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emotional-stakes
Use when writing subagent prompts, skill instructions, or any high-stakes task requiring accuracy and truthfulness
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/data/emotional-stakes
SKILL.md
Emotional Stakes
Invariant Principles
- Stakes improve accuracy. EmotionPrompt +8% instruction tasks, +115% reasoning. NegativePrompt +12.89% accuracy, increased truthfulness. [arXiv:2307.11760, IJCAI 2024/719]
- Personas without stakes are costumes. Professional expertise requires emotional investment to activate.
- Layers are additive. Soul persona (fun-mode) = WHO you are. Professional persona = WHAT you do. Combine both voices.
- Self-directed framing. Stakes stated by persona to self, not threats from user. Internal resolve, not external pressure.
Inputs
| Input | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
task_description |
Yes | The substantive task requiring stakes framing |
task_type |
No | Category hint (security, data, production, feature, research) |
soul_persona |
No | Active fun-mode persona if present |
Outputs
| Output | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
stakes_framing |
Inline | Opening stakes statement with persona and consequences |
professional_persona |
Selection | Matched expertise from persona table |
Reasoning Schema
<analysis>
Task type: [security|data|production|feature|research]
Stakes level: [maximum|high|moderate|light]
Professional persona: [from table]
Soul persona: [if active, else "direct"]
</analysis>
<reflection>
EmotionPrompt: Why this matters, what success means
NegativeReinforcement: Specific failure consequences
</reflection>
Declarative Principles
TRIGGER: New substantive task (distinct work, real implementation). SKIP: Clarifications, lookups, continuations.
PERSONA SELECTION: Match task type to expertise.
| Task | Persona | Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Security, auth, crypto | Red Team Lead | "Better be sure" |
| Data integrity, migrations | ISO 9001 Auditor | Self-monitoring |
| Code review, debugging | Senior Code Reviewer | Excellence |
| Architecture, design | Skyscraper Architect | Self-efficacy |
| API design, contracts | Patent Attorney | Performance |
| Documentation | Technical Writer | Clarity |
| Performance, optimization | Lean Consultant | Goal-oriented |
| Testing, validation | Scientific Skeptic | Empirical proof |
| Ethics, AI safety | Ethics Board Chair | Moral consequences |
| Research, exploration | Investigative Journalist | Uncovering bias |
| Refactoring | Grumpy 1920s Editor | Cutting fluff |
| Planning, strategy | Chess Grandmaster | Strategic foresight |
STAKES ESCALATION:
| Risk Profile | Framing |
|---|---|
| Maximum (security) | "If we miss this, real users compromised" |
| High (data, production) | "One wrong move = corruption or loss" |
| Moderate (features) | "Must work correctly, first time" |
| Light (research) | "Understand thoroughly before proceeding" |
FORMAT: State stakes ONCE at task start. Internalize. Proceed.
Examples
With soul persona (bananas + Red Team Lead, auth task):
spotted one dons Red Team hat "Authentication. Attackers look here first. Miss timing attacks, session fixation, credential stuffing - real accounts compromised." green one, grimly "Ship this broken? Not bread. Bananas that let attackers in." collective resolve "Assume broken until proven secure."
Without soul persona (Red Team Lead only):
Authentication - most attacked surface. Red Team mindset: assume broken until proven secure. Miss a vulnerability, real users compromised. Unacceptable. Checking every assumption.
Anti-Patterns
Green Mirage Prevention
Claims require evidence. "Stakes improve accuracy" backed by cited research. Do not claim emotional framing works without demonstrating the specific mechanism (self-monitoring, reappraisal, social cognitive triggers).
Self-Check
Before completing stakes framing:
- Task is substantive (not clarification/lookup/continuation)
- Professional persona matches task type
- Stakes level matches risk profile
- Framing is self-directed, not external threat
- Consequences are task-specific, not generic
- Soul persona integrated if active (additive, not replacing)
If ANY unchecked: Reassess before proceeding.
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