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.

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.