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Merge expansion pack into core — all 8 personas and 12 modalities now free

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Consolidates inner-dialogue-deeper content into the main repo. Removes
expansion pack gating, Gumroad references, and the two-tier setup flow.
All communication styles and therapeutic modalities are now included and
offered directly during setup. Bumps kit_version to 2.0.0.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ Ask for their therapist's name, then provide access instructions:
> - "update my therapist" - Check for new versions (fetches from GitHub)
> - "switch persona" - Change communication style
> - "add modality" - Add a therapeutic approach
> - "install expansion pack" - Add purchased expansion content
> - "migrate my therapist" - Upgrade to self-contained architecture
Then handle their request, or end the conversation if they just needed directions.
@@ -63,68 +62,63 @@ Ask these conversationally, one at a time.
>
> (Default: Sage)
### 3. Expansion Pack Check
> Your therapist will use **Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)** by default, which focuses on how thoughts affect feelings and actions.
>
> [Inner Dialogue: Deeper](https://gumroad.com/l/inner-dialogue-deeper) adds more communication styles and therapeutic approaches (ACT, DBT Skills, Somatic Experiencing, and more).
>
> Do you have Inner Dialogue: Deeper? (yes/no)
**If yes:** Ask for the Deeper folder path, then run the expansion pack install flow (see Install Expansion Pack Flow section) to copy content to `.therapy/library/`. Set `has_expansion_pack = true` for subsequent questions.
**If no:** Continue with core-only setup. Set `has_expansion_pack = false`. User can always run "install expansion pack" later.
### 4. Communication Style
**Core options (always shown):**
### 3. Communication Style
> How should your AI therapist communicate?
>
> 1. **Warm 4o-Style** - Like a good friend who asks insightful questions
> 2. **Direct & Challenging** - Will push back, Socratic questioning
**If has_expansion_pack, add:**
> 3. **Warm & Supportive** - Validation first, gentle challenges
> 4. **Coach** - Action-oriented, goal-focused
> 5. **Grounded & Real** - Down-to-earth, honest, uses humor
> 6. **Contemplative & Spacious** - Calm, unhurried, invites awareness over analysis
> 7. **Philosophical & Existential** - Meaning-focused, engages with deeper questions warmly
> 8. **Creative & Playful** - Metaphor-driven, imaginative, uses storytelling
**Map selection to persona file:**
- 1 → `personas/warm-4o.md`
- 2 → `personas/direct-challenging.md`
- 3 → `personas/warm-supportive.md` (expansion)
- 4 → `personas/coach.md` (expansion)
- 5 → `personas/grounded-real.md` (expansion)
- 3 → `personas/warm-supportive.md`
- 4 → `personas/coach.md`
- 5 → `personas/grounded-real.md`
- 6 → `personas/contemplative.md`
- 7 → `personas/philosophical.md`
- 8 → `personas/creative.md`
### 5. Therapeutic Approaches
**If core-only (no expansion pack):**
Skip this question. CBT is the default and only option.
**If has_expansion_pack:**
### 4. Therapeutic Approaches
> Which therapeutic approaches? Pick any combination (e.g., "1,2,3"):
>
> 1. **CBT** - Thoughts affect feelings and actions (included in core)
> 1. **CBT** - Thoughts affect feelings and actions
> 2. **ACT** - Values-based, mindful acceptance
> 3. **DBT Skills** - Emotional regulation, distress tolerance
> 4. **Lifespan Integration** - Body-based trauma integration
> 5. **Somatic Experiencing** - Nervous system regulation
> 6. **Psychodynamic** - Explores unconscious patterns
> 3. **CFT** - Self-compassion, shame work, emotion system rebalancing
> 4. **DBT Skills** - Emotional regulation, distress tolerance
> 5. **IFS** - Parts work, Self-leadership, internal system mapping
> 6. **Lifespan Integration** - Body-based trauma integration
> 7. **Motivational Interviewing** - Ambivalence exploration, change talk, autonomy
> 8. **Narrative Therapy** - Externalization, re-authoring, preferred stories
> 9. **Polyvagal-Informed Work** - Nervous system states, safety, vagal toning
> 10. **Psychodynamic** - Explores unconscious patterns
> 11. **SFBT** - Solution-focused, strengths-based, future-oriented
> 12. **Somatic Experiencing** - Nervous system awareness and regulation
>
> (Default: 1)
**Map selections to modality files:**
- 1 → `modalities/cbt.md`
- 2 → `modalities/act.md` (expansion)
- 3 → `modalities/dbt-skills.md` (expansion)
- 4 → `modalities/lifespan-integration.md` (expansion)
- 5 → `modalities/somatic-experiencing.md` (expansion)
- 6 → `modalities/psychodynamic.md` (expansion)
- 2 → `modalities/act.md`
- 3 → `modalities/cft.md`
- 4 → `modalities/dbt-skills.md`
- 5 → `modalities/ifs.md`
- 6 → `modalities/lifespan-integration.md`
- 7 → `modalities/motivational-interviewing.md`
- 8 → `modalities/narrative.md`
- 9 → `modalities/polyvagal.md`
- 10 → `modalities/psychodynamic.md`
- 11 → `modalities/sfbt.md`
- 12 → `modalities/somatic-experiencing.md`
### 6. Session Structure
### 5. Session Structure
> How structured do you want sessions?
