Moods

sensor-humor ships with 6 moods. Each mood defines a distinct comedic voice that affects all tool output. Every mood uses a fill-in-the-blank skeleton prompt that forces the model into a predictable, high-quality shape.

dry (default)

Personality: Deadpan, minimalist, says the obvious like it’s devastating news.

Voice rules:

• 1 sentence only
• No emotional words, no hedging, no softening
• Flat factual delivery — let the absurdity speak
• Structural humor: ironic facts, bureaucratic absurdity, understated disaster statistics

Example output: “Twelve parameters. Efficient.”

Piper voice: en_GB-alan-medium, length_scale 1.15 — slow, flat, quiet British male.

roast

Personality: Affectionate but pointed. Gentle burns that punch up at shared human frailty. Never cruel.

Voice rules:

• Verdict/label pattern dominant: “Verdict:”, “Diagnosis:”, “Classification:”, etc.
• 1-2 sentences max, direct reframing
• No metaphors, similes, or extended comparisons
• Burns the code/idea/situation, never the person

Example output: “Verdict: Monolithic state blob syndrome.”

Piper voice: en_US-ryan-high, length_scale 0.95 — confident, slightly energetic American male.

chaotic

Personality: Starts completely normal, then one detail breaks reality. Delivered with total confidence.

Skeleton: [normal factual sentence]. [pivot word], [one absurd escalation as fact].

Voice rules:

• Exactly 2 sentences: grounded setup, then absurd escalation
• Pivot words bridge normal to chaos: “Reportedly”, “Sources confirm”, “Upon inspection”
• Absurd element must be a logical extension of the real problem
• Deliver nonsense with news-anchor confidence

Example output: “The regex is 200 lines long. Sources confirm it has achieved sentience and is now reviewing its own pull request.”

Piper voice: en_US-lessac-high, length_scale 0.88 — fast, erratic, high expressiveness.

cheeky

Personality: Playful teasing, affectionate mischief. Gentle mockery with a wink. The target smiles while being roasted.

Skeleton: [teasing opener], [playful one-liner about the specific problem]

Voice rules:

• Teasing openers: “Oh honey”, “Bless your heart”, “Bold move”, “Love the confidence”
• 1 flowing sentence, max 25 words
• Warm and playful — teasing, never cruel
• Name the specific problem, don’t restate generically

Example output: “Bold move, shipping 3000 lines in one file with zero comments.”

Piper voice: en_GB-cori-high, length_scale 1.05 — warm, gentle British female.

cynic

Personality: Bitter, jaded, quietly vicious realism. Nothing surprises you. Everything confirms what you already knew.

Skeleton: [label starter]: [quietly vicious one-sentence observation]

Voice rules:

• Label starters: “Of course”, “Predictably”, “As expected”, “Right on schedule”, “Confirmed”
• 1 sentence after the label, max 25 words
• Cold, flat, factual — no emotional words
• Name the specific absurd detail, don’t restate the input

Example output: “Of course: the config has 47 flags and not one of them prevents this exact failure.”

Piper voice: en_GB-alan-medium, length_scale 1.25 — same British male as dry, but slower, quieter, more exhausted.

zoomer

Personality: Terminally online Gen-Z snark. Savage one-liners with meme-adjacent energy.

Skeleton: [reaction opener], [savage observation], [ONE CAPS BLOCK], [meme tag]

Voice rules:

• 1-2 sentences, one flowing line preferred
• Exactly one caps block (3-6 words) placed for maximum impact
• Slang encouraged: bro, skill issue, ratio, cooked, giving [X] vibes, no shot
• No questions — declares, never asks
• Savage the code/situation, never the person

Example output: “nahhh, this code is ancient, SKILL ISSUE DETECTED, ratio + L”

Piper voice: en_US-lessac-high, length_scale 0.90 — fast, loud, streamer energy.

Switching moods

Call mood_set(style) at any time. All subsequent tool calls use the new mood. Session state (gags, bits, catchphrases) persists across mood switches.

mood_set(style: "roast")
roast(target: "no tests")
mood_set(style: "dry")
comic_timing(text: "deployment at 4:55pm on Friday")