their compensation protected.”
— Matt Cretzman, Founder and CEO, Skill Refinery
How Skill Refinery Works
Skill Refinery’s extraction engine processes books, courses, audiobooks, and transcripts in minutes. A typical 200-page business book yields 30 to 80 structured skill cards, each representing a discrete methodology or framework that an AI assistant can apply to a user’s specific situation in real time. Source files never re-enter AI context windows after extraction — a critical data governance distinction for organizations concerned about intellectual property exposure.
The platform supports three models: individual Creator Storefronts for authors and coaches, organizational knowledge libraries for enterprises, and advisory community hubs for peer groups. Experts earn recurring monthly revenue as subscribers access their methodology, with a 50/50 revenue split and no upfront cost to participate.
First Published Expert
The platform’s first published expert is Tony Jeary, known as “The RESULTS Guy,” a business strategist who has coached Fortune 500 leaders at Walmart, Ford, Samsung, Shell, and American Airlines across a 40-year career and 125+ published books. Skills extracted from Jeary’s RESULTS Faster methodology are live and accessible today through Claude and ChatGPT.
“For decades, the only way to access these frameworks was to hire a coach or read a book. Skill Refinery changes the equation. Anyone with an AI tool can now get personalized guidance from published methodology, adapted to their specific situation.”
— Tony Jeary, Business Strategist and First Expert Contributor, Skill Refinery
Skill Refinery is now accepting applications from authors, coaches, and publishers across leadership, strategy, sales, and professional development. Experts can process their first book at no cost at skillrefinery.ai. Matt Cretzman also writes about AI systems and venture building at mattcretzman.com.
About the company: Skill Refinery (skillrefinery.ai) is the knowledge activation layer for AI, converting expert intellectual property into structured, AI-native skill cards that work inside Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and any MCP-compatible tool. Founded by Matt Cretzman, the company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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Name: Matt Cretzman
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Website: http://mattcretzman.com
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