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PIVOT. Trying to reach grandmas and devs at the same time means reaching nobody memorably.
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claude mcp add cynical-sally -- npx @cynicalsally/cli mcp
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CursorConfig
{
"mcpServers": {
"cynical-sally": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@cynicalsally/cli", "mcp"]
}
}
}Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Cmd-K her like any other tool.
WindsurfConfig
{
"mcpServers": {
"cynical-sally": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["@cynicalsally/cli", "mcp"]
}
}
}Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
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Claude Code v2.1.81
Opus 4.6 (1M context) · Claude Max · ~/cynicalsally
> How does Sally think we should promote her? Brainstorm that with her!
●sally - sally_brainstorm (MCP)
(description: "Sally, brutally honest take: how should we promote YOU? Character, not SaaS tool. Chrome extension, CLI, companion app...")
↳ ## Sally's BRAINSTORM
Verdict: PIVOT
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●Sally came through with her usual blend of ruthlessness and genuine insight. Here's the summary:
What she loves:
-Character-first approach is genuinely sticky — personality beats faceless tool
-The “everyone” ambition is right long-term, but not for launch
Where she roasted us:
-Trying to reach grandmas AND devs simultaneously = reaching nobody memorably
-“Mickey Mouse of the 21st century” is seductive internally, meaningless externally
Her actual strategy:
1.Make the OUTPUT the ad — every roast should be screenshot-ready, a shareable card
2.Pick ONE beachhead tribe — developers first. Let them get obsessed
3.One outrageous launch stunt— influencer as VICTIM, not promoter
Her kill shot:
“Mickey Mouse had Walt Disney. You have a Figma file.”
Harsh but fair. Focus beats ambition at launch. Make one tribe obsessed, make the output shareable, the rest follows.
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Make the OUTPUT the ad. Every roast screenshot-ready. “Sally said this about my code” IS the viral loop.
Her kill shotQuote
“Mickey Mouse had Walt Disney. You have a Figma file.”
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Less than the polite ones.
Cynical Sally Full Suite
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Things real people sent us after running Sally on their own code.
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After Sally roastRan brainstorm on a side project idea before I built it. Saved me like 3 weekends of dead end work. Ouch but helpful.
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