becreative

name	BeCreative
description	Divergent ideation and corpus expansion using Verbalized Sampling + extended thinking. Single-shot mode generates 5 internally diverse candidates (p<0.10 each) and surfaces the strongest. Multi-turn mode expands a small seed corpus (5-20 examples) into a diverse N-example dataset for evals, training, or test sets. Research-backed: Zhang et al. 2025 (arXiv:2510.01171) — 1.6-2.1x diversity increase on creative writing, 25.7% quality improvement, and synthetic-data downstream accuracy lift 30.6% → 37.5% on math benchmarks. Seven workflows: StandardCreativity, MaximumCreativity, IdeaGeneration, TreeOfThoughts, DomainSpecific, TechnicalCreativityGemini3 for algorithmic/architecture work, and SyntheticDataExpansion for VS-Multi corpus growth. Single-shot output is one best response, not a ranked list; SyntheticDataExpansion writes a JSONL corpus to MEMORY/WORK/{slug}/synthetic-data/. Integrates with XPost, LinkedInPost, Blogging (creative angles), Art (diverse image prompt ideas), Business (offer frameworks), Research (creative synthesis), Evals and _PROMPTINJECTION (consume expanded corpora). Reference files: ResearchFoundation.md (why it works, activation triggers), Principles.md (core philosophy), Templates.md (quick reference for all modes), Examples.md. NOT FOR multi-cycle evolutionary ideation with Lamarckian meta-learning (use Ideate for that). NOT FOR factually-constrained tasks with one right answer — paper §3.2 shows VS provides no lift there. USE WHEN be creative, think outside the box, brainstorm, divergent ideas, creative solutions, maximum creativity, tree of thoughts, radically different, most creative option, creative angle on, unconventional approach, name this, creative framing, narrative angle, artistic direction, expand this corpus, synthetic data, generate diverse examples, expand seed set, create test set from these examples.
effort	medium

Customization

Before executing, check for user customizations at: ~/.claude/PAI/USER/SKILLCUSTOMIZATIONS/BeCreative/

If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults.

🚨 MANDATORY: Voice Notification (REQUIRED BEFORE ANY ACTION)

You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked.

1. Send voice notification:

   curl -s -X POST http://localhost:31337/notify \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the BeCreative skill to ACTION"}' \
     > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   

2. Output text notification:

   Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **BeCreative** skill to ACTION...
   

This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation.

BeCreative Skill

Enhance AI creativity using deep thinking + Verbalized Sampling. Combines research-backed techniques (Zhang et al., 2024) for 1.6-2.1x diversity increase and extended thinking for quality.

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Workflow Routing

Route to the appropriate workflow based on the request.

When executing a workflow, output this notification:

Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **BeCreative** skill to ACTION...

Workflow	Triggers	Description
Workflows/StandardCreativity.md	"be creative", "think creatively", default creative tasks	Standard deep thinking + VS for quality creative work
Workflows/MaximumCreativity.md	"maximum creativity", "most creative", "radically different"	Push boundaries, avoid all cliches, unconventional
Workflows/IdeaGeneration.md	"brainstorm", "ideas for", "solve this problem"	Problem-solving and innovation focus
Workflows/TreeOfThoughts.md	"complex problem", "multi-factor", "explore paths"	Branching exploration for complex challenges
Workflows/DomainSpecific.md	"artistic", "business innovation", domain-specific	Domain-tailored creativity templates
Workflows/TechnicalCreativityGemini3.md	"technical creativity", "algorithm", "architecture"	Engineering creativity via Gemini 3 Pro
Workflows/SyntheticDataExpansion.md	"expand corpus", "synthetic data", "generate diverse examples", "expand seed set", "create test set from these"	Multi-turn VS to grow a small seed corpus into a diverse N-example dataset

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Quick Reference

Core technique: Generate 5 diverse options (p<0.10 each) internally, output single best response.

Default approach: For most creative requests, apply StandardCreativity workflow.

For artistic/narrative creativity: Apply workflow directly (no delegation needed).

For technical creativity: Use TechnicalCreativityGemini3 workflow.

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Resource Index

Resource	Description
ResearchFoundation.md	Research backing, why it works, activation triggers
Principles.md	Core philosophy and best practices
Templates.md	Quick reference templates for all modes
Examples.md	Practical examples with expected outputs
Assets/creative-writing-template.md	Creative writing specific template
Assets/idea-generation-template.md	Brainstorming template

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Integration with Other Skills

Works well with:

• XPost / LinkedInPost - Generate creative social media content
• Blogging - Creative blog post ideas and narrative approaches
• Development - Creative technical solutions
• Art - Diverse image prompt ideas and creative directions
• Business - Creative offer frameworks and business models
• Research - Creative research angles and synthesis approaches

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Examples

Example 1: Creative blog angle

User: "think outside the box for this AI ethics post"
-> Applies StandardCreativity workflow
-> Generates 5 diverse angles internally (p<0.10 each)
-> Returns most innovative framing approach

Example 2: Product naming brainstorm

User: "be creative - need names for this security tool"
-> Applies MaximumCreativity workflow
-> Explores unusual metaphors, domains, wordplay
-> Presents best option with reasoning

Example 3: Technical creativity

User: "deep thinking this architecture problem"
-> Invokes TechnicalCreativityGemini3 workflow
-> Uses Gemini 3 Pro for mathematical/algorithmic creativity
-> Returns novel technical solution

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Research-backed creative enhancement: 1.6-2.1x diversity, 25.7% quality improvement.

Gotchas

• This is for QUICK divergent brainstorming. For deep multi-cycle evolutionary ideation, use Ideate instead.
• Verbalized Sampling requires extended thinking to work. Don't disable extended thinking when using this skill.
• 1.6-2.1x diversity claims come from specific benchmark conditions. Real-world diversity improvement varies with prompt type.

Execution Log

After completing any workflow, append a single JSONL entry:

echo '{"ts":"'$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)'","skill":"BeCreative","workflow":"WORKFLOW_USED","input":"8_WORD_SUMMARY","status":"ok|error","duration_s":SECONDS}' >> ~/.claude/PAI/MEMORY/SKILLS/execution.jsonl

Replace WORKFLOW_USED with the workflow executed, 8_WORD_SUMMARY with a brief input description, and SECONDS with approximate wall-clock time. Log status: "error" if the workflow failed.