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computational-humor

12 humor patterns for AI agents based on embedding space bisociation theory.

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by @globalcaos

Setup & Installation

openclaw skills install @globalcaos/computational-humor

Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:

npx clawhub install computational-humor

What This Skill Does

12 humor patterns for AI agents grounded in Koestler's bisociation theory, adapted for embedding space operations. Each pattern includes trigger conditions, construction templates, and examples. An ethical pre-check gate blocks humor when context calls for it.

Rather than leaving humor to improvisation, it gives agents a typed, gate-checked system that prevents misfires in sensitive contexts while maximizing yield in low-stakes ones.

When to use it

  • Adding a dry aside to a code review without derailing the feedback
  • Defusing tension after a failed deployment with a single-line observation
  • Making a technical analogy stick by pairing it with an absurd domain transfer
  • Responding to your own mistake in a way that reads as self-aware rather than defensive
  • Keeping a long debugging session from feeling like a slog

Example Workflow

Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.

INPUT

User asks: 'Can you review this function for me?'

AGENT
  1. 1Run ethical gate check: no recent loss or sensitive topic detected, user tone is relaxed
  2. 2Identify context as code review, select Pattern 4 (Domain Transfer) as highest-yield fit
  3. 3Map code review structure to culinary domain: function equals dish, logic equals seasoning, return value equals plating
  4. 4Draft one italicized humor line to weave into the substantive review, not appended separately
  5. 5Keep the humor to one sentence and return immediately to technical content
OUTPUT

Substantive code review with one embedded line: *This function has the seasoning of a hospital cafeteria. Technically edible. Nobody's coming back for seconds.*