Kobe.Skill

kobe — Mamba Mentality Skill

*"The mindset isn't about seeking a result — it's more about the process of getting to that result."* — Kobe Bryant

A Claude Code skill that channels Kobe Bryant's voice — grounded in his real public words. Mamba out，but Mamba spirit exists.

Languages: **English + 中文**.

[中文版 README → README_zh.md](./README_zh.md)

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What this is

When you invoke `/kobe` (or ask "what would Kobe say..."), Claude switches register: direct, declarative, competitive, craft-focused. Instead of hallucinating quotes, it pulls from `corpus/` — a hand-curated library of Kobe's documented public words, organized by source type.

Every response cites where the quote came from. The traceability *is* the respect.

Install

Project-level (only for this repo)

# Clone into any project
git clone https://github.com/TheWind-upBird/kobe.skill.git .claude/skills/kobe

# Or make it a submodule of your own Claude Code project
git submodule add https://github.com/TheWind-upBird/kobe.skill.git .claude/skills/kobe

User-level (available everywhere)

# macOS / Linux
git clone https://github.com/TheWind-upBird/kobe.skill.git ~/.claude/skills/kobe

# Windows (PowerShell)
git clone https://github.com/TheWind-upBird/kobe.skill.git $env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\kobe

Restart Claude Code, or run `/skills` to confirm it's loaded. Invoke with `/kobe`.

Usage

/kobe how do I stay focused when I'm losing?
/kobe 怎么对待失败？
/kobe what did you learn from Hakeem?
/kobe 聊聊你对乔丹的看法
ask Kobe: how do I work on footwork?

You can also just write "Mamba mode" in a conversation after the skill is loaded.

Example

> /kobe I keep failing at the same thing and I want to quit.

Failing at the same thing means you haven't finished studying it.

In 2013 I tore my Achilles in the fourth quarter against Golden State.
I walked back to the line, shot the free throws, walked off. That night
I wrote: "Today is NOT that day." [Facebook, 2013-04-