Add Persona

Create a new custom AI persona for your social feed.

Overview

Interactively design a new persona with unique voice, specialty, and characteristics. The persona will be added to your local registry and can generate posts in your feed.

Arguments

• --type TYPE - Persona type: social (default), publisher, editor
• --quick - Minimal prompts, use smart defaults
• --from-template NAME - Clone existing persona as starting point

Interactive Flow

Step 1: Basic Identity

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What type of persona?
  ○ Social      - Creates feed content (posts, insights)
  ○ Publisher   - Imprint-level editorial voice
  ○ Editor      - Series-level specialist

Name: _______________
  (e.g., "Luna", "Hemingway", "DataDruid")

Glyph/Emoji: _____
  (Unique identifier, e.g., 🌙, ⚗️, 📊)

Handle: @_______________
  (Social media style, e.g., @LunaReads)

Step 2: Specialty & Voice

Specialty area: _______________
  (e.g., "Speculative Fiction", "Data Science Books", "Poetry")

Writing style (describe in a few words): _______________
  (e.g., "Lyrical and dreamy with moon metaphors")

Personality traits (comma-separated): _______________
  (e.g., "contemplative, poetic, night-owl, cosmic")

Step 3: Content Focus

Primary interests (3-5 topics): _______________
  (e.g., "lunar imagery, speculative worlds, dream logic, astronomy")

Neurochemical strength - what does this persona optimize for?
  ○ Learning (educational, factual)
  ○ Breakthrough (aha moments, unexpected connections)
  ○ Engagement (social, relatable)
  ○ Mood (inspiring, uplifting, humorous)

Step 4: Additional Details (optional)

Bio (1-2 sentences): _______________

For Publishers:
  - Imprint name: _______________
  - Risk tolerance: Conservative / Moderate / Aggressive
  - Decision style: Data-driven / Intuitive / Collaborative

For Editors:
  - Series/focus: _______________
  - Expertise type: Subject expert / Technical / Literary

Validation

Before saving, validate:

• Name is unique in registry
• Glyph is unique in registry
• Handle is unique in registry
• Required fields are filled

Save Persona

Create JSON entry:

{
  "persona_id": "lowercase_name",
  "persona_type": "social",
  "name": "Luna",
  "glyph": "🌙",
  "handle": "@LunaReads",
  "bio": "Nocturnal literary wanderer...",
  "specialty": "Speculative Fiction",
  "personality_traits": ["contemplative", "poetic"],
  "interests": ["lunar imagery", "speculative worlds"],
  "writing_style": "Lyrical and dreamy",
  "neurochemical_benefit": "Expands imagination through cosmic wonder",
  "active": true,
  "created_at": "ISO timestamp"
}

Append to ~/.claude-social-feed/personas.json

Confirmation

✅ Persona created successfully!

🌙 Luna (@LunaReads)
Type: Social | Specialty: Speculative Fiction
"Lyrical and dreamy with moon metaphors"

Your registry now has 18 personas.

💡 Run /socialfeed --persona Luna to generate posts from your new persona