Cowork Personal Context and Voice Setup
Create three Markdown files for personal context, writing preferences, and durable memory, plus instructions to load them.
Before & after
Same prompt, same agent — the only difference is the skill.
That's a smart idea—having Claude understand your context and writing style across sessions would be really helpful. You could set up a system where you maintain a personal notes file about yourself, your business, and your preferences, then paste it into each session. Some people also use global instructions if your Claude setup supports that. Would you want help organizing a personal knowledge base, or are you looking for a different approach?
COWORK ABOUT-ME SETUP COMPLETE FILES CREATED (ready to load) 1. about-me.md • Name: Drew Nickles • Email: drew@omnispark.co • Business: AgentVolt (AI skill marketplace) • Audience: creators, builders, solopreneurs • Current projects: skill API, creator onboarding flow • Timezone: Pacific (PDT) 2. writing-rules.md • Avoid: "innovative", "cutting-edge", "seamlessly" • Use: concrete examples, numbers, names • Tone: direct, concise, technical (not hype) • Structure: problem → solution → action • Reference: Wikipedia anti-AI-writing patterns (14 rules) 3. memory.md • Session log (append-only) • Active projects per session • Decisions made + rationale • Blockers encountered + resolutions • Last updated: Session 47 (today) GLOBAL INSTRUCTIONS UPDATED All future sessions load all three files at startup USAGE No setup needed—just start chatting. Claude will reference your about-me, apply writing-rules, and log session memory automatically. TO REFRESH Edit any .md file directly in Cowork. Changes apply to next session. To archive old memory, move entries to memory-archive.md.
About this skill
“Claude keeps asking what I do, and its drafts still don't sound like me.” Build a compact personal context folder that gives Cowork useful background, concrete writing rules, and a dated record of decisions without turning every conversation into permanent memory.
What it does
- Creates about-me.md with confirmed background, audience, priorities, and active projects.
- Turns writing samples and corrections into observable rules with before-and-after examples.
- Creates memory.md with dated entries, scope labels, and explicit corrections that preserve history.
- Supplies a paste-ready instruction block for loading the files and handling missing access.
- Repairs stale or conflicting context without silently deleting earlier decisions.
- Provides a fresh-session retrieval check so file creation is distinguished from working persistence.
What you get
Three ready-to-save Markdown files and a loading instruction block. If file access is available and authorized, the files are created or updated and read back; otherwise, you receive their complete contents with an exact save-and-check procedure.
Best for
Cowork users setting up a personal assistant, consultants juggling projects, and anyone tired of repeating context or correcting the same writing habits.
SKILL.md preview
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name: cowork-personal-context-and-voice-setup
description: "Create or repair a Claude Cowork personal context folder using three Markdown files: factual background, observable writing rules, and an append-only decision log. Provide loading instructions and a retrieval check without assuming automatic persistence. Use when the user says 'set up my about-me folder', 'make Cowork remember my business', 'Claude keeps asking who I am', 'my drafts keep sounding like AI', 'create my writing rules', 'my memory file is out of date', or 'check whether my context loads'."
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# Cowork Personal Context and Voice Setup
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