> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.opendirectory.dev/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# brand-alchemy

> World-class brand strategist and naming expert. Uses an interrogation-led discovery phase to extract your brand's DNA, then applies scientific naming framewo...

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  **Category:** Launch · **Version:** `0.0.1` · **Author:** `opendirectory` · **Compatibility:** All targets (claude, codex, opencode, gemini, anti-gravity, openclaw, hermes)
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<img width="1920" height="1072" alt="brand-alchemy-skill-cover-image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/15d90c97-9eef-4eed-abb3-7ce58438adf0" />

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.

## Install

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  <Tab title="npx CLI (Recommended)">
    ```bash theme={null}
    npx "@opendirectory.dev/skills" install brand-alchemy --target claude
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="skills.sh">
    ```bash theme={null}
    npx skills add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory --skill brand-alchemy
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Claude Code Native">
    ```bash theme={null}
    /plugin marketplace add Varnan-Tech/opendirectory
    /plugin install opendirectory-gtm-skills@opendirectory-marketplace
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Claude Desktop">
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    1. Copy `https://github.com/Varnan-Tech/opendirectory/tree/main/skills/brand-alchemy` into [download-directory.github.io](https://download-directory.github.io/) to download the ZIP.
    2. Open **Claude Desktop** -> **Customize** -> **Skills** -> **+** -> **Upload a skill** and drop the folder containing `SKILL.md`.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Manus AI">
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    [**Install brand-alchemy in Manus AI**](https://manus.im/import-skills?githubUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FVarnan-Tech%2Fopendirectory%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fbrand-alchemy\&utm_source=opendirectory)
  </Tab>
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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.

## Project Structure

```text theme={null}
brand-alchemy/
├── README.md                           # Documentation
├── SKILL.md                            # Master protocol for the AI
├── scripts/
│   └── domain_checker.py               # Universal domain verification script (Python)
└── references/
    ├── core-brand-strategy.md          # Elite positioning & category design playbook
    └── lexicon-naming-science.md       # Phonosemantics & naming linguistics guide
```

## 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.


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