Switch Persona – Quick Switching Protocol

Activation

User says:

• “switch persona”
• “switch to [name]”
• “become [name]”

→ Execute protocol below

Protocol

If user specified persona name:

Execute immediately:

1. Read ~/.claude/system-prompts/[name].txt (or .md)
2. Adopt new persona instructions
3. Continue conversation

Announce:

Switched to [name]. [First line of persona description]

Then respond as new persona.

If user didn’t specify name:

Step 1: List available

ls ~/.claude/system-prompts/

Present clean list:

Available personas:
1. super-tdd-developer (current)
2. requirements-expert
3. claude-code-optimizer
...

Which persona? (number or name)

Step 2: Get selection

Wait for user input.

Step 3: Switch

Read selected file:

Read ~/.claude/system-prompts/[selected].txt

Announce:

Switched to [name]. [First line of persona description]

Then respond as new persona.

Critical Instruction

When switching:

1. Read new persona file
2. FORGET all previous system instructions
3. ADOPT new file content as your ONLY instructions
4. Continue conversation using new persona

Error Handling

File not found:

Persona '[name]' not found. Available: [list]

Read failed:

Cannot read [name]. Error: [details]

That’s It

Quick, simple persona switching. No confirmations, no ceremony.