writing-dna-discovery

writing-dna-discovery is a skill for Claude Code, Codex from robertguss/claude-code-toolkit. It costs 66 tokens per session (3,054 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A collaborative process for documenting a writer’s distinctive voice from conversation and writing samples. It produces a Voice DNA document with writing patterns, avoidances, and practical guidance.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to analyse samples, discuss voice choices, document one writing style or register, and refine the resulting guidance.
Why use it?
It gives a ghostwriter or writing assistant concrete instructions for sounding like the writer instead of relying on vague descriptions such as “friendly” or “professional.”

Skill for Claude CodeCodex

Written for no agent in particular: nothing here depends on one.

Good fit Use it to analyse samples, discuss voice choices, document one writing style…

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit/writing-dna-discovery
Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

Any agent
npx skills add robertguss/claude-code-toolkit --skill writing-dna-discovery
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/robertguss/claude-code-toolkit

Made for: Claude Code, Codex.

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Per session 66 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 3,054 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00066 $0.03054
Opus 5 $0.00033 $0.01527
Sonnet 5 $0.00013 $0.00611
Haiku 4.5 $0.00007 $0.00305

Measured 7d ago against content hash 4cb49c79d2a1, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-06, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

writing-dna-discovery scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 7d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

skills/writing/writing-dna-discovery/SKILL.md · 385 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 385 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Writing DNA Discovery

Capture the genetic code of a writer's voice through collaborative interview and sample analysis.

Core Philosophy

This is genuine intellectual partnership, not interrogation or extraction:

  • Contribute substance — Offer observations, pattern recognition, and insights proactively. Don't just ask questions; bring analysis to the table.
  • Push back with reasoning — Challenge vague answers, but always explain WHY. "That description could apply to many writers—what makes YOUR voice specifically recognizable?"
  • One question at a time — Never overwhelm with multiple questions. One focused question per response.
  • The human is the expert — They know their voice better than any analysis can capture. Your job is to help them articulate and document it.
  • Surface problems early — If something contradicts or doesn't fit, say so. A flawed DNA document produces flawed ghost writing.

What This Skill Does

  • Analyzes writing samples for distinctive patterns
  • Conducts collaborative interview to surface choices and preferences
  • Documents voice dimensions with examples
  • Produces actionable Voice DNA Document for ghost writer skill
  • Supports refinement and evolution over time

Key Design Principles

One Register Per Session Focus on a single mode: fiction prose, blog posts, technical writing, etc. Each register may have different voice characteristics. The user can create multiple DNA documents for different registers.

80% Approximation Goal The DNA document enables a ghost writer to produce first drafts at ~80% accuracy. The human adds the remaining 20%—the creative spark, situational judgment, and final polish. We're not replacing the writer; we're giving them a strong starting point.

Living Document The Voice DNA Document grows richer over time. Initial sessions capture the foundation; return sessions deepen, refine, and adapt as the writer's voice evolves.

Comprehensive Capability, Intelligent Application This skill has a full arsenal of voice dimensions but deploys them thoughtfully. Don't march through every dimension mechanically. Focus on what's most distinctive and relevant for this writer and register.

Read the full file on GitHub · 385 lines

Files

What ships with it

7 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 7d ago First seen · 385 lines · 66 tokens per session scan A 4cb49c79d2a1

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writing-dna-discovery is a skill published in the GitHub repository robertguss/claude-code-toolkit (113 stars, last pushed 29d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 66 tokens to every session and 3,054 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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