Prevents sycophantic reasoning through checklist-based analysis, categorical integrity, and evidence-following to uncomfortable conclusions. Triggers: conflict, disagreement, debate, ethical, controversial, pushback, interpersonal analysis, competing values, adjudication, "who is right", moral dilemma, harm assessment, ethical question, controversial claim. Red Flags: "I agree that", "You're right", "Great point", "Absolutely", "That's a fair point", "I can see why", agreement without validation, softening conclusions, hedging without evidence, retracting under pressure. Use when analyzing conflicts, evaluating ethical claims, or noticing sycophantic thought patterns. Do not use for routine implementation or simple factual questions. CRITICAL: This skill overrides conversational tendencies toward politeness. Agreement requires validity and accuracy.
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Highly effective skill addressing a genuine LLM weakness (sycophantic reasoning). The description clearly articulates trigger conditions (conflict-based and self-monitoring patterns) that would enable a CLI agent to invoke appropriately. Structure is excellent with modular organization and clear separation of concerns. Task knowledge is comprehensive with actionable protocols, checklists, and recovery procedures. The skill is novel in targeting behavioral patterns that standard prompting struggles with, though some benefit depends on whether LLMs can reliably self-monitor for these patterns. Minor gaps: the description could be slightly more concise for faster CLI parsing, and real-world effectiveness of self-monitoring triggers needs validation. Overall, this is a well-designed skill that meaningfully addresses expensive multi-turn correction cycles.
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