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critic

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