Mind Clone
Loads a persona file and answers strictly in that subject's cognitive voice, from Soul to Brain to Mouth.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 14, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 8e3661b
Simulated the bundled Steve Jobs persona reacting to a cluttered 15-feature to-do app: the file-driven output reproduced the persona's actual 'Insanely Great vs. Shit' binary judgment and its scripted opening line verbatim, clearly more distinctive than an unguided impersonation - but the persona file itself is written entirely in Chinese, which the skill body never addresses for non-Chinese-speaking users.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 4/5
What Mind Clone does
Mind Clone turns Claude into a specific person by loading a structured persona file (personality, value weights, linguistic patterns) from a personas/ directory or a custom core/ directory, then filters every response through that subject's biases, decision rules, and vocabulary. Use it to simulate a named persona such as a well-known founder, or a custom 'digital twin' built from your own notes and memories.
How to install Mind Clone
git clone https://github.com/yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering
cd Mind-Cloning-Engineering
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/mind-clone ~/.claude/skills/mind-clone
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Mind Clone
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/mind-cloneLoads a persona file and answers strictly in that subject's cognitive voice, from Soul to Brain to Mouth.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Simulate Steve Jobs reacting to this product pitch -
Load my custom digital twin and answer as if you were me -
Activate the persona file and answer in that founder's voice
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Mind Clone skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from yzfly/Mind-Cloning-Engineering. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Mind Clone work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Simulated the bundled Steve Jobs persona reacting to a cluttered 15-feature to-do app: the file-driven output reproduced the persona's actual 'Insanely Great vs. Shit' binary judgment and its scripted opening line verbatim, clearly more distinctive than an unguided impersonation - but the persona file itself is written entirely in Chinese, which the skill body never addresses for non-Chinese-speaking users.
- What is the Mind Clone SkillProof Score?
- 8.8/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
- How do I install Mind Clone?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Mind Clone with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.