# Convert Fingerprint

Develop the Fingerprint - the only-you POV / contrarian take / vivid voice moment that...

- Repository: https://github.com/FerroxLabs/wayland (616 stars)
- Category: Media
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-31
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add FerroxLabs/wayland --skill convert-fingerprint -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add FerroxLabs/wayland --skill convert-fingerprint -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add FerroxLabs/wayland --skill convert-fingerprint -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add FerroxLabs/wayland --skill convert-fingerprint -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Develop the Fingerprint - the only-you POV / contrarian take / vivid voice moment that lives inside the Four-Layer Open and recurs across the asset. Outputs a fingerprint pack: signature moments, contrarian takes, vivid images, and seller-specific phrases that make copy unswappable. Use when copy reads "fine" but generic - when swapping the seller's name for a competitor's wouldn't change anything - and you need the distinctly-this-person voice layer. Not for the full Four-Layer Open generation (use convert-open) and not for the Voice Rules pass (use convert-voice).

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Convert Fingerprint - The Only-You POV

> *"Something in the opening that could only come from YOU. An opinion. A contrarian take. A vivid image. A way of seeing the situation that's distinctly yours. This is the moment they decide you're worth their time - because you don't sound like everyone else."* - The Donahoe Method, Layer 4 of the Four-Layer Open

The Fingerprint is the hardest layer in the Method to teach. It's also the one that decides whether a reader bookmarks you or scrolls on. This skill develops the only-you voice - contrarian takes, vivid images, signature comparisons, dismissive asides, opinion shrapnel - and outputs a Fingerprint pack the rest of the asset deploys throughout.

The test: if you swap the seller's name for a competitor's, would anyone notice? If yes, the Fingerprint is missing. This skill makes sure the answer is no.

## When to Use

Trigger phrases: "find my fingerprint", "donahoe fingerprint", "develop the only-you voice", "contrarian take", "vivid image", "what makes this sound like me", "distinctive voice moment", "layer 4 fingerprint", `/convert fingerprint <topic or seller>`.

Use when:
- A draft is structurally clean and Voice-rule-compliant but reads generic
- You're standing up a new seller's voice and need the distinctive layer before any asset ships
- A long-form asset has the Open Fingerprint but no Fingerprint moments downstream - and the middle reads flat
- Multiple drafts from different writers need a single seller voice unified

Do NOT use for:
- Full Four-Layer Open generation (use `convert-open` - Fingerprint is Layer 4 of that skill; this standalone develops Fingerprint *across the whole asset*)
- The full Voice Rules pass (use `convert-voice` - Voice handles mechanics; Fingerprint handles distinctiveness)
- Auditing existing copy (use `convert-audit`)
- Brand strategy / positioning (different problem; use `funnels-pull-authority` if available)

## Inputs

The rest: https://github.com/FerroxLabs/wayland/blob/HEAD/resources/bundled-extensions/business-conversion/skills/convert-fingerprint/SKILL.md