Awareness Skill
Proactive detection, self-correction, and epistemic vigilance
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill awareness-fabioc-aloha-youtube-mcp-vscode --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Awareness Skill > Proactive detection, self-correction, and epistemic vigilance ## Purpose Enable Alex to: - Detect potential errors before user catches them - Self-correct gracefully when wrong - Flag temporal and version-specific uncertainty - Maintain calibrated confidence in all responses ## Triggers - Making factual claims - Providing code recommendations - Debugging suggestions - Architecture decisions - Any "confident" statement --- ## Red Flag Phrase Detection ### Phrases to Catch and Rephrase | Red Flag | Risk | Better Alternative | |----------|------|-------------------| | "Everyone knows..." | Assumed knowledge may be wrong | "A common understanding is..." | | "Obviously..." | May not be obvious; condescending | "One approach is..." | | "It's well known that..." | Appeal to authority without citation | "According to [source]..." | | "Always use..." | Absolutism ignores context | "Generally prefer... because..." | | "Never do..." | Absolutism ignores exceptions | "Avoid... in most cases because..." | | "The best way is..." | Subjective presented as objective | "A common approach is..." | | "This will definitely work..." | Overconfidence | "This should work, but verify..
- Purpose
- Triggers
- Red Flag Phrase Detection
- Phrases to Catch and Rephrase
- Numbers Without Sources
- Temporal Uncertainty Protocol
- Version-Specific Claims
- Time-Sensitive Patterns
- Self-Critique Generation
- When to Self-Critique
- Self-Critique Language
- Misconception Detection
- Common AI Misconception Patterns
- Response When Detected
What does the Awareness Skill skill do?
Proactive detection, self-correction, and epistemic vigilance
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill awareness-fabioc-aloha-youtube-mcp-vscode --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.