PersonaNexus Board of Directors Skill

Extend AI agent identities with a structured Board of Directors advisory panel

composed of historical figures. Builds on the PersonaNexus YAML schema to add

board members, engagement rules, and strategic advisory capabilities.

What This Skill Does

• Define agent advisory board configuration via YAML
• Compile board context into system prompts alongside personality traits
• Validate board configuration with semantic warnings
• Export to OpenClaw personality.json, SOUL.md, Anthropic XML, and more
• Pre-configured 10 historical figures ready to use

Setup

Install dependencies:

pip install pydantic pyyaml typer rich

Usage

1. Create an Agent with a Board

Start from a template:

• templates/board-minimal.yaml -- Simple: enabled + 2 members + basic engagement
• templates/board-full.yaml -- All fields: 10 historical figures, full engagement rules, disclaimer

2. Validate

from board_skill import IdentityValidator

validator = IdentityValidator()
result = validator.validate_file("my-agent.yaml")
print(result.valid, result.errors, result.warnings)

3. Compile to a System Prompt

from board_skill import parse_identity_file, compile_identity

identity = parse_identity_file("my-agent.yaml")
prompt = compile_identity(identity, target="text")
print(prompt)

4. Quick build_persona Helper

from board_skill.board import build_persona

prompt = build_persona("my-agent.yaml")
# Includes board members in the prompt when enabled

CLI

python -m board_skill --help

CLI Commands

CLI Examples

# Validate an identity with board
python -m board_skill validate templates/board-full.yaml --verbose

# Compile to text prompt (board section visible)
python -m board_skill compile templates/board-full.yaml --target text

# Compile to OpenClaw personality.json (board key in output)
python -m board_skill compile templates/board-full.yaml --target openclaw --output personality.json

# Show board configuration
python -m board_skill board show templates/board-full.yaml

# List board members with details
python -m board_skill board list-members templates/board-full.yaml

# Scaffold a new agent
python -m board_skill init "My Agent"

Board YAML Schema

board:
  enabled: true                          # Enable board (default: false)
  disclaimer: "These are fictional..."   # Required disclaimer text

  board_members:
    - id: "sun_tzu"
      name: "Sun Tzu"
      historical_figure: "Sun Tzu"
      died: "~496 BC"
      board_role: "Chief Strategist"
      core_mindset: "Win without fighting"
      modern_relevance: "Competitive strategy"
      personality:
        ocean:
          openness: 0.9
          conscientiousness: 0.95
          extraversion: 0.4
          agreeableness: 0.3
          neuroticism: 0.2
        disc_style: "dominance"          # dominance | influence | steadiness | compliance
        jungian_type: "INTJ"
      key_quote: "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting"

  engagement_rules:
    - "Each member responds from their historical lens"
    - "Synthesize consensus or majority vote"

Compile Targets

External Endpoints

This skill does not make any network requests. All processing is local.

Security & Privacy

No data leaves your machine. PersonaNexus operates entirely on local YAML files.

Identity files should not contain secrets or API keys.

Learn More

Full documentation and the main PersonaNexus framework:

https://github.com/PersonaNexus/personanexus