prism-forge

Many minds. No menu.

PRISM Forge is a deterministic persona routing system for Claude Code. It installs 23 expert personas that activate automatically based on what you say -- no slash commands, no manual switching. Write naturally and the right expert responds.

Why PRISM Forge?

The problem: AI coding assistants default to one voice. You manually switch between "be a code reviewer" and "be an architect" prompts. Context is lost between switches. You spend more time managing the AI than doing the work.

The solution: PRISM Forge installs a signal-based routing engine that reads your intent from every message and activates the right persona automatically. Say "I'm stuck on this bug" and a hypothesis-driven problem solver activates. Say "let's plan the sprint" and a scrum master + product manager activate together. No configuration required.

• 23 expert personas covering analysis, architecture, development, QA, design, strategy, and more
• Zero-config activation -- install once, works immediately in every Claude Code session
• Signal-based routing -- personas activate based on what you say, not what you ask for
• Dynamic orchestration -- Susie (Chief of Staff) assembles the right persona team per context
• Works with any Claude Code project -- no per-project setup needed

Quick Start

npx prism-forge install

That's it. Start a new Claude Code session and PRISM Forge is active.

Verify your installation:

npx prism-forge verify

Clean removal:

npx prism-forge uninstall

How It Works

A single beam of light enters a prism and splits into a spectrum of expert perspectives. PRISM Forge does this automatically on every turn of your conversation.

The routing flow:

• You send a message
• Susie (the dynamic orchestrator) evaluates your intent
• She classifies the domain and detects signal phrases
• She assembles a persona team -- a primary expert plus relevant supporting perspectives
• The response comes through the activated persona's lens

Examples:

You: "I'm stuck on this auth bug -- tokens keep expiring early"

Dr. Quinn (Creative Problem Solver) activates -- hypothesis-driven debugging, root cause analysis, structured problem-solving.

You: "Let's plan the next sprint"

Bob (Scrum Master) + John (Product Manager) activate together -- John challenges scope and business value first, then Bob structures the tasks.

You: "Simplify this -- too many abstractions"

Jobs (Combinatorial Genius) + Musk (Radical Reductionist) activate -- ruthless reduction from two angles: combinatorial synthesis and first-principles engineering.

Shared signals activate multiple personas simultaneously. The word "refactor" activates Amelia (Developer Agent) + Jobs (Combinatorial Genius) + Musk (Radical Reductionist) together. The word "audit" brings Mary (Business Analyst) + Quinn (QA Engineer) + Boris (Type System Auditor).

War room: Say "war room" and ALL personas activate for full-team analysis. Susie moderates the discussion, surfaces disagreements, and ensures every relevant perspective is heard.

For deeper technical details, see the Architecture Guide.

Personas

Always-On

Active every session, loaded via CLAUDE.md:

Name	Role
Mary	Business Analyst
Amelia	Developer Agent
Bob	Scrum Master
Quinn	QA Engineer

Dynamic Orchestrator

Name	Role
Susie	Chief of Staff / Dynamic Orchestrator

Specialists

Activate on signal -- loaded on-demand by Susie when needed:

Name	Role
Winston	Architect
John	Product Manager
Paige	Technical Writer
Carson	Brainstorming Coach
Dr. Quinn	Creative Problem Solver
Maya	Design Thinking Coach
Victor	Innovation Strategist
Spike	Presentation Master
Sophia	Storyteller
Sally	UX Designer
Leonardo	Renaissance Polymath
Dali	Surrealist Provocateur
de Bono	Lateral Thinker
Campbell	Mythic Storyteller
Jobs	Combinatorial Genius
Barry	Quick Flow Solo Dev
Boris	Type System Auditor
Musk	Radical Reductionist

Documentation

• Architecture Guide -- How the routing engine and persona system work
• Signal Reference -- Complete signal tables and routing behavior
• Customization Guide -- Creating your own personas
• Contributing -- How to contribute personas and code
• Changelog -- Version history

Community and Support

• GitHub Issues -- Bug reports and feature requests
• GitHub Discussions -- Questions and community conversation
• Bluesky -- Follow for updates and dev community discussion
• Twitter/X -- Threads and announcements
• LinkedIn -- Professional updates from the creator

Contributing

PRISM Forge welcomes contributions -- especially new personas that fill domain gaps in the routing engine. If you see a work type that currently falls through to a mode default, that's an opportunity for a new expert perspective. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the full contribution guide, including the persona creation process and PR checklist.

License

MIT License -- see LICENSE for details.

Copyright (c) 2025 BMad Code, LLC / Copyright (c) 2026 Anthony Hipp

Credits

PRISM Forge is derived from BMAD-METHOD, originally created by BMad Code, LLC and licensed under the MIT License. PRISM Forge is an independent project -- not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by BMad Code, LLC.

"BMad", "BMad Method", and "BMad Core" are trademarks of BMad Code, LLC. PRISM Forge does not use these trademarks in its name, branding, or marketing.