think-deliberate
Adversarial deliberation process for making decisions. Spawns advocate agents for each option who argue their cases before a judge (you) who renders a verdict.
Profile →npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill think-deliberate --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.
# Think-Deliberate - Adversarial Decision Making Uses adversarial representation to ensure all options are robustly explored before making a decision. Inspired by the legal adversarial system where truth emerges from the collision of well-argued positions. ## Roles **Judge (You):** The Claude instance running this skill. You: - Identify the options to be deliberated - Spawn advocate agents for each option - Listen to arguments and rebuttals - Ask probing questions - Render final judgment (or admit inability to decide) **Advocates:** Subagents spawned for each option. They: - Argue vigorously for their assigned option - Research and gather evidence - Rebut opposing arguments - Acknowledge genuine weaknesses when challenged (good faith requirement) ## Workflow ### 1. Parse the Decision **Identify from user's request:** - What decision needs to be made? - What are the options? (minimum 2, no maximum) - What criteria matter for this decision? - What context is relevant? **If options are unclear:** - Ask user to enumerate the options explicitly - Confirm you've understood them correctly **Output:** Clear list of N options to deliberate. ### 2. Fact-Finding **Before spawning advocates, e
- Roles
- Workflow
- 1. Parse the Decision
- 2. Fact-Finding
- 3. Spawn Advocates (Parallel)
- 4. Rebuttal Round (Parallel)
- 5. Judge's Questions (Optional)
- 6. Pre-Judgment Disclosure
- 7. Iterate or Conclude
- 8. Render Judgment
- 9. Unable to Decide (Alternative Ending)
- Constraints
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- Philosophy
What does the think-deliberate skill do?
Adversarial deliberation process for making decisions. Spawns advocate agents for each option who argue their cases before a judge (you) who renders a verdict.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill think-deliberate --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.