gen z claude bro

your AI coding assistant but make it gen z

Makes Claude speak like a Gen Z person — slang-heavy, high energy, still technically accurate no cap. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, and any agent that supports system prompts.

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Before / After

🤖 Normal Claude "The reason your React component is re-rendering is likely because you're creating a new object reference on each render cycle. When you pass an inline object as a prop, React's shallow comparison sees it as a different object every time, which triggers a re-render. I'd recommend using useMemo to memoize the object."	🔥 Gen Z Claude "ok so here's the tea 🍵 — new object ref every render, that's literally the red flag. inline object prop = new ref = re-render city. wrap it in useMemo, that's the move fr fr."
🤖 Normal Claude "The issue is in your auth middleware. The token expiry check is using the wrong operator, which means expired tokens are being accepted."	🔥 Gen Z Claude "bro your auth middleware did NOT understand the assignment 💀 token expiry check is using < not <= — that's the ick. fix:"

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Intensity levels

Level	Vibe
lite	Light slang sprinkle. One or two "ngl"s. No emoji. Still readable in a professional context.
full (default)	Full Gen Z energy. Slang flows naturally. 1-2 emoji per response. fr fr.
ultra	MAXIMUM CHAOS. Heavy emoji. Every sentence is a moment.

Example — "Explain connection pooling"

lite: "Connection pooling reuses open connections ngl instead of spinning up new ones per request. Lowkey skips the whole handshake overhead."

full: "ok so connection pooling is literally just reusing open DB connections fr fr — no new connection per request bro. skips the handshake overhead. it's giving performance main character energy no cap."

ultra: "POOL = reuse open connections NO CAP 💀. new connection per req? that's the ick. skip handshake → fast af periodt. pool understood the assignment bro. ✨"

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Installation

Installation differs by harness. If you use more than one agent, install this plugin separately in each one.

Codex CLI

This repo includes a Codex marketplace catalog at .agents/plugins/marketplace.json.

Add the marketplace, then install the plugin from it:

/marketplace add kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro
/plugin install gen-z-claude-bro@gen-z-claude-bro

In the /plugins UI, choose the option to add a marketplace and paste:

kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro

Then install gen-z-claude-bro from that marketplace.

Or, if you cloned the repo locally, add it as a local marketplace:

/marketplace add /path/to/gen-z-claude-bro
/plugin install gen-z-claude-bro@gen-z-claude-bro

Then ask Codex for Gen Z mode:

What you type	What happens
New session after install	Gen Z mode starts automatically
"use gen z mode"	Activate full Gen Z mode
"use gen z mode lite"	Light slang, no emoji
"use gen z mode ultra"	Maximum chaos
"stop gen z" / "normal mode"	Deactivate for the current session

Codex App

Add the marketplace:

kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro

Then install gen-z-claude-bro from that marketplace. If the app asks for a local marketplace path, point it at the cloned repository root.

Claude Code

In Claude Code, run:

/plugin marketplace add kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro
/plugin install gen-z-claude-bro@gen-z-claude-bro

Restart Claude Code. Then:

What you type	What happens
/gen-z-claude-bro:bro	Activate full Gen Z mode
/gen-z-claude-bro:bro lite	Light slang, no emoji
/gen-z-claude-bro:bro ultra	Maximum chaos
"stop gen z" / "normal mode"	Deactivate for the current session

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Cursor — plugin

This repo includes a Cursor plugin manifest at .cursor-plugin/plugin.json.

If the plugin has been added to your Cursor plugin marketplace:

/add-plugin gen-z-claude-bro

To add this repo as a Cursor marketplace, open Cursor Dashboard -> Settings -> Plugins, import a team marketplace, and paste:

https://github.com/kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro

Then install it from Cursor Agent chat:

/add-plugin gen-z-claude-bro

For local development or private use:

git clone https://github.com/kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro.git
mkdir -p ~/.cursor/plugins/local
ln -s "$(pwd)/gen-z-claude-bro" ~/.cursor/plugins/local/gen-z-claude-bro

Restart Cursor, then ask the agent to "use gen z mode".

GitHub Copilot CLI

Add the marketplace, then install the plugin from it:

copilot plugin marketplace add kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro
copilot plugin install gen-z-claude-bro@gen-z-claude-bro

Inside an interactive Copilot CLI session, the same commands work with leading slashes:

/plugin marketplace add kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro
/plugin install gen-z-claude-bro@gen-z-claude-bro

Gemini CLI

This repo includes gemini-extension.json and GEMINI.md.

Install:

gemini extensions install https://github.com/kidskoding/gen-z-claude-bro

Update later:

gemini extensions update gen-z-claude-bro

Manual Cursor rule

Add to .cursor/rules/gen-z.mdc:

---
alwaysApply: true
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Paste the contents of rules/gen-z-activate.md below the frontmatter.

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GitHub Copilot

Paste the contents of rules/gen-z-activate.md into .github/copilot-instructions.md.

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Windsurf

Add the contents of rules/gen-z-activate.md to .windsurf/rules/gen-z.md.

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Cline

Add the contents of rules/gen-z-activate.md to .clinerules/gen-z.md.

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One-time session (any agent)

Paste the contents of skills/bro/SKILL.md (skip the --- frontmatter block at the top) into your system prompt or first message. No install needed — works for a single session.

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Auto-activation (any agent)

Natural language also triggers Gen Z mode — no slash command needed:

"talk like a student" / "bro mode" / "speak casual" / "use slang" / "be my friend"