thinking-partner
Collaborative thinking partner for exploring complex problems through questioning
Collaborative thinking partner for exploring complex problems through questioning
Use when someone has strong command of animation principles and seeks deeper understanding of subtle applications, edge cases, and stylistic variations
Formal theorist evaluates theoretical foundations and provable properties
Use when learning animation timing fundamentals - principles that apply regardless of duration, the foundational rules that scale across all time ranges
Randomly select winners and participants fairly. Implements randomized selection with optional weighting and fairness verification.
Use when applying animation principles in any context, for any role, or when a general understanding of Disney's 12 principles is needed.
Flip, remove, or exaggerate assumptions to unlock new solution angles.
World-class color theory expertise combining the scientific precision of Josef Albers' "Interaction of Color," the systematic thinking of color systems from Pantone and RAL, and the perceptual psychology insights from researchers like Bevil Conway. Color is not just aesthetics - it's communication, emotion, and usability compressed into wavelengths. Great color work is invisible when done right. Users don't notice "nice colors" - they notice when they can't read text, when buttons don't look clickable, when errors don't feel urgent, or when the interface feels "off" without knowing why. Color theory is the science of making the right thing feel obvious. Use when "color theory, color palette, color scheme, color harmony, complementary colors, analogous colors, contrast ratio, dark mode colors, light mode, color tokens, semantic colors, color accessibility, color blindness, color psychology, color system, brand colors, data visualization colors, color, design, accessibility, contrast, dark-mode, theming, token
Break any problem down to fundamental truths, then rebuild solutions from atoms up. Use when user says "firstp", "first principles", "from scratch", "what are we assuming", "break this down", "atomic", "fundamental truth", "physics thinking", "Elon method", "bedrock", "ground up", "core problem", "strip away", or challenges assumptions about how things are done.
Structures autopsy examination with organ system review, cause-of-death determination, and documentation. Use when performing autopsies, documenting autopsy findings, or determining cause of death.
Structures forensic psychiatric evaluations for competency, insanity, and civil commitment proceedings. Use when performing forensic evaluations, assessing competency, or documenting forensic opinions.
Multi-pass first principles analysis for any domain — business, personal decisions, creative projects, career, health, relationships. Decomposes problems to fundamental truths, challenges assumptions through 4 universal lenses (Constraints, Resources, Human, Context), and reconstructs solutions from verified ground truths only. Use when the user says "first principles", "from first principles", "analyze fundamentals", "challenge assumptions", "decompose problem", "why does this cost so much", "is this the right approach fundamentally", "what are we really solving", "strip away assumptions", "should I really be doing this". Also use when the user is stuck on a problem that seems intractable, when conventional approaches have failed, when questioning whether the whole approach is wrong, or when facing a "we've always done it this way" situation — whether in business, life, or creative work. Do NOT use for quick factual questions, time-critical decisions, trivial/low-stakes choices, or domains already optimized
Surface the top 3 mental models from contemporary thinking that best illuminate a given problem or situation. Use when user says "what mental models apply here?", "help me think about this", "what framework should I use?", or "reframe this problem". Applied analysis showing how each model reframes or clarifies the issue.
Political psychology, cognitive biases, MEP leadership analysis, group dynamics in European Parliament decision-making
Philosophical and methodological framework for scientific inquiry grounded in Peircean pragmatism, effective theory construction, and principled iterative model building. Load when reasoning about scientific methodology, model construction and criticism, evidential standards, or the relationship between mechanistic understanding and statistical modeling.
Framework-agnostic testing principles — test philosophy, structure, mocking boundaries. Use when writing, reviewing, or debugging tests.
Approach problems with beginner's mind while asking penetrating questions. Use when seeking fresh perspectives, cutting through complexity, challenging expert assumptions, simplifying explanations, or when deep domain knowledge may be creating blind spots.
Use when tempted to predict, analyze, or debate whether something will work instead of testing it. When facing uncertainty about a decision, product, hire, or opportunity and relying on gut feeling or expert opinions.
Use when facing a significant decision, evaluating options, or feeling stuck between choices. Especially when the decision is high-stakes, irreversible, or involves uncertainty about outcomes. Triggers on phrases like "should I", "I don't know whether to", "I'm torn between", or "help me decide".
Use Lu Xun's sharp diagnostic lens for social criticism, essay framing, cultural analysis, and moral clarity under collective numbness.
Figure things out together — any topic, problem, or idea. Collaborative thinking partner that investigates before claiming, builds shared truth through evidence not inference. Use when you need to truly understand something before acting, or when figuring it out IS the goal. Triggers: figure out, help me think through, dig deeper, what is really going on, investigate, understand, why does, work through.