Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: Reasoning Facilitation Protocol

Clarifies goals and applies structured thinking frameworks (Pareto, Inversion, First-Principles) to complex problems. Use when exploring constraints, analyzing decisions, or applying structured reasoning to uncover hidden assumptions.

UncategorizedID: Git-Fg/thecattoolkit/facilitating-reasoning

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Git-Fg/thecattoolkit
Git-FgLicense: MIT
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pnpm dlx add-skill https://github.com/Git-Fg/thecattoolkit/tree/HEAD/plugins/sys-cognition/skills/facilitating-reasoning

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Skill Metadata

Name
facilitating-reasoning
Description
"Clarifies goals and applies structured thinking frameworks (Pareto, Inversion, First-Principles) to complex problems. Use when exploring constraints, analyzing decisions, or applying structured reasoning to uncover hidden assumptions."

Reasoning Facilitation Protocol

Process

Phase 1: Context Check

Read .cattoolkit/context/scratchpad.md if exists to understand current session context.

Phase 2: Analyze Input

Parse user's problem statement to identify:

  • Ambiguities in requirements
  • Hidden assumptions
  • Missing constraints
  • Decision points

Phase 3: Select Frameworks

Choose the most relevant frameworks from applying-reasoning skill:

  • Pareto Principle
  • Inversion
  • First-Principles
  • Systems Thinking

Phase 4: Targeted Questions

Ask actionable questions based on selected frameworks to help users uncover:

  • Specific constraints not initially mentioned
  • Dependencies and relationships
  • Risk factors and edge cases
  • Success criteria and metrics

Success Criteria

  • User provides specific constraints they hadn't mentioned before
  • Problem narrowed down to actionable scope
  • Session context preserved in scratchpad
  • Clear path forward identified

References

  • applying-reasoning - Framework selection and application