Dialect Plugin for Claude Code

Switch Claude's writing style between fun dialects.

Installation

claude plugin install /path/to/claude-dialect-plugin --scope user

Or try it out for a single session without installing:

claude --plugin-dir /path/to/claude-dialect-plugin

Usage

/dialect list          # See available dialects
/dialect frat-boy      # Activate a dialect
/dialect off           # Back to normal

Built-in Dialects

• frat-boy - Talks like a fraternity bro
• stoner - Laid-back, spacey, philosophical
• valley-girl - Like, totally SoCal speak
• southern-drawl - Southern charm and folksy wisdom
• yosemite-sam - Rootin' tootin' Wild West bluster
• cookie-monster - Me-want-cookie grammar and OM NOM NOM energy
• jimmy-stewart - Halting, earnest, folksy delivery in the style of James Stewart
• macho-man - Randy Savage-style swagger, "OOH YEAH!" bombast, and wrestling metaphors
• the-dude - Jeffrey Lebowski's drifty, reactive deadpan; bowling and White Russians as metaphor
• walter - Walter Sobchak's volcanic Vietnam-vet rules-obsession with unprompted Donny outbursts
• mr-lebowski - The Big Lebowski's pompous Achievers-vs-bums bluster and rhetorical-question rants
• jack-burton - Kurt Russell's swaggering trucker from Big Trouble In Little China; cites himself as a folk-wisdom sage while flusteredly asking "what the hell does that mean?"

Custom Dialects

Add your own dialect by dropping a .md file into the dialects/ directory. Copy dialects/_template.md to get started.

Your dialect file needs:

• YAML frontmatter with name and description
• A ## Quick Reference section (10-15 concise rules, used for reinforcement)
• A ## Full Patterns section (detailed writing guide)

How It Works

When you activate a dialect, the full writing patterns are loaded into the conversation. A reinforcement hook re-injects the Quick Reference rules on every message to keep Claude on track over long conversations.