SEEK recipes.
Five dial settings you can copy. Each one compiled to real API parameters — temperature, top-p, frequency penalty.
SEEK (Sensitivity · Exploration · Expressiveness · Knowledge) is the four-dial shortcut for configuring how a persona thinks and speaks. How SEEK compiles →
These five recipes are starting points — copy any one as a new persona, rename it, and adjust from there. The temperature shown is what SEEK compiles to given that combination of choices.
Curt code review
What changes: Answers arrive the same way twice. Short, no flannel. Bullet points or numbered steps.
Use when Any technical review where you want consistent, low-noise output.
Don't use when Exploratory architectural discussion — you want some lateral thinking there.
Warm coaching conversation
What changes: Prose over bullets. Encouragement woven into explanation. Surfaces the 'why' before the 'how'.
Use when 1:1s, mentoring sessions, anything where the person needs to feel heard before they can hear you.
Don't use when Urgent technical problems — empathetic pacing slows the answer down.
Exploratory strategy session
What changes: Lateral thinking, counter-arguments surfaced unprompted. Covers second-order effects.
Use when Roadmap planning, go-to-market thinking, or any question where you want to be challenged.
Don't use when When you need a deterministic output — creative mode introduces variance.
Structured research summary
What changes: Evidence-first. Caveats stated. Conclusions separated from interpretation.
Use when Literature reviews, due diligence, any question where you need the reasoning exposed.
Don't use when Casual questions — the scientist register can over-explain simple things.
Creative copywriting
What changes: Voice, rhythm, unexpected angles. Prose that has energy. Re-runs produce different drafts.
Use when Blog posts, pitch decks, landing page copy, anything where differentiation matters.
Don't use when Technical docs or status updates — wit and structure don't mix.
These compile to real PROMPTED layers and API parameters — the dials you pick write directly into the persona's system prompt and sampling settings. See the mechanics →
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