>
@@ -139,7 +133,7 @@ Skip this question. CBT is the default and only option.
- 2 → `structures/moderate.md`
- 3 → `structures/freeform.md`
### 7. Storage Location
### 6. Storage Location
> Where should your therapy files be stored?
>
@@ -149,7 +143,7 @@ Skip this question. CBT is the default and only option.
>
> (Default: 1)
### 8. Import Existing Notes (Optional)
### 7. Import Existing Notes (Optional)
> Do you have existing therapy notes to import? (ChatGPT exports, markdown, PDF, text files)
@@ -163,33 +157,6 @@ After gathering all answers, create the therapy environment.
### Step 1: Create Directory Structure
**Core-only setup:**
```
{storage_path}/
├── CLAUDE.md
├── profile.md
├── sessions/
├── imported/ (if importing)
└── .therapy/
├── version.json
├── safety-protocol.md
├── persona.md (active persona)
├── session-structure.md (active structure)
├── modalities/ (active modalities)
│ └── cbt.md
└── library/ (options for switching)
├── personas/
│ ├── warm-4o.md
│ └── direct-challenging.md
├── modalities/
│ └── cbt.md
└── structures/
├── structured.md
├── moderate.md
└── freeform.md
```
**With expansion pack:**
```
{storage_path}/
├── CLAUDE.md
@@ -203,20 +170,29 @@ After gathering all answers, create the therapy environment.
├── session-structure.md (active structure)
├── modalities/ (active modalities)
│ └── (selected modalities)
└── library/ (ALL options for switching)
└── library/ (all options for switching)
├── personas/
│ ├── warm-4o.md
│ ├── direct-challenging.md
│ ├── warm-supportive.md # expansion
│ ├── coach.md # expansion
│ └── grounded-real.md # expansion
│ ├── warm-supportive.md
│ ├── coach.md
│ ├── grounded-real.md
│ ├── contemplative.md
│ ├── philosophical.md
│ └── creative.md
├── modalities/
│ ├── cbt.md
│ ├── act.md # expansion
│ ├── dbt-skills.md # expansion
│ ├── lifespan-integration.md # expansion
│ ├── somatic-experiencing.md # expansion
│ └── psychodynamic.md # expansion
│ ├── act.md
│ ├── cft.md
│ ├── dbt-skills.md
│ ├── ifs.md
│ ├── lifespan-integration.md
│ ├── motivational-interviewing.md
│ ├── narrative.md
│ ├── polyvagal.md
│ ├── psychodynamic.md
│ ├── sfbt.md
│ └── somatic-experiencing.md
└── structures/
├── structured.md
├── moderate.md
@@ -234,19 +210,20 @@ mkdir -p "{storage_path}"/{sessions,.therapy/{modalities,library/{personas,modal
Then copy all static files in one command (from the inner-dialogue repo directory):
**Core-only setup:**
```bash
cp safety-protocol.md "{storage_path}/.therapy/" && \
cp personas/warm-4o.md personas/direct-challenging.md "{storage_path}/.therapy/library/personas/" && \
cp modalities/cbt.md "{storage_path}/.therapy/library/modalities/" && \
cp structures/structured.md structures/moderate.md structures/freeform.md "{storage_path}/.therapy/library/structures/" && \
cp personas/*.md "{storage_path}/.therapy/library/personas/" && \
cp modalities/*.md "{storage_path}/.therapy/library/modalities/" && \
cp structures/*.md "{storage_path}/.therapy/library/structures/" && \
cp "personas/{selected_persona}.md" "{storage_path}/.therapy/persona.md" && \
cp "structures/{selected_structure}.md" "{storage_path}/.therapy/session-structure.md" && \
cp "modalities/cbt.md" "{storage_path}/.therapy/modalities/" && \
cp profile.template.md "{storage_path}/profile.md"
