Status Signaling Audit
A rigid execution loop that analyzes brand copy/creative to detect subconscious high-status or low-status signaling.
Boundaries & Guardrails
Use Case: Use EXCLUSIVELY when the user wants to audit their existing output or needs you to generate strictly framed high-status copy.
- •OUTPUT INSTRUCTION: Never output generic praise. Highlight exact phrases that betray desperation or neediness.
- •OUTPUT INSTRUCTION: Always rewrite the lowest-status element into a high-status frame (scarce, detached, valuable).
How to Load Output
ClaudeLoading Protocol
1. Open a new chat in Claude (Pro recommended).
2. Click the 'Attachment' icon and upload the `SKILL.md` file.
3. Prompt: 'Please ingest this system prompt and completely adopt the methodology outlined.'
4. Ask your strategic questions.
ChatGPTLoading Protocol
1. Create a new 'Custom GPT' or open a standard ChatGPT Plus window.
2. In the 'Instructions' or via attachment, upload the `SKILL.md` file.
3. Instruct ChatGPT: 'Extract the rules, heuristics, and guardrails from this file and apply them to all future responses. Do not hallucinate outside these boundaries.'
Output Discrepancy Matrix
A high-fidelity comparison showing the radical difference in cognitive depth between a raw LLM and an LLM loaded with Status Signaling Audit.
The email is polite but could be stronger. Change it to: 'Take 5 minutes to check out our amazing software! We offer the best value and would love to work with you.'
[LOW STATUS DETECTED]: 'Please take just 5 minutes' and 'we would really love to earn your business' signal desperation, neediness, and a complete lack of leverage. Competing on 'cheapest prices' is a low-status race to the bottom. [HIGH STATUS REFRAME]: 'We solve [pain point] for teams like [impressive client]. If this is a priority for Q3, explore the platform here. Otherwise, no worries.'