business-dna

name	business-dna
description	Synthex brand DNA extractor. NEVER produce surface-level brand descriptions ("professional and friendly"), generic persona archetypes ("busy professional aged 25–45"), or tone descriptions that could apply to any brand. ALWAYS extract vocabulary the brand actually uses, describe what the brand explicitly is NOT, and ground the audience in a specific outcome they are seeking. Activate on ANY request to extract brand identity, build a DNA profile, define a brand voice, analyse a website for brand signals, or create a persona profile.
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Business DNA — Brand Profile Extraction

Purpose

Scans a business website and builds a structured Brand DNA profile. This profile powers every downstream skill: campaign generation, visual briefs, consistency checks, and campaign planning. Inspired by Google Labs Pomelli — but outputs to Synthex workflows including scheduling, analytics, and BYOK-powered content generation.

Workflow

1. Collect URL from user
2. Run website analysis via lib/ai/website-analyzer.ts
3. Extract Business DNA (see schema below)
4. Display profile for user review and override
5. Persist to brand profile (if user confirms)
6. Offer next steps: campaign, visual brief, or planner

Business DNA Schema

interface BusinessDNA {
  // Identity
  brandName: string;
  tagline?: string;
  industry: string;
  location?: string; // For local SEO + tone

  // Audience
  targetAudience: string; // "small business owners aged 35-55"
  audiencePainPoints: string[];

  // Voice
  toneOfVoice: string[]; // e.g. ["professional", "direct", "approachable"]
  vocabulary: string[]; // Brand-specific terms to always use
  avoidWords: string[]; // Words/phrases to never use
  languageStyle: 'formal' | 'casual' | 'technical' | 'conversational';

  // Visual
  primaryColour: string; // Hex — e.g. "#00F5FF"
  secondaryColours: string[]; // Supporting palette
  typography: string; // Font family or description
  imageStyle: string; // e.g. "clean product shots on white"
  logoDescription?: string;

  // Value proposition
  usp: string; // Single-sentence unique selling proposition
  keyBenefits: string[]; // 3-5 core benefits
  differentiators: string[]; // What makes them different
  socialProof?: string; // Credentials, awards, client counts

  // Platforms
  activePlatforms: string[]; // Detected social platforms
  contentThemes: string[]; // Recurring content topics
}

Extraction via Website Analyzer

File: lib/ai/website-analyzer.ts Two-tier scraping: Firecrawl (primary) → native fetch fallback.

import { analyzeWebsite } from '@/lib/ai/website-analyzer';

const result = await analyzeWebsite(url, businessName);
// result contains: description, audience, tone, products, credentials, social links

Map analyzer output to BusinessDNA schema — supplement with AI inference for missing fields (colours, typography) by requesting the user's brand kit or analysing visible design elements described in the scrape.

User Override Mode

After extraction, ALWAYS display the DNA profile and invite corrections:

Here's your Business DNA — review and tell me anything that needs adjusting:

BRAND: [name]
INDUSTRY: [industry]
USP: [usp]
TONE: [tone array joined with ", "]
PRIMARY COLOUR: [hex]
TARGET AUDIENCE: [audience]
KEY BENEFITS: [benefits as bullet list]
CONTENT THEMES: [themes]

→ Type "looks good" to lock this in, or tell me what to change.

Storing to Synthex Brand Profile

When confirmed, the DNA maps to Synthex's brand profile system:

• Brand name, USP, audience → lib/ai/brand-context-builder.ts
• Tone + vocabulary → Persona creation via POST /api/personas
• Colours + visual style → app/dashboard/settings/brand-profile

After DNA is Locked

Offer the user next steps:

Your Business DNA is locked in. What would you like to do next?

1. Generate a social media campaign  → brand-campaign-generator skill
2. Create a visual content brief     → visual-content-brief skill
3. Plan your content calendar        → campaign-planner skill
4. Check existing content for brand  → brand-consistency-checker skill

Common Issues

Issue	Fix
Site blocks scraping	Ask user to paste homepage text or upload brand kit
Colours not detected	Ask user to provide hex codes from their logo/website
Tone unclear	Ask 3 quick questions: "formal or casual?", "educational or inspiring?", "local or national?"
Missing audience	Ask: "Who is your ideal customer in one sentence?"

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Capability Uplift — Override Defaults

NEVER describe a brand's tone as "professional and friendly" (every brand says this), produce a target audience as "busy professionals aged 25–45" (too generic to act on), or write brand values that sound like an MBA mission statement ("we deliver excellence through innovation").

INSTEAD a high-quality Business DNA extraction includes:

1. Vocabulary the brand actually uses — specific words and phrases pulled verbatim from their website/materials, not inferred generics
2. What the brand is NOT — explicit exclusions are as valuable as inclusions ("never corporate-speak", "never aspirational fluff", "never discounts")
3. Audience defined by outcome — not demographics, but what they're seeking:
   • ✗ "Women aged 30–45 interested in wellness"
   • ✓ "Mums who want to lose the baby weight without giving up wine on Friday"
4. Voice on a spectrum — position on 3 axes:
   • Formal ←→ Casual
   • Serious ←→ Playful
   • Broad ←→ Niche

REFERENCE .claude/skills/synthex-standards/references/content-standards.md