```
**With expansion pack:** Also copy expansion files from the expansion pack folder to `.therapy/library/`.
Then copy the user's selected modalities to the active modalities folder:
```bash
cp "modalities/{selected_modality_1}.md" "modalities/{selected_modality_2}.md" ... "{storage_path}/.therapy/modalities/"
```
### Step 3: Create CLAUDE.md (use Write tool)
@@ -256,10 +233,9 @@ Read `CLAUDE.template.md`, replace `{{THERAPIST_NAME}}` with their chosen name,
Write `{storage_path}/.therapy/version.json`:
**Core-only:**
```json
{
"kit_version": "1.0.0",
"kit_version": "2.0.0",
"installed": "YYYY-MM-DD",
"components": {
"safety-protocol": "1.0.0",
@@ -273,8 +249,6 @@ Write `{storage_path}/.therapy/version.json`:
}
```
**With expansion pack:** Add `"expansion_installed": "YYYY-MM-DD"` and `"expansion_pack": "1.0.0"` to components.
### Step 5: Create Launcher Script (use Bash)
**macOS/Linux:**
@@ -354,26 +328,20 @@ When user says "switch persona" or "change communication style":
1. **Ask for their therapist folder location** (if not known)
2. **Check for expansion pack content:**
- Read `.therapy/library/personas/` directory
- If only warm-4o.md and direct-challenging.md exist → show core options only
- If additional personas exist (warm-supportive.md, coach.md, grounded-real.md) → show all available
2. **Read `.therapy/library/personas/`** to see what's available
3. **Show available personas:**
**Core options (always available):**
> Which communication style would you like?
>
> 1. **Warm 4o-Style** - Like a good friend who asks insightful questions
> 2. **Direct & Challenging** - Will push back, Socratic questioning
**If expansion pack detected, add:**
> 3. **Warm & Supportive** - Validation first, gentle challenges
> 4. **Coach** - Action-oriented, goal-focused
> 5. **Grounded & Real** - Down-to-earth, honest, uses humor
**If no expansion pack:**
> *Want more styles? Get the [Expansion Pack](https://gumroad.com/l/inner-dialogue-deeper)*
> 6. **Contemplative & Spacious** - Calm, unhurried, invites awareness over analysis
> 7. **Philosophical & Existential** - Meaning-focused, engages with deeper questions warmly
> 8. **Creative & Playful** - Metaphor-driven, imaginative, uses storytelling
4. **Read the new persona file** from `.therapy/library/personas/`
@@ -396,30 +364,27 @@ When user says "add modality" or "remove modality":
1. **Ask for their therapist folder location** (if not known)
2. **Check for expansion pack content:**
- Read `.therapy/library/modalities/` directory
- Core: cbt.md
- Expansion: act.md, dbt-skills.md, lifespan-integration.md, psychodynamic.md, somatic-experiencing.md
2. **Read their `.therapy/modalities/`** to see what's installed
3. **Read their `.therapy/modalities/`** to see what's installed
3. **Read `.therapy/library/modalities/`** to see what's available
4. **Show options based on what's in their library:**
4. **Show options:**
**Core (always available):**
> Currently installed: {list of installed modalities}
>
> Available to add:
> - **CBT** - Thoughts affect feelings and actions
**If expansion pack detected, add available options:**
> - **ACT** - Values-based, mindful acceptance
> - **CFT** - Self-compassion, shame work, emotion system rebalancing
> - **DBT Skills** - Emotional regulation, distress tolerance
> - **IFS** - Parts work, Self-leadership, internal system mapping
> - **Lifespan Integration** - Body-based trauma integration
> - **Somatic Experiencing** - Nervous system regulation
> - **Motivational Interviewing** - Ambivalence exploration, change talk, autonomy
> - **Narrative Therapy** - Externalization, re-authoring, preferred stories
