Writing DNA Distiller skill
A skill that breaks down an author's articles and derives a reusable style profile: language, structure, topic logic, sourcing and visual presentation
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- The skill consists of instructions and templates and works on the texts you give it
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npx skillfoxx add skills/writing-dna-distillerDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
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- The skill consists of instructions and templates and works on the texts you give it
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What it does
The skill breaks down a set of articles from one author or account and derives a set of rules you can later write with in the same style. The analysis runs across six levels: language (word frequency, sentence length, punctuation, rhythm), text structure, topic selection logic, sourcing and examples, the author's worldview and visual presentation. The output goes into separate files and a combined Writing-DNA.md document. Before a new text the skill requires rereading all derived documents and a few source articles of a close genre so the style reproduces reliably. It ships a separate skill for cleaning a finished text of common machine generation traits.
Who it is for. For writers, editors, content teams and blog owners who need consistent work in a defined authorial style.
Good fit when
- You need to break an author's or account's style into reusable rules
- You need to write new texts in a consistent authorial style
- You need to compare how different authors treat the same topic
Not a fit when
- You have no corpus of at least a couple dozen complete articles to analyze
- The goal is to pass the style off as someone else's and mislead readers
Example request
Analyze all the articles in this folder with the writing-dna skill and derive the author's style profileLimitations
For real analysis the author recommends at least 20 complete articles in md or txt; quality on a few short texts is not representative. The examples show only the directory format, not the depth of analysis. The author states the boundaries: the project is for study and style analysis, not for passing text off as someone else's and not for copyright infringement, and third-party articles should not be placed in a public repository without permission.
How to disable. Delete the skill folder from the agent's skills directory, for example ~/.claude/skills/writing-dna-skill/.
FAQ
How many articles do I need?
The author suggests at least 20 complete articles in md or txt, ideally from different periods and topics. Results on a couple of short texts are not representative.
What does the bundled lieflat-less-ai-tone skill do?
It is the final step: it cleans a finished text of common machine generation traits by a rule list without touching structure. On conflicts the author's style profile takes priority.
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README in short
The README describes a skill that derives a reusable style profile from a set of articles rather than just asking to write similarly. Analysis runs across six levels from language and structure to worldview and visual presentation, with results collected into separate files and a combined Writing-DNA.md. For stable reproduction the skill requires rereading all derived documents and five source articles of a close genre before a new text. It provides separate templates for Chinese and English outputs and a bundled skill for cleaning machine traits from text. MIT licensed.
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--- name: writing-dna-skill description: 从至少 20 篇完整文章中蒸馏可复用的写作 DNA，分析语言、文章结构、选题逻辑、素材策略、认知框架和视觉风格，并生成 Writing-DNA.md；按该 DNA 写作时会读取全部蒸馏产物和 5 篇相关原文。用于中英文作者、账号、品牌或出版物的风格分析与一致性写作。 Distill reusable Writing DNA from at least 20 complete articles for Chinese or English authors, publications, brands, and accounts; use for language, structure, topic logic, source strategy, cognitive-frame, and visual-style analysis. --- # 写作蒸馏器.skill > 英文名：`writing-dna-skill` ## 一、目标 从某个账号/作者的历史文章中，提炼出可复用的**写作 DNA**——不是摘要，而是可操作的规则集，用于： 1. **理解** 该账号/作者的写作视角、选题逻辑、语言风格 2. **复刻** 该账号/作者的写作风格（输出近似风格的文章） 3. **对比** 不同账号/作者在同一议题上的表达差异