Customization

Before executing, check for user customizations at: ~/.claude/skills/CORE/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.

Send voice notification:

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8888/notify \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the BeCreative skill to ACTION"}' \
  > /dev/null 2>&1 &

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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