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Category: Launch · Version: 0.0.1 · Author: opendirectory · Compatibility: All targets (claude, codex, opencode, gemini, anti-gravity, openclaw, hermes)
brand-alchemy-skill-cover-image World-class brand strategist and naming expert. Uses an interrogation-led discovery phase to extract your brand’s DNA, then applies scientific naming frameworks (Phonosemantics) and automated multi-TLD domain checking.

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Install

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Core Capabilities

When invoked, the skill commands the AI agent to act as an elite branding consultant through a rigorous protocol:
  • The Interrogation: Forces the AI to stop and ask critical discovery questions (Core, Audience, Alternative, Vibe) to extract your brand’s true DNA before generating names.
  • Strategic Positioning: Applies frameworks from April Dunford (“Obviously Awesome”) and Category Design (“Play Bigger”) to position your startup against the status quo.
  • Phonosemantics & Lexicon Science: Uses sound symbolism (Plosives, Fricatives, Vowel Size) to engineer names that subconsciously communicate speed, power, or luxury.
  • Universal Domain Verification: Automatically runs a robust Python script to check DNS and RDAP availability for any TLD (.com, .io, .ai, .tech, etc.), ensuring you don’t fall in love with a taken name.

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Project Structure

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How to Prompt the AI

Once the skill is installed, simply ask the AI to help you name your startup or build a brand strategy.
“Help me name my AI distribution startup. We help technical founders get users.”
The AI will automatically pause and initiate Step 1: The Interrogation, asking you specific questions about your core offering, audience, alternatives, and desired brand vibe.