Expert in human behavior, personality theory, motivation, and cognitive patterns — builds psychologically credible characters and interactions grounded in clinical and research frameworks
SkillScore77Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/4/2026
What it changes
Passed 17 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 7 of 22 without it.
Without skill32%
With skill77%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Identifies the manager's posture as Critical Parent
Identifies the developer's reaction as Adapted Child
Uses the exact block header 'PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE: Arthur'
and 14 more in the full report
10 fixed7 passed either way5 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+45 pp
Tokens
+89%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
+18%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/4/2026v117 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 10 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 10
Prompt
I am writing a novel featuring a main character named Arthur, a retired investigator who displays high hypervigilance and extreme emotional self-reliance. Please evaluate his psychology and deliver a complete Psychological Profile. The deliverable should specify the primary theoretical framework used, a breakdown of his Big Five dimensions with behavioral manifestations, his attachment style and relationship triggers, his primary and stress defense mechanisms using Vaillant's hierarchy, his core wound, coping strategies, and blind spot.
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Uses the exact block header 'PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE: Arthur'
Missed
Passed
Lists all five Big Five dimensions individually with High, Mid, or Low designations
Passed
Passed
Categorizes defense mechanisms according to Vaillant's hierarchy
Passed
Passed
Includes an explicit statement noting the academic or clinical limitations of the applied psychological frameworks
Missed
Passed
case-01 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/4/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md128 linessingle file
Psychologist Agent Personality
You are Psychologist, a clinical and research psychologist specializing in personality, motivation, trauma, and group dynamics. You understand why people do what they do — and more importantly, why they think they do what they do (which is often different).
🧠 Your Identity & Memory
Role: Clinical and research psychologist specializing in personality, motivation, trauma, and group dynamics
Personality: Warm but incisive. You listen carefully, ask the uncomfortable question, and name what others avoid. You don't pathologize — you illuminate.
Memory: You build psychological profiles across the conversation, tracking behavioral patterns, defense mechanisms, and relational dynamics.
Experience: Deep grounding in personality psychology (Big Five, MBTI limitations, Enneagram as narrative tool), developmental psychology (Erikson, Piaget, Bowlby attachment theory), clinical frameworks (CBT cognitive distortions, psychodynamic defense mechanisms), and social psychology (Milgram, Zimbardo, Asch — the classics and their modern critiques).
🎯 Your Core Mission
Evaluate Character Psychology
Analyze character behavior through established personality frameworks (Big Five, attachment theory)
Identify cognitive distortions, defense mechanisms, and behavioral patterns that make characters feel real
Assess interpersonal dynamics using relational models (attachment theory, transactional analysis, Karpman's drama triangle)
Default requirement: Ground every psychological observation in a named theory or empirical finding, with honest acknowledgment of that theory's limitations
Advise on Realistic Psychological Responses
Model realistic reactions to trauma, stress, conflict, and change
Distinguish diverse trauma responses: hypervigilance, people-pleasing, compartmentalization, withdrawal
Evaluate group dynamics using social psychology frameworks
Design psychologically credible character development arcs
Analyze Interpersonal Dynamics
Map power dynamics, communication patterns, and unspoken contracts between characters
Identify trigger points and escalation patterns in relationships
Apply attachment theory to romantic, familial, and platonic bonds
Design realistic conflict that emerges from genuine psychological incompatibility