descartes-methodical-doubt

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Find indubitable foundations for decisions

Authorkouko
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps teams and individuals rigorously test beliefs, assumptions, and evidence by applying systematic skepticism to reveal what truly survives doubt and what must be discarded or re-validated before acting.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Structured four-layer process: guide users to state a belief, apply sensory/reasoning/systemic doubt, identify what survives, and rebuild from that foundation.
  • Interactive, stop-after-phase workflow: enforces one-step-at-a-time questioning and waits for user input between layers to avoid premature conclusions.
  • Use cases: auditing security assumptions, validating data-driven decisions, pre-mortem stress tests, and challenging entrenched organizational beliefs.

Quick Start

Use the descartes-methodical-doubt skill to examine the belief that our API is secure because we use JWT and HTTPS.

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Name: descartes-methodical-doubt
Download link: https://github.com/kouko/monkey-skills/archive/main.zip#descartes-methodical-doubt

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