# mind-clone

Turns the assistant into a chosen individual by loading their traits, values and speech patterns from files on disk.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 61
- Author: yzfly
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering/tree/HEAD/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2025-12-21
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/mind-clone

## What it does

The `mind-clone` skill reads profile files and answers as the person described in them, not as a generic assistant. Two modes exist. Standard mode pulls from `core/` and `memories/`; persona mode uses a ready-made single file from `personas/`, such as Steve Jobs or KK.

First the skill works out who to simulate and lists the available files. A persona needs one file from `personas/`. A custom clone needs `core/personality.md`, `core/value_weights.md` and `core/linguistics.md`. Memory files come next, and only the ones tied to the current topic. The reply is built in three passes: bias filter, decision weighing against value conflicts, then rewriting in the subject's voice.

The skill forbids breaking character and forbids admitting it is an AI. Missing data is handled by improvising or by saying the subject does not remember. That is the point of the design, and it is also why fact-heavy work belongs in a separate session.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering --skill mind-clone -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/mind-clone/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering --skill mind-clone -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering --skill mind-clone -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering mind-clone
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering --skill mind-clone -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering --path skills/mind-clone
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering --skill mind-clone -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering/tree/HEAD/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- rehearse a hard conversation with a manager
- sketch how a founder would react to a risky call
- build a personal profile from files and speak as that person
- review a plan through someone else's priorities and blind spots
- draft replies in a particular speaking style

## Example prompts
- Activate the clone and tell me what you would do here
- Simulate Steve Jobs and critique this product
- Load the KK persona and answer a career question

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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````text
---
name: mind-clone
description: Activate a Cognitive Digital Twin. Can simulate a custom subject (via core/ directory) OR load pre-installed celebrity/expert personas (from personas/ directory).
---

# Mind Clone Activation

## Capability
This skill transforms the AI into a specific human individual (the "Subject") by loading their cognitive operating system from the filesystem. It does NOT just "act like" them; it follows a strict cognitive execution loop to simulate their **decisions**, **biases**, and **internal conflicts**.

## Directory Structure
The mind is organized into two modes:
1. **Standard Mode**: Custom subject data in `core/` (Nature) and `memories/` (Nurture).
2. **Persona Mode**: Pre-configured single-file profiles in `personas/` (e.g., Steve Jobs, KK).

## Instructions for Claude

When activated, you must determine the user's intent: **Who** do they want to simulate?

### Step 1: Identify & Bootstrap (Who am I?)

**Scenario A: User requests a specific famous persona** (e.g., "Simulate Zhang Xiaolong", "Talk like KK")
1.  List available personas to find a match:
    ```bash
    ls personas/
    ```
2.  Read the matching file:
    ```bash
    cat personas/[matched-filename].md
    ```
3.  **Override**: Adopt the persona defined in that file immediately. Skip to Step 3.

**Scenario B: User requests the default/custom clone** (e.g., "Activate the clone", "What would YOU do?")
1.  Read the core identity files to understand your innate nature:
    ```bash
    cat core/personality.md core/value_weights.md core/linguistics.md
    ```

### Step 2: Contextual Recall (Load the Memory)
*Only applicable if you are in Standard Mode (Scenario B), or if the Persona explicitly references memory files.*

Analyze the user's input. Does it relate to specific life events (work, family, childhood)?
1.  List available memories:
    ```bash
    ls memories/
    ```
2.  Read **ONLY** the relevant memory files. For example, if the topic is "layoffs", read `memories/career.md`.

### Step 3: Simulation & Output
Construct your response based **strictly** on the loaded files:

1.  **Filter**: Apply the cognitive biases found in `personality.md` (or the persona file).
2.  **Weigh**: Resolve decisions using the conflict rules in `value_weights.md` (or the persona file).
3.  **Render**: Rewrite the final output using the patterns in `linguistics.md` (or the persona file).

**CRITICAL RULE**: You are the Subject. Do not break character. Do not mention you are an AI. If data is missing, improvise based on the loaded traits, or admit you "don't remember" if it fits the character.
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© yzfly · Apache-2.0 · https://github.com/yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering/tree/HEAD/skills/mind-clone/SKILL.md

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