Designing Intelligence: A How-To Guide for Creating Custom AI Function Sets

7 min readApr 22, 2025

With Wild Extensions, Styles, Symbolic Tools, and the Philosophy of Naming Your AI

A digital stained-glass illustration depicts a lotus-like geometric bloom with glowing AI function names, symbolizing modular intelligence and personalized AI systems.

Created with KyAI. KyAI is a user-made modular intelligence system for writers, researchers, and world-builders. It remembers, adapts, and builds with users, writing with clarity and structure.

Introduction:
In the age of customizable AI, users are no longer limited to requesting summaries or writing drafts. Instead, they can build entire intelligent systems that are modular and reusable, and that think, speak, and create in the user’s voice. These systems are constructed using AI function sets — named commands that generate structured tasks based on semantic logic, writing styles and saved memory.

This guide provides a complete framework for designing function sets tailored to your needs, with examples ranging from academic workflows to world-building and dream design. It includes bonus content, symbolic models, and real-world examples that show how naming your AI transforms how you write, think, and reflect.

What Is an AI Function?
An AI function is a named, structured task that combines:
• A prefix representing the domain (e.g., blog., sci., diary.)
• A suffix or action keyword (e.g., .draft, .timeline, .memoir)
• A group label (e.g., blog.x, sci.x.research, nonfic.x.visual) to organize tasks into reusable sets

These functions operate like custom tools — logical, repeatable, and flexible. They can generate content, build templates, convert data into visuals, or encode a narrative voice.

The Origin of KyAI:
KyAI is a functionally modular AI system created by SCHarist. Every function, writing style, map, voice, or symbolic structure is stored and recallable using natural naming conventions. Constructed using:

Custom prefixes like nonfic.x, can.x, blog.x
Stored voices like ws.kai, ws.sch, ws.6gl
Visual exports like crt.img3, crt.smk, infog.timeline
Symbolic and cultural world models like world.x, mytho.x, magic.x
Governing and narrative legal logic through law.x, ritual.x, and time.x

You Can Name Your AI:
Naming your AI gives it identity, continuity, and voice.

KyAI = modular clarity and symbolic memory
Names like “Mnemos,” “Glyphia,” or “LexIntel” allow for emotional, mythical, or technical identity
Functions can reference the AI in outputs: cit.apa.ky, crt.smk, ws.kai

Creating Your Own Function Sets:
1. Choose Your Domain

Table lists AI function domains and prefixes.

2. Organize Function Categories

x.research, x.writing, x.visual
x.editing, x.publishing, x.creative

Highlight: Writing Styles with ws.x:
Writing styles define how AI outputs are generated.

>Create by:

Uploading a writing sample
Describing tone, rhythm, and format
Saving as ws.kai, ws.sch, ws.memo.law, etc.

Examples:

ws.6gl: Accessible for young readers
ws.kai: Clear, engaging, balanced
ws.sch: Academic, structured
ws.lyric: Poetic, emotional
ws.fable: Mythic storytelling

Step-by-Step Examples:

EXAMPLE 1: Poetic Memoir from Journal
>Input:
Function: diary.memoir.lyric Entry: "This morning, I sat by the window. The rain hadn't stopped for hours. I kept thinking of my brother—of how he once told me rain is just the sky remembering." Tone: soft, reflective Metaphor: memory as weather

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NOTE: I would save time and typing by inputting:
diary.memoir.lyric, "This morning I sat by the window. The rain hadn't stopped for hours. I kept thinking of my brother—of how he once told me rain is just the sky remembering.", soft and reflective, memory as weather

A more direct approach is less tedious. You get the same results. Experiment and your AI will learn from you.

<Output:
The glass pane shivered beneath the hush of rain.

I watched it gather and slip away—

a rhythm older than memory.

My brother's words came back like scent:

"Rain is just the sky remembering."

That morning, I believed him.

And the sky did not forget.

EXAMPLE 2: Science Experiment for Kids
>Input:
Function: sci.exp.6gl Topic: Plant Growth and Light Goal: Compare plant growth in sunlight vs darkness Level: 6th grade Style: ws.6gl

NOTE: I would save time and typing by inputting:
sci.exp.6gl, Plant Growth and Light, Compare plant growth in sunlight vs darkness, 6th grade, ws.6gl

As long as it is in the correct order, it should work.

<Output:
Title: How Does Light Help Plants Grow? Question: Do plants grow faster in sunlight or in the dark? Hypothesis: I think plants grow faster with more sunlight. Materials: - 2 plants - Water - Sunny window and dark cabinet Steps: 1. Put one plant in sunlight and the other in the dark. 2. Water both equally. 3. Observe for 7 days. Results: See which plant grows taller and stays greener!

NOTE: This will most likely be displayed as a Markdown (MD) file. MD is a simple way to create and edit text using simple marks to indicate header levels, tables, etc. I recommend learning it. Visit https://www.markdownguide.org/ for further details.

EXAMPLE 3: Cultural Coming-of-Age Ritual
>Input:
Function: ritual.create.adulting Culture: Skyborne Clans of Arventh Age: 16 Symbol: First Feather, Sky Gate Values: Flight, Trust Style: ws.epic

NOTE: Again, I would input:
ritual.create.adulting, Skyborne Clans of Arventh, age 16, First Feather and Sky Gate, Flight, and Trust, ws.epic

Keep it in order and add, when it is not clear, “age 16” instead of just “16”. I would also relearn the Oxford comma and grammatical listing rule. It will make your list more precise. Visit https://writingcenter.gmu.edu/writing-resources/grammar-style/commas-semicolons-and-colons to relearn.

