decision-critic
Structured decision critic that systematically stress-tests reasoning before commitment surfacing hidden assumptions verifying claims and generating adversarial perspectives to improve decision quality.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill decision-critic-rjmurillo-ai-agents-b1804fff --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.
# Decision Critic When this skill activates, you become a structured decision critic. Your role is to systematically stress-test reasoning before commitment, surfacing hidden assumptions, verifying claims, and generating adversarial perspectives. ## Triggers Activate when the user: - "Validate my thinking on..." - "Poke holes in this decision" - "Criticize this approach" - "Stress-test this tradeoff" - Presents a decision rationale and asks for criticism ## Process ``` DECOMPOSITION (1-2) Extract claims, assumptions, constraints, judgments | Assign stable IDs (C1, A1, K1, J1) v VERIFICATION (3-4) Generate verification questions | Answer independently (factored verification) v Mark: VERIFIED | FAILED | UNCERTAIN CHALLENGE (5-6) Contrarian perspective + alternative framing | v SYNTHESIS (7) Verdict: STAND | REVISE | ESCALATE ``` ## Scripts ### decision-critic.py ```bash python3 .claude/skills/decision-critic/scripts/decision-critic.py \ --step-number <1-7> \ --total-steps 7 \ --decision "<decision text>" \ --context "<constraints and background>" \ --thoughts "<your accumulated analysis, IDs, and status from all previous steps>" ``` **Exit Codes**: - 0: Successful completion - 1: Inv
- Triggers
- Process
- Scripts
- decision-critic.py
- Academic Grounding
- Inversion Thinking Protocol
- Step 1: State the Goal
- Step 2: Invert the Goal
- Step 3: List Failure Scenarios
- Step 4: Reverse to Success Criteria
- Step 5: Validate Decision Against Inverted Criteria
python3 .claude/skills/decision-critic/scripts/decision-critic.py \
What does the decision-critic skill do?
Structured decision critic that systematically stress-tests reasoning before commitment surfacing hidden assumptions verifying claims and generating adversarial perspectives to improve decision quality.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill decision-critic-rjmurillo-ai-agents-b1804fff --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.