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Analytical and creative thinking frameworks. First principles decomposition, iterative depth analysis, council debate with multiple perspectives, red team stress testing, brainstorming, world and threat models, and scientific method. USE WHEN first principles, decompose, challenge assumptions, iterative depth, be creative, brainstorm, council, debate, red team, stress test, devil's advocate, threat model, world model, think about, experiment, hypothesis, deep exploration, figure out, optimize, improve, weigh options, creative solutions, critique, counterarguments.

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— name: thinking description: Analytical and creative thinking frameworks. First principles decomposition, iterative depth analysis, council debate with multiple perspectives, red team stress testing, brainstorming, world and threat models, and scientific method. USE WHEN first principles, decompose, challenge assumptions, iterative depth, be creative, brainstorm, council, debate, red team, stress test, devil's advocate, threat model, world model, think about, experiment, hypothesis, deep exploration, figure out, optimize, improve, weigh options, creative solutions, critique, counterarguments. metadata: author: pai version: 1.0.0 — # Thinking Skill ## Available Frameworks ### First Principles Decompose problem to fundamental truths, then rebuild from ground up. 1. Identify assumptions 2. Break down to irreducible elements 3. Rebuild solution from fundamentals ### Council (Multi-perspective Debate) 3-round debate with 3-5 distinct perspectives: – Round 1: Each perspective states position – Round 2: Challenge and counter-argue – Round 3: Synthesize and find consensus ### Red Team Adversarial analysis: 1. Identify the plan/system to attack 2. Generate 5-10 attack vectors 3. Rate severity and likelihood 4. Propose mitigations ### Iterative Depth Explore topic from 2-8 angles, each adding depth: 1. Surface understanding 2. Mechanism understanding 3. Edge cases and failures 4. Systemic implications ### Science Method 1. Observe the phenomenon 2. Form hypothesis 3. Design experiment 4. Execute and measure 5. Analyze results 6. Iterate ### World/Threat Model Analyze threats, opportunities, and second-order effects across multiple time horizons. ## Usage Specify which framework to use, or describe the problem and the appropriate framework will be selected.