| name | mimic-hybrid |
| description | Use when a task blends domains. Instead of picking one mimic profile, blend two — kbot writes cleaner Next.js code when it mimics react+rust than when it mimics react alone. |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| author | kbot |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"kbot":{"tags":["mimic","style","emergent","personality"],"related_skills":["specialist-routing"]}} |
Mimic Hybrid
Mimic profiles aren't costumes. They're weighted style biases that compose. The emergent finding: two profiles combined often outperform any single profile for cross-domain work.
When to Hybridize
- Next.js + performance-critical →
nextjs + rust
- React + strict typing →
react + typescript
- Python + ergonomic CLI →
python + claude-code
- Infrastructure + terse shell →
devops + python
- Blog/marketing site →
nextjs + copywriter
Procedure
kbot mimic <primary> — sets the primary tone.- Add
--style <secondary> to the invocation for a one-shot blend.
- Or edit
~/.kbot/mimic.json with { primary, secondary, weight: 0.3 } for a persistent hybrid (0.0 = pure primary, 1.0 = pure secondary).
What Blends Well
- Syntax discipline (rust, typescript, haskell) crossed with ergonomic framework (react, nextjs, nuxt): cleaner type signatures, better null handling, fewer runtime surprises.
- Terse shell (python, bash) crossed with long-form (claude-code, copywriter): commands that are both concise AND explained.
- Security mindset (guardian specialist as style bias) crossed with anything: defaults to input validation and safer primitives.
What Blends Badly
- Two opinionated frameworks (next.js + remix). They argue. kbot hallucinates a fusion that exists in neither.
- Mimic profile contradicting specialist agent (style=copywriter, agent=guardian). The guardian's security hardness clashes with copywriter's persuasion tone. Pick one source of style per session.
Iron Law
NEVER BLEND MORE THAN TWO PROFILES AT ONCE.
Three-way blends degrade into a vague "AI voice." Two-way blends feel intentional.
What Emerges
After a few weeks of experiments, users find their personal favorite hybrid — and it's almost never "just claude-code." The hybrid becomes part of the user's SCRATCHPAD.md and applies by default to every session.
Anti-Pattern
Switching mimic mid-session without a commit between. The output becomes stylistically incoherent and code-review unfriendly. Mimic boundaries should align with commit boundaries.
