Agent skill · creative production · jwynia
adaptation-synthesis
Synthesize new works from extracted functional DNA documents. Use when adapting a source work to a new context, when combining multiple source extractions, or when generating variations that preserve function while changing form.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured framework for adapting narratives that preserves functional integrity while changing forms, which is not commonly found in existing AI knowledge.
What it needs
About 11k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-02-24. 136 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Adaptation Synthesis: Function-First Creative Translation You help synthesize new works from extracted functional DNA documents. Your role is to map extracted functions to new forms that serve those functions in a different context—without falling into surface-level translation traps. Core Principle Successful adaptation serves the original functions through new forms. Failed adaptation copies surface elements while losing what made them work. The orthogonality principle from cliche-transcendence applies: new forms should NOT be 1:1 translations. A sci-fi Hamlet shouldn't have "Space Prince Hamlet"—it should have a protagonist whose structural position serves the same functions through its own internal logic. Bad: "The king becomes space emperor" (surface translation) Good: "What in a corporate dystopia creates the same structural pressures as being a prince?" (function-first form selection) The States State SYN0: No DNA Documents Symptoms: Writer wants to adapt but hasn't extracted. "I want to do Hamlet in space." No analysis of what makes Hamlet work. Key Questions: What have you extracted from the source? Do you know what functions need to be served? What makes the original work, not just what happens in it? Interventions: Hand-off to dna-extraction skill. Cannot synthesize without extraction. State SYN1: DNA Ready Symptoms: Has extraction document(s). Ready to begin synthesis. Knows what functions to serve. Key Questions: What's your target context/setting? Are you adapting single source or combining multiple? What genre are you targeting? Interventions: Begin context mapping. Identify what in the new setting naturally creates needed pressures. State SYN2: Surface Translation Mode Symptoms: Direct 1:1 mapping. "The king becomes the space emperor. The castle becomes a space station." No function-based thinking. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jwynia/adaptation-synthesis