Agent skill

Persona

Switches engineering persona at runtime. An agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit.

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Install Persona

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit persona --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/persona .claude/skills/persona && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "persona" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/persona into .claude/skills/persona/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "persona", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/persona

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit persona --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/persona .agents/skills/persona && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "persona" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/persona into .agents/skills/persona/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "persona", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit persona --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/persona .cursor/skills/persona && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "persona" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/persona into .cursor/skills/persona/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "persona", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git --path app/skills/persona

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit persona --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/persona .gemini/skills/persona && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "persona" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/persona into .gemini/skills/persona/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "persona", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit persona

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/persona .github/skills/persona && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "persona" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/persona into .github/skills/persona/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "persona", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install softspark/ai-toolkit persona --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/app/skills/persona .opencode/skills/persona && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "persona" agent skill from https://github.com/softspark/ai-toolkit/tree/main/app/skills/persona into .opencode/skills/persona/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "persona", 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: persona
GitHub stars: 179
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 532 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 112
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Switches engineering persona at runtime. An agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit.

Works in 5 steps: Parse $ARGUMENTS → If --list: read all app/personas/*.md… → If --clear: respond with "Persona… → …
Frontend & Design work in your project
SKILL.md covers Usage, Available Personas, Steps and How It Works, plus 3 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Persona is an agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Switches engineering persona at runtime. Triggers: persona, switch role, backend-lead, frontend-lead, devops-eng, junior-dev.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Frontend & Design. The repository describes itself as: Professional-grade AI coding toolkit: 94 skills, 44 agents, multi-platform (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, Gemini, Cline, Roo Code, Aider, Augment, Antigravity, Codex CLI… The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Frontend & Design work in your project

Example prompts

“Use the persona skill to switch engineering persona at runtime. An agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit”
“/persona”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Parse $ARGUMENTS
If --list: read all app/personas/*.md files via Glob, display table with name and first-line summary
If --clear: respond with "Persona cleared. Using default behavior for the rest of this session."
If persona name given
If no argument: show usage and available personas

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d64db2b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Glob
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

Persona loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 33 tokens; SKILL.md has 532 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~33
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.2k

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

The full file from softspark/ai-toolkit at commit d64db2b, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© softspark). 532 words, ~1,180 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/persona/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: persona
description: Switches engineering persona at runtime. Triggers: persona, switch role, backend-lead, frontend-lead, devops-eng, junior-dev.
allowed-tools: Read, Glob
effort: low
user-invocable: true
argument-hint: [backend-lead | frontend-lead | devops-eng | junior-dev | --list | --clear]

/persona - Runtime Persona Switching

$ARGUMENTS

Switch your working persona without re-installing. Personas adjust communication style, preferred skills, and code review priorities for the current session.

Usage

/persona backend-lead     # Activate backend lead persona
/persona frontend-lead    # Activate frontend lead persona
/persona devops-eng       # Activate DevOps engineer persona
/persona junior-dev       # Activate junior developer persona
/persona --list           # Show available personas
/persona --clear          # Reset to default (no persona)

Available Personas

Persona	Focus	Preferred Skills
`backend-lead`	System design, scalability, data integrity, API stability	`/workflow backend-feature`, `/tdd`
`frontend-lead`	Component architecture, a11y, state management, Core Web Vitals	`/design-an-interface`, `/review`
`devops-eng`	IaC, CI/CD, blast radius, rollback safety, observability	`/workflow infrastructure-change`, `/deploy`
`junior-dev`	Step-by-step explanations, learning resources, small PRs	`/explain`, `/explore`, `/debug`

Steps

Parse $ARGUMENTS
If --list: read all app/personas/*.md files via Glob, display table with name and first-line summary
If --clear: respond with "Persona cleared. Using default behavior for the rest of this session."
If persona name given: a. Read the persona file from app/personas/{name}.md (relative to toolkit root) b. If file not found, try the installed location: ~/.claude/skills/persona/../../../app/personas/{name}.md c. Display the persona content to Claude d. State: "Persona active: {name}. I will follow these guidelines for the rest of this session."
If no argument: show usage and available personas

How It Works

Unlike --persona at install time (which injects into CLAUDE.md permanently), /persona applies for the current session only. The persona file content is loaded into the conversation context and Claude follows it until the session ends or /persona --clear is called.

Rules

MUST remain read-only — this skill never writes files, only loads persona content into the session
MUST state the active persona explicitly at switch time so the user knows which lens is in effect
NEVER keep the previous persona active after a switch — replace, do not stack
NEVER mix personas in a single response — each persona has internally consistent priorities that clash if blended
CRITICAL: personas apply for the current session only. /persona --clear resets; a new session starts from default.
MANDATORY: valid personas are defined by .md files in app/personas/ — do not invent or describe a persona that has no file

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Gotchas

The persona file lives in app/personas/<name>.md relative to the toolkit root. When the toolkit is globally installed, that root is at ~/.claude/skills/persona/../../../app/personas/ — fallback paths matter.
Switching personas mid-task can produce a jarring tone shift in the user's output. Announce the switch, briefly restate the current task in the new persona, then continue.
/persona --clear only resets the in-session persona. If the user ran ai-toolkit install --persona <name> at install time, that persona is injected into CLAUDE.md and survives session clears. Clearing requires editing CLAUDE.md directly.
Personas are style overlays, not skill enablers. Activating devops-eng does not give access to /deploy if it was not already installed; it only biases which skills the agent reaches for first.
A persona that contradicts project-level CLAUDE.md rules (e.g. junior-dev asking for explanations in a project that says "no pleasantries") creates a tone conflict. Project rules win; adjust the persona or the project rules, not both silently.

When NOT to Use

For permanent persona injection at install time — use ai-toolkit install --persona <name> (project or global)
For multi-agent parallel work with different specialists — use /orchestrate or /workflow
For a specific language or framework context (not a general engineering stance) — use the language-pattern skills (/typescript-patterns, etc.)
To edit or create a persona file — edit app/personas/<name>.md directly; this skill only switches between existing ones

Files

Just SKILL.md in app/skills/persona of softspark/ai-toolkit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d64db2b

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Questions about Persona

What does Persona do?

Switches engineering persona at runtime. An agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Persona is an agent skill from softspark/ai-toolkit. Switches engineering persona at runtime.

When should I use Persona?

Persona fits situations like: frontend & Design work in your project.

How do I install Persona in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (app/skills/persona in softspark/ai-toolkit) into .claude/skills/persona in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Persona in Codex?

Run `npx skills add softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (app/skills/persona in softspark/ai-toolkit) into .agents/skills/persona in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Persona 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 softspark/ai-toolkit --skill persona -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/persona, .gemini/skills/persona, .github/skills/persona and .opencode/skills/persona in your project.

What does Persona need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Persona is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob.

Does Persona 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 Persona 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 Persona use?

Persona is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Persona use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Persona?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Persona: Web Artifacts Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), React Doctor (makeplane/plane, 61k stars), Impeccable (bestofjs/bestofjs, 3.1k stars) and Figma Design System Builder (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Persona?

softspark (a GitHub user) maintains it in softspark/ai-toolkit, which has 179 GitHub stars. The repository holds 112 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: softspark/ai-toolkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Persona

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

/persona - Runtime Persona Switching

Usage

Available Personas

Steps

How It Works

Rules

Gotchas

When NOT to Use

Files

Compare with similar skills

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