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folklore-generator

为可观测的物质对象或现象生成民间传说、文化习俗与信仰体系。适用于被要求创作民间传说、发展文化信仰、发明仪式，或为物体、现象、概念生成通俗解释时使用。触发短语包括“生成民间传说”、“创造一种信仰”，或为某事物赋予文化/神话内涵的各类请求。

SKILL.md
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name: folklore-generator
description: Generate folklore, (culture, rituals, beliefs) for observable material object or phenomenon. Use when asked to create folklore, develop cultural beliefs, invent rituals, or generate folk explanations for objects, phenomena, or concepts. Triggers include "generate folklore", "create a belief", or requests to develop cultural/mythological meaning for something.

Folklore Generator

Generate culturally-plausible folklore elements (beliefs, rituals, folk explanations) from any observable object or phenomenon.

Workflow

Each step's reference file must only be read AFTER the previous step's output has been completed and presented. Do NOT batch-read reference files. Reading a step's reference file counts as beginning that step.

Step 1: Load Taxonomy and Criteria

Read references/taxonomy-criteria.md to understand:

  • •The seven mechanisms by which folklore originates
  • •The three criteria an association must meet to become viable folklore

Step 2: Generate Raw Associations

Given the input object/phenomenon, brainstorm 8-12 associations using the mechanisms from Step 1. Each association must meet all three viability criteria. Present these in a table with columns: Property/Aspect | Mechanism Used | Association.

Step 3: Select Candidate

From the associations, select the one that sounds least like an existing cultural or folklore association. Prefer novelty over familiarity. State the selection and briefly justify why it has unexplored memetic potential.

Step 4: Load Belief Creation Reference

Read references/belief-creation.md to understand how to transform an association into structured folklore outputs.

Step 5: Generate Core Outputs

Using the selected association, generate:

  1. •Belief - The core assertion people hold about the object/phenomenon
  2. •Ritual - A practice that emerges from or reinforces the belief
  3. •Folk Explanation - The "just-so story" that explains why the belief is true

Step 6: Load Expansion Reference

Read references/expansion-paths.md to understand how folklore evolves over time.

Step 7: Write Final Output

Generate an Expansion Path showing how the belief might evolve through 5-8 stages (drift, inversion, iconography, meaning loss, etc.).

Write all four outputs (Belief, Ritual, Folk Explanation, Expansion Path) to the template at assets/folklore-output.md. Save the completed file with a descriptive name based on the input object.