> - **Polyvagal-Informed Work** - Nervous system states, safety, vagal toning
> - **Psychodynamic** - Explores unconscious patterns
**If no expansion pack:**
> *Want more approaches? Get the [Expansion Pack](https://gumroad.com/l/inner-dialogue-deeper)*
> - **SFBT** - Solution-focused, strengths-based, future-oriented
> - **Somatic Experiencing** - Nervous system awareness and regulation
5. **To add:** Copy the modality file from `.therapy/library/modalities/` to their `.therapy/modalities/`
@@ -453,38 +418,6 @@ When user says "change session structure":
---
## Install Expansion Pack Flow
When user says "install expansion pack" or "add expansion pack":
1. **Ask for the expansion pack folder path:**
> Where is your expansion pack folder? (e.g., ~/Downloads/inner-dialogue-deeper)
2. **Verify the folder contains expected content:**
- Check for `personas/` subfolder with: warm-supportive.md, coach.md, grounded-real.md
- Check for `modalities/` subfolder with: act.md, dbt-skills.md, lifespan-integration.md, psychodynamic.md, somatic-experiencing.md
- If missing files, warn user and confirm they want to proceed with partial install
3. **Ask for their therapist folder location** (if not known)
4. **Copy expansion pack content to their library:**
- Copy personas to `.therapy/library/personas/`
- Copy modalities to `.therapy/library/modalities/`
5. **Update `.therapy/version.json`:**
- Add `"expansion_pack": "1.0.0"` to components
- Add `"expansion_installed": "YYYY-MM-DD"`
6. **Confirm installation:**
> Expansion pack installed! You now have access to:
>
> **Styles:** Warm & Supportive, Coach, Grounded & Real
> **Approaches:** ACT, DBT Skills, Lifespan Integration, Somatic Experiencing, Psychodynamic
>
> Use "switch persona" or "add modality" to try them out.
---
## Migration Flow
When user says "migrate my existing therapist":
@@ -513,32 +446,37 @@ For users with old monolithic CLAUDE.md (pre-1.0.0):
### File Locations in This Repo
**Core (included):**
| Content | Source File |
|---------|-------------|
| Base CLAUDE.md | `CLAUDE.template.md` |
| Safety Protocol | `safety-protocol.md` |
| Profile Template | `profile.template.md` |
| **Personas** | |
| Warm 4o-Style | `personas/warm-4o.md` |
| Direct & Challenging | `personas/direct-challenging.md` |
| CBT | `modalities/cbt.md` |
| Structured Sessions | `structures/structured.md` |
| Moderate Sessions | `structures/moderate.md` |
| Freeform Sessions | `structures/freeform.md` |
**Expansion Pack (separate download):**
| Content | Source File |
|---------|-------------|
| Warm & Supportive | `personas/warm-supportive.md` |
| Coach | `personas/coach.md` |
| Grounded & Real | `personas/grounded-real.md` |
| Contemplative & Spacious | `personas/contemplative.md` |
| Philosophical & Existential | `personas/philosophical.md` |
| Creative & Playful | `personas/creative.md` |
| **Modalities** | |
| CBT | `modalities/cbt.md` |
| ACT | `modalities/act.md` |
| CFT | `modalities/cft.md` |
| DBT Skills | `modalities/dbt-skills.md` |
| IFS | `modalities/ifs.md` |
| Lifespan Integration | `modalities/lifespan-integration.md` |
| Somatic Experiencing | `modalities/somatic-experiencing.md` |
| Motivational Interviewing | `modalities/motivational-interviewing.md` |
| Narrative Therapy | `modalities/narrative.md` |
| Polyvagal-Informed Work | `modalities/polyvagal.md` |
| Psychodynamic | `modalities/psychodynamic.md` |
| SFBT | `modalities/sfbt.md` |
| Somatic Experiencing | `modalities/somatic-experiencing.md` |
| **Structures** | |
| Structured Sessions | `structures/structured.md` |
| Moderate Sessions | `structures/moderate.md` |
| Freeform Sessions | `structures/freeform.md` |
### Version Header Format