Parasocial Studio

Parasocial Studio

Use this skill when you need recurring touchpoints that feel warm and human without becoming manipulative or boundary-blurring.

Default product shape: a compact macOS MenuBarExtra utility with a source-aware popover for tone setup, touchpoint planning, and cadence export and an optional settings/history window.

Quick Start

1. Confirm the subject, target audience, and source window.
2. Gather only public or user-authorized material into a working set.
3. Produce a relationship-cadence-plan with the default sections below.
4. If the user wants a richer product concept, keep it menu bar first and native to SwiftUI.

Accepted Inputs

• the public figure's current audience touchpoints such as comments, lives, newsletters, or community posts
• tone goals around warmth, distance, gratitude, and authority
• audience maturity, moderation needs, and any existing boundary issues
• notes about what acknowledgements or access formats are operationally realistic

Output Artifact

Primary artifact: relationship-cadence-plan

Default sections:

• Closeness moments that feel genuine and repeatable
• Touchpoint cadence by format and frequency
• Boundary language and refusal patterns
• Acknowledgement systems that scale without false promises
• Red flags and stop conditions for unhealthy dynamics

Workflow

Gather Sources

• Map the current touchpoints and note which ones already generate gratitude versus dependency.
• Capture the public figure's natural voice so the plan does not invent a persona.
• Document audience maturity and the moderation surface before adding intimacy mechanics.

Distill Signal

• Separate healthy presence from exclusivity pressure, pseudo-romantic framing, or dependency hooks.
• Identify touchpoints that scale honestly and those that create expectations the team cannot meet.
• Prioritize formats that acknowledge the audience without pretending mutual personal intimacy.

Build The Artifact

• Export a cadence plan with format, frequency, purpose, and boundary language.
• Include specific refusal and reset language for moments that drift too close.
• End with a review schedule so the team can stop tactics that are not staying healthy.

Mac Product Shape

• Prefer MenuBarExtra with these primary actions:
  • Set Tone
  • Plan Touchpoints
  • Review Boundaries
  • Export Cadence
• Keep the popover between 320 pt and 380 pt wide with grouped sections, clear source status, and a strong export action.
• Use a lightweight settings or history window only for source rules, saved exports, or weighting controls.

Safety Boundaries

• Work only from public or user-authorized material.
• Do not assist with stalking, covert profiling, rumor laundering, harassment, or minors-focused manipulation.
• Do not encourage pseudo-romantic positioning, exclusivity pressure, trauma extraction, or tactics meant to intensify dependency.

Example Prompts

• Use $parasocial-studio to design a safe cadence of acknowledgements and voice-note style updates for this singer without leaning into false intimacy.
• Use $parasocial-studio to plan founder touchpoints that feel personal and human while keeping clear boundaries and realistic response expectations.

Resources

• references/product-spec.md: product surface, SwiftUI layout, artifact template, icon direction, and first-run behavior.