/switch-persona

Switch Persona Skill

Quick mid-conversation persona switching without restarting Claude.

What It Does

Changes Claude's system instructions during an active conversation:

• Preserves conversation history
• Replaces system instructions completely
• No restart required
• No confirmations - immediate switch

Triggers

User says:

• "switch persona"
• "switch to [name]"
• "become [name]"

How It Works

With specific persona name:

1. Reads ~/.claude/system-prompts/[name].txt (or .md)
2. Adopts new persona instructions
3. Announces switch and continues as new persona

Without specific name:

1. Lists available personas from ~/.claude/system-prompts/
2. User selects by number or name
3. Reads selected persona file
4. Announces switch and continues as new persona

Key Principle

One persona at a time - complete replacement.

Each switch fully replaces the previous persona. You cannot blend multiple personas simultaneously. Want combined traits? Create a custom system prompt.

File Locations

Personas: ~/.claude/system-prompts/ (.txt or .md)

Installation

Symlink to Claude skills directory:

ln -s /path/to/claude-skillz/switch-persona ~/.claude/skills/switch-persona

Integration with claude-launcher

Use together:

• claude-launcher: Choose initial persona
• switch-persona: Change mid-conversation
• Both read from same ~/.claude/system-prompts/ directory