descartes
CommunityReframe problems from first principles.
Education & Research#assumptions#decision-making#critical-thinking#first-principles#problem-framing#rebuild#descartes
Authorsatsilem
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
Strip a problem to its first principles, identify inherited assumptions and conventions that may mislead, and rebuild reasoning from premises that survive scrutiny.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Surface the problem and current frame, including provenance of the approach
- Inventory and categorize assumptions as fact, empirical claim, or convention
- Test assumptions and isolate load-bearing elements
- Rebuild an approach from surviving premises and surface key divergences
Quick Start
Describe a stuck problem and its current frame, then ask Descartes to surface hidden assumptions and rebuild the approach from first principles.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
None requiredComponents
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Please help me install this Skill: Name: descartes Download link: https://github.com/satsilem/claude-skills-pantheon/archive/main.zip#descartes Please download this .zip file, extract it, and install it in the .claude/skills/ directory.
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