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/install personanexus-bod
Description
Add a Historical Figures Advisory Board to AI agent personalities. 10 pre-configured personas inspired by public-domain historical figures for strategic advice.
Usage Guidance
This package appears coherent and local-only, but take these precautions before installing or running it: 1) Inspect the remaining/omitted source files (templates and any runtime code) yourself or in a sandbox; 2) Run the tool inside a Python virtualenv to avoid contaminating system packages; 3) Do not place secrets or API keys in your persona YAML files (the tool will read whatever YAML you point it at); 4) The registry metadata lists an unexplained binary requirement 'uv'—confirm whether you actually need it (it likely isn't required); 5) If you want extra assurance, verify the repository link in SKILL.md (https://github.com/PersonaNexus/personanexus) and prefer an official, pinned release instead of arbitrary code. Overall there are no red flags that contradict the skill's stated purpose.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: personanexus-bod
Version: 1.0.0
The skill is designed to extend AI agent personalities with historical advisory boards, primarily by parsing YAML configuration and compiling it into various formats, including system prompts. The code uses `yaml.safe_load` for secure YAML parsing and includes filename sanitization (`_sanitize_filename`) and atomic file writes (`_atomic_write`). The `SKILL.md` explicitly states that the skill 'does not make any network requests' and 'no data leaves your machine,' which is consistent with the code. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence mechanisms, or obfuscation. While the skill generates prompts that an AI agent will execute (a potential prompt injection surface if the input YAML is malicious), the skill itself is a tool for configuration generation and does not exhibit malicious intent or self-exploitation.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (historical-board personas) align with the bundled Python code and CLI for parsing, validating, and compiling persona YAML files. Required binaries (python3, pip) and the listed Python dependencies (pydantic, pyyaml, typer, rich) are reasonable for this functionality. One minor oddity: the 'anyBins' list includes 'uv', which is unexplained by the README or SKILL.md and is likely unnecessary but not harmful.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs only local operations (install Python deps, read/validate/compile local YAML identity files, and run the included CLI). The sampled source files show YAML parsing, local prompt generation, validation, and compilation; there are no obvious network calls, env-var reads, or references to unrelated system files in the provided snippets. As the documentation states, identity YAML files should not contain secrets — the skill will read whatever YAML you point it at, so avoid putting credentials into those files.
Install Mechanism
Registry metadata claims 'No install spec — instruction-only', yet the bundle includes a full Python package (multiple .py files and templates). Runtime instructions expect you to pip-install dependencies. This is not inherently malicious, but it's an inconsistency: the skill will operate by running Python code from the bundle (or code you install locally). The installation route is standard (pip packages listed), not a remote archive download or obscure URL, so risk is moderate-to-low if you install in an isolated environment (virtualenv).
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables or credentials and the code samples do not show access to secrets or unrelated environment settings. That is proportionate to a local persona/compilation tool. Still, because the tool reads arbitrary YAML files you supply, ensure those files do not contain sensitive credentials.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not force-included (always: false) and does not declare elevated privileges or system-wide changes. It does not request to modify other skills' configs. Allowing autonomous invocation is the platform default and is not by itself a concern here.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install personanexus-bod - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/personanexus-bod - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
- Initial release: Adds an advisory board system based on historical figures to AI agent personalities.
- Offers 10 pre-configured, public-domain historical figure personas with detailed roles and traits.
- Enables validation and compilation of YAML board configurations into system prompts and multiple formats (text, OpenClaw, Anthropic XML, etc.).
- Includes a CLI for validation, compilation, board/member inspection, and agent scaffolding.
- All processing is local; no network or data sharing required.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Personal Board of Directors?
Add a Historical Figures Advisory Board to AI agent personalities. 10 pre-configured personas inspired by public-domain historical figures for strategic advice. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 283 downloads so far.
How do I install Personal Board of Directors?
Run "/install personanexus-bod" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Personal Board of Directors free?
Yes, Personal Board of Directors is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Personal Board of Directors support?
Personal Board of Directors is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Personal Board of Directors?
It is built and maintained by jcrowan3 (@jcrowan3); the current version is v1.0.0.
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