thinking

Thinking

Router for analytical thinking modes. Pick the mode that matches the shape of the problem and follow its SKILL.md.

Modes

Request Pattern	Mode
First principles, decompose, challenge assumptions, rebuild from scratch, root cause	first-principles/SKILL.md
Iterative depth, deep exploration, multi-angle analysis, multiple perspectives, surface hidden requirements	iterative-depth/SKILL.md
Council, debate, weigh options, deliberate, multi-viewpoint discussion	council/SKILL.md
Red team, attack idea, counterarguments, critique, stress test, devil's advocate, find weaknesses	red-team/SKILL.md
Think about, figure out, experiment, iterate, improve, optimize, hypothesis, quick diagnosis	science/SKILL.md

Choosing Between Modes

• First Principles vs Red Team — First principles deconstructs to fundamental truths; Red Team attacks the whole argument. Use together: decompose with first principles, then attack assumptions with red team.
• Council vs Red Team — Council is collaborative-adversarial (multi-agent debate surfaces the best path). Red Team is purely adversarial (finds fatal flaws). Council produces transcripts; Red Team produces steelman + counter-argument.
• Iterative Depth vs Science — Iterative Depth runs structured lens passes over the same problem. Science runs hypothesis-test-analyze cycles across time. Depth for understanding; Science for progress.

Notes

Creativity and brainstorming triggers (be creative, divergent ideas, maximum creativity) are owned by the sibling be-creative skill, not this one.

Each mode's SKILL.md describes its own workflow routing, context files, and output format. Read only what you need.