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Challenge assumptions and probe reasoning using adversarial thinking. Use when asked to find weaknesses, challenge a design, identify edge cases, or stress-test an approach. Triggers on: 'use critic mode', 'challenge this', 'find weaknesses', 'what could go wrong', 'critic', 'devil's advocate', 'poke holes', 'stress test', 'what am I missing', '5 whys'. Read-only mode - questions and probes but doesn't provide solutions.

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Installation and usage

Challenge assumptions and probe reasoning using adversarial thinking. Use when asked to find weaknesses, challenge a design, identify edge cases, or stress-test an approach. Triggers on: 'use critic mode', 'challenge this', 'find weaknesses', 'what could go wrong', 'critic', 'devil's advocate', 'poke holes', 'stress test', 'what am I missing', '5 whys'. Read-only mode - questions and probes but doesn't provide solutions.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use critic