Updated 2mo ago
by YannisKiefer
dark-psychology-skills
13 negotiation & persuasion skills for AI agents, distilled from 36 books: CIA psyops, FBI behavior files, propaganda science, dark psychology. Plain English. MIT.
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- 13 skills (13 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 2 forks (2 forks)
- 2mo ago last update (Last updated 2mo ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add YannisKiefer/dark-psychology-skills
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add YannisKiefer/dark-psychology-skills --skill client-archetypes — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/YannisKiefer/dark-psychology-skillscp -r "dark-psychology-skills/skills/client-archetypes" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the client-archetypes skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add YannisKiefer/dark-psychology-skills
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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client-archetypes
Use this to match your tone to the buyer type. Six types. Same deal, different music.
skills/client-archetypes/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
cold-outreach
Use this for first messages to strangers. DMs, email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp.
skills/cold-outreach/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
dark-tactics-defense
Use this to spot manipulation aimed at you. And to keep your own moves on the honest side.
skills/dark-tactics-defense/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
deal-router
Use this as the always-on brain. Read the last message, find the first match, act. Ten seconds.
skills/deal-router/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
discovery-power
Use this to find out what someone wants, fears, or hides. Without interrogating them.
skills/discovery-power/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
frame-control
Use this when you feel needy, the other side tests you, or you are losing control of the talk.
skills/frame-control/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
objection-slayer
Use this when someone pushes back. Price, trust, timing, rivals, guarantees, silence.
skills/objection-slayer/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
operator-mindset
Use this before you send anything important, and after every rejection.
skills/operator-mindset/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
price-anchor
Use this when price comes up. Set the first number. Hold it. Move in structure, never in discounts.
skills/price-anchor/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
reading-people
Use this to read true intent in chat. Who is real, who is shopping, who runs a trick on you.
skills/reading-people/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
risk-reversal
Use this to close hesitant buyers. Move the risk from them to you. The strongest close in low-trust markets.
skills/risk-reversal/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
trust-from-zero
Use this when a stranger has no reason to believe you. Builds trust with structure instead of big claims.
skills/trust-from-zero/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md -
walk-away-power
Use this when terms are impossible, the buyer turns rude, or the thread is dead.
skills/walk-away-power/ on GitHub (opens in a new tab)SKILL.md
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.
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