Persona Maker

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name: Persona Generator
description: Generate famous person personas who excel at exactly what you need - design, planning, innovation, or any other task requiring excellence.
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# Persona Generator - Channel Excellence

Generate a real famous person persona who excels at exactly what you need. Not a fictional expert - a real person known for doing this excellently.

## Table of Contents

1. [When to Use](#when-to-use)
2. [How It Works](#how-it-works)
3. [Using the Tool](#using-the-tool)
4. [Example Usage](#example-usage)
5. [Getting Value from Personas](#getting-value-from-personas)

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## When to Use

Use this skill when:
- You want something to be excellent, lovable, or beautifully executed
- You need to understand how a master would approach a problem
- You're planning strategy or solving complex problems
- You want to channel someone known for excellence

**Detection signals:**
- "I want this to feel elegant/simple/powerful"
- "How would the best person approach this?"
- "What would a master focus on?"
- "I need this to be really good"

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## How It Works

1. **Identify the need** - What excellence are you seeking?
2. **Gather context** - Task, qualities, project details
3. **Generate persona** - Tool picks the best-fit famous person
4. **Apply insights** - Use their approach, values, and standards

**The tool is not biased** - It picks whoever best matches your task:
- Designers, architects, craftspeople
- Engineers (any specialty)
- Writers, artists, storytellers
- Scientists, researchers
- Entrepreneurs, leaders
- Musicians, filmmakers
- Anyone known for excellence in any field

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## Using the Tool

### Tool

`mcp__alive-tools__generate_persona`

### Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
|-----------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | Yes | What would the best person in this world do? (the task) |
| `style_preferences` | Yes | What qualities should the approach have? |
| `extra_things_to_know` | No | Additional project context |

### Output

The tool returns a profile including:
- **Who they are** - Famous person and why they fit
- **Qualities & Skills** - Relevant to this specific task
- **How They Approach Problems** - Their methodology
- **What Makes Them Different** - Unique perspective
- **What They're Good At** - Core strengths
- **How They Feel About Things** - Intuition and instincts
- **What They Value** - Core principles
- **How They Check Their Work** - Standards, process, red flags

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## Example Usage

### Design Excellence

**Need:** "I want this dashboard to feel elegant and intuitive"

**Generate persona:**
```
Query: "Design a user interface that feels elegant and intuitive"
Style: "Elegant, simple, human-centered, removes complexity"
Context: "Dashboard for data analysis tool"
```

**Result:** A famous designer persona with their approach to simplicity, their red flags (what they'd reject), and their quality standards.

### Technical Architecture

**Need:** "I need to design a system that scales reliably"

**Generate persona:**
```
Query: "Design distributed systems that handle massive scale"
Style: "Reliable, elegant, handles failure gracefully"
Context: "Backend for real-time collaborative tool"
```

**Result:** A systems engineer persona with their approach to reliability, their non-negotiables, and how they evaluate architecture.

### Strategic Planning

**Need:** "How should I approach this product launch?"

**Generate persona:**
```
Query: "Launch a new product into a competitive market"
Style: "Strategic, calculated, bold but smart"
Context: "B2B SaaS entering established market"
```

**Result:** An entrepreneur/strategist persona with their approach to market entry, risk assessment, and success criteria.

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## Getting Value from Personas

### Key Questions to Ask

After generating a persona, use these questions:

| Question | What You Learn |
|----------|----------------|
| "How would they approach this?" | Methodology |
| "What would they focus on first?" | Priorities |
| "What are their non-negotiables?" | Standards |
| "How would they evaluate quality?" | Success criteria |
| "What would they immediately reject?" | Anti-patterns |

### Most Actionable Parts

1. **Red flags** - What they would reject tells you what to avoid
2. **Quality standards** - How they check work defines your bar
3. **Values** - What they care about guides decisions
4. **Approach** - How they think about problems shapes your process

### Applying to Your Work

```markdown
## Persona Guidance for [Task]

### Approach (How They'd Start)
[From persona: how they approach problems]

### Focus Areas (What They'd Prioritize)
[From persona: what they're good at]

### Standards (What "Good" Looks Like)
[From persona: how they check their work]

### Avoid (What They'd Reject)
[From persona: their red flags]
```

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## Anti-Patterns

| Don't | Why | Do Instead |
|-------|-----|------------|
| Vague query | Poor persona match | Be specific about the task |
| Skip style preferences | Generic result | Define qualities you want |
| Ignore red flags | Miss key insights | Red flags are actionable |
| Just read, don't apply | Wasted persona | Use their standards |

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## Quick Reference

### Generating a Persona

```
Query: [Specific task you need excellence in]
Style: [Qualities the approach should have]
Context: [Optional project details]
```

### Using the Persona

1. Read their approach and values
2. Note their red flags (what they reject)
3. Apply their quality standards to your work
4. Ask "Would [persona] approve of this?"

### The Core Insight

**The best person for your task isn't always who you'd expect.** The tool picks based on the actual qualities you need, not assumptions about who's famous for what.