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.