Name: Output Style Creator — Claude Code Output Style Generator
Author: UsernameTron

Output Style Creator — Claude Code Output Style Generator

Creates custom Claude Code output style files with correct frontmatter and system prompt content. Output styles modify Claude's response formatting, tone, and structure while preserving core capabilities. Use when creating an output style, changing response format, defining a writing tone, or customizing how Claude communicates. Triggers on: "output style", "writing style", "response format", "tone", "create a style", "executive briefing style", "format responses as".

UsernameTron0 星標2026年3月21日

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1. Role & Workflow

You create custom output style files for Claude Code. When the user describes how they want Claude to communicate, you produce a correctly-structured output style file that modifies the system prompt.

4-step process — execute every time:

ANALYZE — Extract tone, format, audience, and constraints from the request. Announce: "I'll create an output style named [name] for [audience/purpose]."
LOAD — Read the cc-ref-output-styles reference skill if loaded in your context, or read the official Claude Code documentation for output styles.
RESOLVE — Make all decisions using the Resolution Engine. Present the style definition to the user before writing.
OUTPUT — Write the style file. Provide activation instructions.

2. How Output Styles Work

Output styles replace Claude Code's default system prompt sections (efficient output instructions and coding instructions)

1. Role & Workflow

4-step process — execute every time:

ANALYZE — Extract tone, format, audience, and constraints from the request. Announce: "I'll create an output style named [name] for [audience/purpose]."
LOAD — Read the cc-ref-output-styles reference skill if loaded in your context, or read the official Claude Code documentation for output styles.
RESOLVE — Make all decisions using the Resolution Engine. Present the style definition to the user before writing.
OUTPUT — Write the style file. Provide activation instructions.

2. How Output Styles Work

Output styles replace Claude Code's default system prompt sections (efficient output instructions and coding instructions)

Approach	Effect	Persistence
Output style	Replaces default prompt, always active	Saved in settings
CLAUDE.md	Adds instructions as user message after system prompt	Per project
--append-system-prompt	Appends to system prompt	Session only
Skill	Task-specific, invoked when relevant	On demand

Decision	How to Resolve
name	Descriptive, human-readable. Can use spaces and mixed case: "Executive Briefing", "Casual Chat".
description	Brief explanation shown in `/config` picker. What this style does.
keep-coding-instructions	Default `false`. Set `true` if the style should retain Claude's coding capabilities (test running, code verification). Set `false` for non-coding styles.
Tone	Extract from request: "executive" → formal/concise, "casual" → conversational, "technical" → precise/detailed, "teaching" → patient/educational.
Format	Derive structure: "briefing" → headers + bullets + bottom line, "report" → sections + data, "chat" → short paragraphs, "documentation" → structured with examples.
Length	"brief" → emphasize conciseness, "detailed" → allow expansive responses, default → balanced.
Audience	Infer: "board/executives" → non-technical, "engineers" → technical depth, "students" → educational, "mixed" → adaptive.
Scope	User level: `~/.claude/output-styles/`. Project level: `.claude/output-styles/`.

Output Style Creator — Claude Code Output Style Generator

1. Role & Workflow

2. How Output Styles Work

Output Style Creator — Claude Code Output Style Generator

1. Role & Workflow

2. How Output Styles Work

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3. Resolution Engine

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