diff --git a/pretty_please/creature.py b/pretty_please/creature.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5af254
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pretty_please/creature.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""Prompting style profiles based on tone distribution."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+_PROFILES: dict[str, dict] = {
+    "commander": {
+        "name": "THE COMMANDER",
+        "description": "Terse and direct. You know what you want and you say it fast. pretty-please adds the polish.",
+    },
+    "realist": {
+        "name": "THE REALIST",
+        "description": "A mix of sharp and measured. Context-dependent — sometimes curt, sometimes considered.",
+    },
+    "pragmatist": {
+        "name": "THE PRAGMATIST",
+        "description": "Clear and neutral. You write to get things done, not to impress. Solid baseline.",
+    },
+    "taskmaster": {
+        "name": "THE TASKMASTER",
+        "description": "Neutral-leaning but with a brisk streak. Business as usual, with occasional edge.",
+    },
+    "diplomat": {
+        "name": "THE DIPLOMAT",
+        "description": "Naturally courteous. You rarely need intervention — the please is already there.",
+    },
+}
+
+
+def classify_style(data: dict) -> str:
+    """Classify prompting style based on tone distribution.
+
+    Uses dominant tone + proximity ratio to distinguish 5 archetypes:
+      - diplomat:   polite is dominant
+      - commander:  curt is dominant and clearly > neutral (ratio >= 2x)
+      - realist:    curt is dominant but close to neutral (ratio < 2x)
+      - pragmatist: neutral is dominant and clearly > curt (ratio >= 2x)
+      - taskmaster: neutral is dominant but close to curt (ratio < 2x)
+    """
+    total = data["total"]
+    if total == 0:
+        return "pragmatist"
+
+    curt = data["by_tone"]["curt"]
+    neutral = data["by_tone"]["neutral"]
+    polite = data["by_tone"]["polite"]
+
+    dominant = max((curt, "curt"), (neutral, "neutral"), (polite, "polite"))[1]
+
+    if dominant == "polite":
+        return "diplomat"
+
+    if dominant == "curt":
+        other = neutral if neutral > 0 else 1
+        return "commander" if curt / other >= 2.0 else "realist"
+
+    # dominant == "neutral"
+    other = curt if curt > 0 else 1
+    return "pragmatist" if neutral / other >= 2.0 else "taskmaster"
+
+
+def get_profile(data: dict) -> dict:
+    """Return the profile dict for the given stats data."""
+    return _PROFILES[classify_style(data)]
diff --git a/pretty_please/stats.py b/pretty_please/stats.py
index 7837be9..10c9d38 100644
--- a/pretty_please/stats.py
+++ b/pretty_please/stats.py
@@ -101,3 +101,10 @@ def pct(n: int) -> str:
     print(f"  curt:          {by_tone['curt']:>6}")
     print(f"  neutral:       {by_tone['neutral']:>6}")
     print(f"Passed through:  {passed:>6}  {pct(passed)}")
+
+    from pretty_please.creature import get_profile
+
+    profile = get_profile(data)
+    print()
+    print(f"  {profile['name']}")
+    print(f"  {profile['description']}")