devils-advocate-on-demand
Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber. Use when asked to play devil's advocate, argue against this, challenge my conclusion, or talk me out of it. Produces the strongest case against your position, the uncomfortable questions you're avoiding, the evidence that cuts the other way, and an honest read on whether your conclusion survives the challenge — deliberately countering the 'that's a great idea!' agreement bias.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill devils-advocate-on-demand --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.
# Devil's Advocate On Demand AI and friendly humans have a strong bias toward agreeing with you — which feels nice and teaches you nothing. This does the opposite on command: it argues hard against your conclusion, asks the questions you're dodging, and surfaces the evidence pointing the other way. If your decision survives, you can trust it more. If it doesn't, better to find out now. ## What This Skill Produces - **The strongest counter-case** — the best argument against your position, made in earnest - **The uncomfortable questions** — the ones you're avoiding because you suspect the answers - **The evidence the other way** — facts and considerations that cut against your conclusion - **The survival verdict** — whether your position holds up under the challenge, honestly ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **Your conclusion** — what you've decided or believe - **Your reasoning** — how you got there - **Your confidence** — how sure you are (high confidence often needs the hardest challenge) - **What would change your mind** — if anything (a tell for how open the question really is) ## Framework: Genuinely Argue The Other Side 1. **Take the opposing position seriou
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: Genuinely Argue The Other Side
- Output Format
- Challenging: [your conclusion]
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
- Example Trigger Phrases
What does the devils-advocate-on-demand skill do?
Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber. Use when asked to play devil's advocate, argue against this, challenge my conclusion, or talk me out of it. Produces the strongest case against your position, the uncomfortable questions you're avoiding, the evidence that cuts the other way, and an honest read on whether your conclusion survives the challenge — deliberately countering the 'that's a great idea!' agreement bias.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill devils-advocate-on-demand --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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,277 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.