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decision-critic

Executes a python-based orchestration script to perform multi-step stress-testing of a decision.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/decision-critic && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/7775" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/decision-critic && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Invoke IMMEDIATELY via python script to stress-test decisions and reasoning. Do NOT analyze first - the script orchestrates the critique workflow.
146 charsno explicit “when” trigger
Advanced

Key capabilities

  • Execute systematic evaluation steps for reasoning validation
  • Identify logical fallacies in architectural proposals
  • Stress-test decisions against pre-defined failure modes
  • Orchestrate script-driven critique flows
  • Automate boundary checking for design assumptions

How it works

Bypasses conversational AI reasoning to run a hardcoded Python script that applies a rigid critique framework to the input.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
The decision statement to be evaluated
You get back
Step-by-step critique and validity assessment

When to use decision-critic

  • Critique a proposed technical architecture
  • Identify flaws in reasoning
  • Stress-test a design decision

About this skill

Decision Critic

When this skill activates, IMMEDIATELY invoke the script. The script IS the workflow.

Invocation

<invoke working-dir=".claude/skills/scripts" cmd="python3 -m skills.decision_critic.decision_critic --step 1 --decision '<decision text>'" />
ArgumentRequiredDescription
--stepYesCurrent step (1-7)
--decisionStep 1The decision statement being criticized

Do NOT analyze or critique first. Run the script and follow its output.

When not to use it

  • When the decision is purely subjective or aesthetic
  • When the critique script is not present in the project directory

Prerequisites

Python environmentPre-configured critique script at `.claude/skills/scripts`

Limitations

  • Limited to the specific critique logic defined in the source script
  • Strictly follows the 7-step critique process

How it compares

It provides a programmatic, repeatable critique process instead of a subjective conversational review.

Compared to similar skills

decision-critic side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.

SkillInstallsUpdatedSafetyDifficulty
decision-critic (this skill)16moNo flagsAdvanced
ark-analysis04moReviewBeginner
llm-council46moReviewAdvanced
adversarial-spec36moReviewAdvanced

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