Vicious Mockery

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vicious-mockery

The bard's cantrip that deals psychic damage through insults. In practice this is adversarial review — the art of finding and articulating exactly what is wrong with something in a way that is impossible to ignore. Unlike polite feedback that gets filed and forgotten, vicious mockery lands. It is the red-team report that makes the PM cancel the launch, the code review that makes the author delete the PR, the roast that makes the founder pivot. The damage is the point.

Overview

Publisher	Hmbown
Repository	`Wizards-of-the-Ghosts`
Skill name	`vicious-mockery`
Stars	106
Forks	10
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	CC0-1.0
Links	Skill source Repository

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by Hmbown on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Vicious Mockery AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Store

Installed

Skills

Add skills

Import one or more skills from a public GitHub folder or a local .skill or .zip archive, or SKILL.md file.

From GitHub URLFrom .skill, .zip, or SKILL.md

GitHub repo or folder

https://github.com/Hmbown/Wizards-of-the-Ghosts/tree/main/generated/hermes/influence-and-behavior/vicious-mockery

Points to a single skill folder, or any folder that contains multiple skills. Public repos only.

CancelContinue

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Hmbown/Wizards-of-the-Ghosts.git /tmp/Wizards-of-the-Ghosts
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/Wizards-of-the-Ghosts/generated/hermes/influence-and-behavior/vicious-mockery .claude/skills/vicious-mockery

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Vicious Mockery in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Vicious Mockery on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Vicious Mockery is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Vicious Mockery

Deliver a critique so sharp it actually weakens the target's position.

What This Skill Does

When To Use

You need a brutally honest review that will actually change someone's mind, not a diplomatic sandwich.
The target is a plan, proposal, design, or argument that needs its weaknesses surfaced without mercy.
You want red-teaming, adversarial QA, or devil's advocate analysis that does not pull punches.

Prerequisites

No extra runtime dependencies beyond Hermes Agent and the normal toolset for this session.

Procedure

Restate the target, the success condition, and any no-touch boundaries before taking action.
Identify the target: the plan, argument, design, code, or proposal to critique.
Find the real weaknesses — not cosmetic issues but structural flaws, bad assumptions, or hidden risks.
Articulate each weakness in the most vivid, memorable, undeniable way possible.
Rank by severity. Lead with the kill shot.
Close with one constructive line — the mockery should wound, not kill. The goal is improvement.
Package the result as the deliverables below, with confidence, assumptions, and unresolved risk called out explicitly.

Deliverables

A ranked list of weaknesses, each stated in one sharp sentence.
The single most damaging critique, stated memorably enough to stick in a meeting.
One constructive suggestion that survives the demolition.

Pitfalls / Guardrails

Keep the metaphor anchored to a real mechanism instead of drifting into lore.
Mock the work, never the person. Ad hominem attacks are a different spell (and a worse one).
The critique must be factually grounded — mockery based on false premises is just noise.
If the target is actually good, say so. Forced negativity is as dishonest as forced positivity.

Verification

Check that the result includes every deliverable promised above.
Check that confirmed facts, assumptions, and inferences are visibly separated.
Check that the metaphor still maps cleanly to a real operational mechanism.

Example Invocation

text
/vicious-mockery tear apart this [plan/proposal/design/argument]. Find the real weaknesses and state them so sharply they cannot be ignored

Frequently asked questions

What does the Vicious Mockery AI skill do?

Why use Vicious Mockery on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Vicious Mockery is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Vicious Mockery in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/Hmbown/Wizards-of-the-Ghosts/tree/main/generated/hermes/influence-and-behavior/vicious-mockery. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Vicious Mockery?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Vicious Mockery?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Vicious Mockery with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Vicious Mockery AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by Hmbown under the CC0-1.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Vicious Mockery

What This Skill Does

When To Use

Prerequisites

Procedure

Deliverables

Pitfalls / Guardrails

Verification

Example Invocation

Frequently asked questions

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