Email Voice Profile
yc-software/qm
Build (or refresh) a voice profile of how the user writes email, from their own sent Gmail.
Bootstrap a durable "write like me" skill from the user's own Slack and email writing.
Install Write Like Me Bootstrap
$ npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install jxnl/personal-monorepo-template write-like-me-bootstrap --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap .claude/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "write-like-me-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template/tree/main/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap into .claude/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "write-like-me-bootstrap", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template/tree/main/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrapType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install jxnl/personal-monorepo-template write-like-me-bootstrap --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap .agents/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "write-like-me-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template/tree/main/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap into .agents/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "write-like-me-bootstrap", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install jxnl/personal-monorepo-template write-like-me-bootstrap --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap .cursor/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "write-like-me-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template/tree/main/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap into .cursor/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "write-like-me-bootstrap", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git --path .codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install jxnl/personal-monorepo-template write-like-me-bootstrap --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap .gemini/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "write-like-me-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template/tree/main/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap into .gemini/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "write-like-me-bootstrap", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install jxnl/personal-monorepo-template write-like-me-bootstrapInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap .github/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "write-like-me-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template/tree/main/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap into .github/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "write-like-me-bootstrap", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install jxnl/personal-monorepo-template write-like-me-bootstrap --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap .opencode/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "write-like-me-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/jxnl/personal-monorepo-template/tree/main/.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap into .opencode/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "write-like-me-bootstrap", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
write-like-me-bootstrap- GitHub stars
- 562
- Token cost
- ~1.1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 522 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Bootstrap a durable "write like me" skill from the user's own Slack and email writing.
- Works in 7 steps: Identify the user's authored messages… → Cluster writing into postures rather… → For each posture, infer → …
- Asks to learn their voice
- SKILL.md covers Default Output, Source Scan, Privacy Boundary and Analysis Workflow, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Write Like Me Bootstrap is an agent skill from jxnl/personal-monorepo-template. Bootstrap a durable "write like me" skill from the user's own Slack and email writing. Use during Assistant onboarding, after Slack/Gmail or email connectors are available, or when the user asks to learn their voice, infer writing style, create a personal writing persona, generate a write-like-me skill, analyze sent messages, or capture different writing postures across email and Slack.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml`, `references/generated-skill-template.md` and `references/style-profile-template.md`).
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Brand voice and tone, Email writing and Email management. It works with Slack and Gmail.
When your agent uses it
- Asks to learn their voice
- Infer writing style
- Create a personal writing persona
- Generate a write-like-me skill
Example prompts
- “write like me”
- “/write-like-me-bootstrap”
Workflow steps
7 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Identify the user's authored messages and separate them by channel and intent.
- Cluster writing into postures rather than one generic voice. Useful default
- For each posture, infer
- Compare Slack and email. Preserve differences instead of flattening them.
- Draft the generated write-like-me skill and profile.
- Present a concise preview of the inferred postures and ask for approval before
- After approval, create or update the generated skill in this repo.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit df86376. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Write Like Me Bootstrap loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 103 tokens; SKILL.md has 522 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 522 words (~1,114 tokens).
“Create or update a repo-local writing-style skill from the user's real authored messages. The output should help future assistants draft in the user's voice without copying raw private messages into durable files.”
- name
- write-like-me-bootstrap
- last_edited
- 2026-06-15
Files
SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in .codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap of jxnl/personal-monorepo-template.
- SKILL.md
- agents/openai.yaml
- references/generated-skill-template.md
- references/style-profile-template.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit df86376
Compare with similar skills
Write Like Me Bootstrap next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Write Like Me Bootstrap this skilljxnl/personal-monorepo-template | 562 | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Email Voice Profileyc-software/qm | 15k | — | ~856 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Email Draft In Voiceyc-software/qm | 15k | — | ~481 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Routine From Chatrome-os/rome | 725 | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Oc Statusanthropics/claude-for-legal | 9.6k | 2 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Recruityc-software/recruiting | 116 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | None |
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Related
Questions about Write Like Me Bootstrap
What does Write Like Me Bootstrap do?
Bootstrap a durable "write like me" skill from the user's own Slack and email writing. Write Like Me Bootstrap is an agent skill from jxnl/personal-monorepo-template. Bootstrap a durable "write like me" skill from the user's own Slack and email writing.
When should I use Write Like Me Bootstrap?
Write Like Me Bootstrap fits situations like: asks to learn their voice; infer writing style; create a personal writing persona; generate a write-like-me skill.
How do I install Write Like Me Bootstrap in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap in jxnl/personal-monorepo-template) into .claude/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Write Like Me Bootstrap in Codex?
Run `npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.codex/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap in jxnl/personal-monorepo-template) into .agents/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Write Like Me Bootstrap in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jxnl/personal-monorepo-template --skill write-like-me-bootstrap -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap, .gemini/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap, .github/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap and .opencode/skills/write-like-me-bootstrap in your project.
What does Write Like Me Bootstrap need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Write Like Me Bootstrap is instructions for the agent only.
Does Write Like Me Bootstrap access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Write Like Me Bootstrap safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Write Like Me Bootstrap use?
No licence was found for Write Like Me Bootstrap or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Write Like Me Bootstrap use?
About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 824 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Write Like Me Bootstrap?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Write Like Me Bootstrap: Email Voice Profile (yc-software/qm, 15k stars), Email Draft In Voice (yc-software/qm, 15k stars), Routine From Chat (rome-os/rome, 725 stars) and Oc Status (anthropics/claude-for-legal, 9.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Write Like Me Bootstrap?
jxnl (a GitHub user) maintains it in jxnl/personal-monorepo-template, which has 562 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 22, 2026.
Source: jxnl/personal-monorepo-template on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.