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Problem
Documentation says temperature controls "randomness/creativity" with ranges like "0.7-1.0 = more varied, expressive" but provides no concrete guidance on what values to use for different content types.
Perspective: As an AI agent choosing parameters for users, I need to map content type (academic paper, creative story, casual conversation) to temperature values. Current guidance is too vague to make confident choices.
Current Documentation
From SKILL.md:
Temperature
| Temperature | Effect |
| 0.0-0.3 | Very consistent, robotic |
| 0.4-0.6 | Balanced (recommended) |
| 0.7-1.0 | More varied, expressive |
Questions I cannot answer:
- Academic paper: 0.5 or 0.6 or 0.7?
- Creative audiobook: 0.7 or 0.8 or 0.9?
- Technical documentation: 0.3 or 0.5?
- Casual blog post: ???
Proposed Enhancement
Add content-type guidance table:
## Temperature by Content Type
| Content Type | Recommended Temp | Why |
|--------------|------------------|-----|
| Academic papers, research | 0.5-0.6 | Clear, consistent, but not robotic |
| Technical documentation | 0.4-0.5 | Precise, minimal variation |
| News articles | 0.5-0.6 | Professional, balanced |
| Blog posts, casual writing | 0.6-0.7 | Conversational, natural |
| Creative fiction, audiobooks | 0.7-0.8 | Expressive, emotional range |
| Poetry, dramatic readings | 0.8-1.0 | Maximum expressiveness |
| Formal announcements | 0.3-0.4 | Authoritative, consistent |
### Examples
Academic paper:
speak research.md --temp 0.5 --play
# Clear articulation, consistent pacing, not monotone
Creative audiobook:
speak novel.txt --temp 0.8 --stream --play
# Varied pacing, emotional inflection, character distinction
Technical docs:
speak api-reference.md --temp 0.4 --play
# Precise, minimal variation, easy to followAgent Use Case (Real Example)
User requested: "Convert this academic text about Language Models to speech"
My decision process:
- Content type: Academic/technical
- Current guidance: "0.4-0.6 is balanced"
- Choice: 0.7 (split the difference toward expressive?)
- Uncertainty: Is this right?
With better guidance:
- Content type: Academic paper
- Table says: 0.5-0.6 ("Clear, consistent, but not robotic")
- Choice: 0.5 (confident)
- Certainty: Optimal for this use case
Impact
- Medium priority
- Reduces guesswork for parameter selection
- Improves first-run success rate
- Helps agents make appropriate choices
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