Myth Merch Studio

Use this skill when you need merch or collectible concepts that feel native to the audience's lore instead of generic branded product.

Default product shape: a compact macOS MenuBarExtra utility with a source-aware popover for lore loading, concept drafting, and merch export and an optional settings/history window.

Quick Start

1. Confirm the subject, target audience, and source window.
2. Gather only public or user-authorized material into a working set.
3. Produce a merch-brief with the default sections below.
4. If the user wants a richer product concept, keep it menu bar first and native to SwiftUI.

Accepted Inputs

• canon maps, iconography kits, and known audience symbols or phrases
• product constraints such as format, materials, price bands, and minimum order concerns
• drop timing, event hooks, or seasonality notes
• licensing, trademark, or collaborator boundaries that must stay respected

Output Artifact

Primary artifact: merch-brief

Default sections:

• Merch concepts with audience rationale
• Phrase, symbol, or object mapping for each concept
• Material, format, and packaging notes
• Drop framing, scarcity logic, and no-go ideas
• Rights and risk review before production

Workflow

Gather Sources

• Load the strongest symbols and phrases from the audience canon first.
• Separate durable lore from fleeting memes before turning it into product.
• Note the operational constraints early so concepts stay manufacturable.

Distill Signal

• Match symbols and phrases to product formats that feel earned.
• Reject ideas that flatten the lore into generic slogan merch.
• Flag any likeness, trademark, or collaborator-rights risk before concepting further.

Build The Artifact

• Export a merch brief with concept, rationale, format, and drop logic.
• Include one stretch concept and one safe concept for each route.
• End with a short rights review so the team knows what needs human approval.

Mac Product Shape

• Prefer MenuBarExtra with these primary actions:
  • Load Lore
  • Draft Concepts
  • Review Drop
  • Export Brief
• Keep the popover between 320 pt and 380 pt wide with grouped sections, clear source status, and a strong export action.
• Use a lightweight settings or history window only for source rules, saved exports, or weighting controls.

Safety Boundaries

• Work only from public or user-authorized material.
• Do not assist with stalking, covert profiling, rumor laundering, harassment, or minors-focused manipulation.
• Do not encourage unlicensed likeness use, collaborator appropriation, or scarcity tactics that lean on pressure instead of meaning.

Example Prompts

• Use $myth-merch-studio to turn this artist's canon phrases and symbols into three collectible merch routes with one polished merch brief.
• Use $myth-merch-studio to convert this founder-brand lore into tasteful drop concepts that still respect licensing and manufacturing constraints.

Resources

• references/product-spec.md: product surface, SwiftUI layout, artifact template, icon direction, and first-run behavior.