what-if-oracle
Run structured What-If scenario analysis with 4–6 branch possibility exploration (best, likely, worst, wild card, contrarian, second-order). Use when the user asks speculative what-if questions about uncertain futures, strategic forks, contingency planning, or stress-testing a decision before committing.
npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill what-if-oracle --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.
# What-If Oracle — Possibility Space Explorer A structured system for exploring uncertain futures through rigorous multi-branch scenario analysis. Instead of one prediction, the Oracle maps the full **possibility space** — branching timelines where each path has its own logic, probability, and consequences. Based on the What-If Paradigm: the idea that speculative questions ("What if X?") are not idle daydreaming but a **fundamental computing operation** — the mind's way of simulating futures before committing resources to one. Published research: [The What-If Paradigm (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18736841)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18736841) | [IDNA v2 / Unified Digital Consciousness Theory (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18807387)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18807387) ## When to Use This Skill Use the Oracle when the user: - Asks "what if…", "what would happen if…", or "explore the possibilities" - Faces a fork-in-the-road decision with no obvious answer - Wants best-case / worst-case / likely-case analysis with probabilities - Needs contingency planning, risk mapping, or strategic option comparison - Wants to stress-test an idea or think through second-order consequences For domain-specif
- When to Use This Skill
- Core Principle: 0·IF·1
- How to Run the Oracle
- Phase 1 — Frame the Question
- Phase 2 — Map the Possibility Space
- Phase 3 — Analyze Each Branch
- Phase 4 — Synthesis
- Golden Ratio Weighting
- Modes
- Quick Oracle (2-3 minutes)
- Deep Oracle (5-10 minutes)
- Scenario Chain
- Reverse Oracle
- Competitive Oracle
What does the what-if-oracle skill do?
Run structured What-If scenario analysis with 4–6 branch possibility exploration (best, likely, worst, wild card, contrarian, second-order). Use when the user asks speculative what-if questions about uncertain futures, strategic forks, contingency planning, or stress-testing a decision before committing.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill what-if-oracle --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 K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, a repository with 32,619 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.