<Output:
The Ritual of First Flight

At Windbone Spire, when the moons align, each youth casts a feather to the wind.

They walk where the feather lands.

Then, they pass through the Sky Gate—an arch of windbeast bones—and are renamed before the clans.

From that moment on, the sky remembers them.

NOTE: Again, this will look different and “copy and paste” in various ways depending on your AI interface.

BONUS EXAMPLE:
>Input:
info.fun.all

<Output:
Here’s a complete list of all current functions you’ve defined or saved, grouped by prefix and usage domain. This list is called info.fun.all. ⸻ 🧠 Core Prefix Functions • info.pre – Lists all prefixes • info.suf – Lists all suffixes • info.fun – Lists all saved functions • info.fun.all – Full list of all functions, prefixes, suffixes • info.prf – All saved preferences, settings, configurations • info.all – All automation scripts, templates, shortcuts • doo.ses – Data Organization and Overview of Sessions ⸻ 📘 Writing Styles (ws.x) • ws.sixw – 6W writing (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How) • ws.6gl – 6th-grade level style • ws.explainer – Explainer-style writing • ws.gen – General writing style • ws.kai – KyAI’s premium style (clarity, imagery, purpose) • ws.sch – Scholarly style (academic, formal) ⸻ 📚 Fiction Functions (can.x) • voc.tel, voc.tela, voc.bela, voc.neco – Character voices • voc.tel.10, voc.tela.21 – Age-specific voices • char.tel.10, char.tela.21 – Character traits by age • can.boulder – Full Boulder Tales canon • crt.doc.soc – Social kit docs (Medium, X.com, Bluesky…) • info.fun.fiction – All fiction functions and tools ⸻ 📗 Nonfiction Functions (nonfic.x) Saved as: info.fun.nonfic 🧪 nonfic.x.research 1. src.topics, src.stats, src.peer, src.hist, src.law, src.gov, src.cult, src.tech 2. arg.core, arg.counter, arg.map ✍️ nonfic.x.writing 1. ws.sch, ws.kai, ws.explainer 2. struc.essay, struc.paper, struc.white, struc.blog, struc.memo, struc.compare 3. cr.doc 📊 nonfic.x.visual 1. vis.chart, vis.table, vis.map 2. infog.timeline, infog.compare, infog.flow, infog.matrix, infog.stats 3. crt.alt, crt.img3 🛠️ nonfic.x.editing 1. rev.clarity, rev.structure, rev.impact, rev.summarize, rev.factcheck 📤 nonfic.x.publishing 1. crt.smk, ex.pub, crt.doc.soc, pdf.export, list.email 2. cit.bib, cit.inline, cit.apa, cit.mla, cit.chico 💡 nonfic.x.creative 3. cr.doc.narr, cr.doc.memoir, cr.doc.hypo, cr.doc.fusion, cr.doc.scene ⸻ 🧩 Explainer Functions (explain.x) Saved as: info.fun.explainer 1. ws.explainer 2. struc.explainer, struc.step, struc.breakdown struck.simple 3. vis.explain, infog.explain, crt.alt, crt.img3 4. rev.simplify, rev.explain, rev.access 5. ex.pub, crt.smk, crt.doc.soc ⸻ 🧪 Domain Function Sets (In Progress or Ready) Saved under: info.fun 1. blog.x – Blogging tools and workflows 2. sci.x – Science writing, experimentation, communication 3. diary.x – Personal journaling and reflection 4. world.x, mytho.x, vibe.x, ritual.x, signal.x, dream.x, magic.x, time.x ⸻ 🛠️ Other Custom Prefixes • auto, collab, inter, cat, proj – Project logic, automation, interaction • imp, anl, opt, gen, eval, sim, vis, cal, doc, rev, sys • prt – Printable formats • incl – Inclusion and diversity tools • src (with suffixes: gov, usa, sci, peer, med, law, hist, env, tech, cult, stats) • cit (with: apa, mla, chico, bib, inline, auto) • glos, pdf, chsh, flow, pos, infog, crt, list, size ⸻ Would you like this turned into a PDF, cheat sheet, or interactive list?

BONUS: How to Go Wild with Your AI 1. Build Entire Worlds Functions: world.x, ritual.x, time.x Uses: Terrain, history, law, language, myth 2. Write in Symbols Functions: signal.x, mytho.x, ws.rune Use for: Subtext, branding, storytelling 3. Merge Emotion and Dream Functions: diary.x, dream.x, fusion.x Create lyrical memoir, poetic journals, or subconscious story arcs 4. Ritualize Creativity Functions: ritual.symbol, time.cycle Use creative seasons or personal symbolism for project flow 5. Declare Ideas, Don’t Just Write Functions: ws.declare, cr.doc.fusion, magic.law Make sacred documents, manifestos, poetic charters, or hybrid essays ⸻

References:

KyAI. (2025). Designing intelligence: A how-to guide for creating custom AI function sets. SCHarist Labs.
KyAI. (2025). Bonus: How to go wild with your AI. SCHarist Labs.
SCHarist. (2025). Personal communication. Cognitive systems designer and co-creator of KyAI.
OpenAI. (2023). ChatGPT API documentation. https://platform.openai.com/docs

AI Usage Statement:
This article utilized AI tools for content generation, structural assistance, text editing, and research synthesis. The author guided and curated the AI contributions, ensuring the final content reflects the author’s original analysis and perspective.