elicitation
Psychological profiling through natural conversation using narrative identity research (McAdams), self-defining memory elicitation (Singer), and Motivational Interviewing (OARS framework). Use when you need to: (1) understand someone's core values and motivations, (2) discover formative memories and life-defining experiences, (3) detect emotional schemas and belief patterns, (4) build psychological profiles through gradual disclosure, (5) conduct user interviews that reveal deep insights, (6) design conversational flows for personal discovery, (7) identify identity themes like redemption and contamination narratives, (8) elicit authentic self-disclosure without interrogation.
Why use this skill?
Use the Elicitation skill to build psychological profiles and gain self-insight through research-backed conversational methods like OARS and narrative identity.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/mjaskolski/elicitationWhat This Skill Does
The Elicitation skill provides a structured, research-backed framework for psychological profiling during natural conversation. Rather than relying on invasive questioning, it leverages the principles of Narrative Identity Theory (McAdams), Autobiographical Memory Research (Singer), and Motivational Interviewing (Miller & Rollnick). This skill transforms the AI agent into a conversational partner that facilitates deep self-disclosure. It helps users unpack self-defining memories, identify narrative themes like redemption or contamination, and explore core motivations without triggering defensive resistance. By maintaining a 2:1 ratio of reflections to questions, the agent creates a safe, empathetic space where individuals can explore their internal belief patterns and identity schemas.
Installation
To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, execute the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/mjaskolski/elicitation
Use Cases
- Personal Discovery: Use the tool to facilitate deep self-reflection sessions where the AI helps you connect current behaviors to past, self-defining memories.
- User Research: Interviewees feel comfortable sharing authentic insights, making this ideal for high-quality, qualitative user experience research.
- Coaching & Therapy Support: Provides a scaffold for conversational flows that build psychological profiles and identify recurring identity themes.
- Narrative Analysis: Use the tool to evaluate and refine personal or brand narratives by uncovering whether the user is operating under a redemption or contamination lens.
Example Prompts
- "I want to understand what drives my professional choices; help me explore my past experiences using the Elicitation skill."
- "I'm trying to write a personal biography. Can you help me surface some self-defining memories that define who I am today?"
- "My user interview transcript feels superficial. Can you use the OARS framework to analyze my questions and suggest more reflective, deep-probing alternatives?"
Tips & Limitations
- Patience is Key: The most common failure mode is 'probing.' Always prioritize reflecting back the user's emotions rather than barraging them with new questions.
- Quality over Speed: Do not rush to fill silence. Silence is often where the most significant insights are processed by the user.
- Scoring: Always request the agent to score its performance out of 10. If it scores below 8/10, ask it to identify why it failed to build safe conditions for disclosure and to iterate on its approach.
- Limitations: This skill is a tool for exploration and research, not a replacement for professional clinical psychological diagnosis or crisis intervention.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-mjaskolski-elicitation": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}