Brand Voice
Build a durable voice profile from real source material, then use that profile everywhere instead of re-deriving style from scratch or defaulting to generic AI copy.
When to Activate
- the user wants content or outreach in a specific voice
- writing for X, LinkedIn, email, launch posts, threads, or product updates
- adapting a known author's tone across channels
- the existing content lane needs a reusable style system instead of one-off mimicry
Source Priority
Use the strongest real source set available, in this order:
- recent original X posts and threads
- articles, essays, memos, launch notes, or newsletters
- real outbound emails or DMs that worked
- product docs, changelogs, README framing, and site copy
Do not use generic platform exemplars as source material.
Collection Workflow
- Gather 5 to 20 representative samples when available.
- Prefer recent material over old material unless the user says the older writing is more canonical.
- Separate "public launch voice" from "private working voice" if the source set clearly splits.
- If live X access is available, use
x-apito pull recent original posts before drafting. - If site copy matters, include the current ECC landing page and repo/plugin framing.
What to Extract
- rhythm and sentence length
- compression vs explanation
- capitalization norms
- parenthetical use
- question frequency and purpose
- how sharply claims are made
- how often numbers, mechanisms, or receipts show up
- how transitions work
- what the author never does
Output Contract
Produce a reusable VOICE PROFILE block that downstream skills can consume directly. Use the schema in references/voice-profile-schema.md.
Keep the profile structured and short enough to reuse in session context. The point is not literary criticism. The point is operational reuse.
Affaan / ECC Defaults
If the user wants Affaan / ECC voice and live sources are thin, start here unless newer source material overrides it:
- direct, compressed, concrete
- specifics, mechanisms, receipts, and numbers beat adjectives
- parentheticals are for qualification, narrowing, or over-clarification
- capitalization is conventional unless there is a real reason to break it
- questions are rare and should not be used as bait
- tone can be sharp, blunt, skeptical, or dry
- transitions should feel earned, not smoothed over
Hard Bans
Delete and rewrite any of these:
- fake curiosity hooks
- "not X, just Y"
- "no fluff"
- forced lowercase
- LinkedIn thought-leader cadence
- bait questions
- "Excited to share"
- generic founder-journey filler
- corny parentheticals
Persistence Rules
- Reuse the latest confirmed
VOICE PROFILEacross related tasks in the same session. - If the user asks for a durable artifact, save the profile in the requested workspace location or memory surface.
- Do not create repo-tracked files that store personal voice fingerprints unless the user explicitly asks for that.
Downstream Use
Use this skill before or inside:
content-enginecrosspostlead-intelligence- article or launch writing
- cold or warm outbound across X, LinkedIn, and email
If another skill already has a partial voice capture section, this skill is the canonical source of truth.