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Claude Skills by ysskrishna
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- Analytical ThinkingUse for analytical thinking, or when a question needs breaking down and evidence: "why did metric X drop?", "what drives this?", "break this down", "what data do we need?". Builds a tree, hypotheses and evidence, ends with an answer and key uncertainty. Skip for quick verdicts.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Creative ThinkingUse for creative thinking, or when the user wants many fresh options before choosing: "give me ideas", "brainstorm names", "other ways to do this", "think outside the box". Diverges first, then picks. Skip when one answer is wanted or the task is pure execution.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Critical ThinkingUse for critical thinking, or when the user wants a claim, plan or decision checked for weak spots: "is this right?", "what am I missing?", "poke holes", "sanity check", "devil's advocate", "red team this". Skip for execution-only tasks and wording edits.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Design ThinkingUse for design thinking, or when a product or service problem needs user understanding before solutions: "what do users really need?", "how might we...", "plan a discovery sprint", "validate this concept". Skip when the spec is frozen or the task is code maintenance.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Ethical ThinkingUse for ethical thinking, or when a plan could harm or unfairly burden people: "should we do this?", "is this fair?", "privacy or bias risk", "who gets hurt?". Maps stakeholders, harms, power and consent. Skip for legal advice, neutral fact lookups and implementation-only work.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Fermi EstimationUse for Fermi estimation, or when a rough number is needed fast: "roughly how many...", "ballpark the cost", "estimate capacity or market size", "is this even feasible?". Decomposes, uses ranges and sanity-checks. Skip when exact data is available or a precise calculation is wanted.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- First Principles ThinkingUse for first principles thinking, or when the user questions an inherited default: "why do we do it this way?", "is this cost really necessary?", "should we copy what competitors do?". Strips analogies and rebuilds from fundamentals. Skip for convention-following checklists.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Five WhysUse for the 5 Whys, or when the user wants the root cause of a failure: "why did this happen?", "this keeps breaking", "write the postmortem", "find the real cause". Asks why repeatedly with evidence at each step, then sets countermeasures. Skip for one-off typos or when the cause is already proven.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Lateral ThinkingUse for lateral thinking, or when ideas feel stuck or incremental: "we've tried everything", "need a surprising angle", "break the pattern", "give me a wild idea that could work". Uses provocations and reframes. Skip for rule lookups or strict logical proofs.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Pre MortemUse for a pre-mortem, or before committing to a plan, launch or migration: "what could go wrong?", "stress test this plan", "how might this fail?", "risks before we ship". Assumes failure, lists causes, ranks them and sets mitigations. Skip for explaining a failure that already happened.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- PrioritizationUse for prioritization, or when there are more tasks than capacity: "what should we do first?", "rank this backlog", "cut scope for the MVP", "RICE score these". Picks a method (RICE, ICE, MoSCoW, impact-effort), scores items and sets a cut line. Skip for choosing between two designs.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Six Thinking HatsUse for Six Thinking Hats or de Bono's parallel thinking, or when a decision or idea needs facts, gut feel, risks, benefits and new options kept apart: "look at this from all sides", "full perspective check". Skip for plain factual questions or single-angle hot takes.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Strategic ThinkingUse for strategic thinking, or when the user must choose a direction under constraints: "where should we focus?", "how do we win?", "roadmap for next year", "what should we not do?". Ends in explicit bets and risks. Skip for step-by-step implementation.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Swot AnalysisUse for SWOT analysis, or when the user wants to assess where a team, product or company stands: "strengths and weaknesses", "should we enter this market?", "review our position", "competitor comparison". Turns findings into actions. Skip for detailed planning or pure market sizing.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Systems ThinkingUse for systems thinking, or when a change may ripple beyond its target: "what are the side effects?", "why does this keep coming back?", "how do these teams or services affect each other?". Maps loops, delays and leverage points. Skip for single-step fixes.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Thinking Method SelectorUse when the user describes a problem, decision or stuck situation but names no method: "how should I approach this?", "help me think this through", "we can't decide", "where do I start?". Picks the best-fit thinking method and runs it. Skip for plain execution tasks or when a method is named.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9
- Tradeoff AnalysisUse for tradeoff analysis, or when the user must pick between concrete options: "A or B?", "which library should we use?", "build vs buy", "compare these approaches". Scores options on weighted criteria, tests sensitivity and reversibility. Skip for open ideation or single-option reviews.Votes: 0GitHub stars: 9