pressure-test

Runs a five-persona adversarial council that returns a GO, RESHAPE, or KILL verdict on an idea.

2|1|Updated Feb 12, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/cilerler/lillian --skill pressure-test-cilerler
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: pressure-test
Source: https://github.com/cilerler/lillian/tree/main/plugins/ai-toolkit/skills/pressure-test
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/cilerler/lillian --skill pressure-test-cilerler

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

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What problem does it solve? AI assistants default to agreeing with you, so ideas get built without ever facing serious scrutiny. This Skill convenes an adversarial council of five independent personas that attack an idea from every angle before you commit time and money, then a Judge delivers one decisive verdict. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Five-persona adversarial council: Contrarian, Expansionist, Logician, Researcher, and Buyer agents each return a structured STANCE/POINTS/MUST-HEAR/DIVERGENCE/BUILD contract with a comparable 1-10 score. - Judge verdict with deterministic confidence: Synthesizes the council into a GO / RESHAPE / KILL call with the biggest risk, biggest upside, money or cost read, and the cheapest 48-hour validation test. - Optional blind peer review: Say "deep pressure-test" to add an anonymized cross-review round; it also auto-triggers when the BUILD score spread is 5 or more. - Use Case: Before building a $15/month commission-tracking app for real-estate agents, run the council to surface fatal flaws, get a scored verdict, and receive the cheapest test to validate the riskiest assumption in 48 hours. ## Quick Start Ask the AI to pressure-test your business idea and answer its short clarifying questions about the idea, buyer, edge, and constraints.

Frequently Asked Questions about pressure-test

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How do I pressure-test a business idea before building it?

Invoke the skill with your idea and answer up to four clarifying questions about the buyer, pricing, your edge, and constraints. Five adversarial personas then attack the idea in parallel and a Judge returns a GO, RESHAPE, or KILL verdict with the cheapest 48-hour validation test.

What does the pressure-test verdict output include?

The verdict states GO, RESHAPE, or KILL with a confidence level, the reasoning behind the call, the biggest risk and upside, a money or cost read, and the cheapest 48-hour test. It also lists each persona's BUILD score from 1 to 10 so the spread is visible.

Does the pressure-test skill work without subagent support?

Yes, it degrades to a sequential fallback where the five personas run one at a time in clearly labeled sections. The anonymized peer-review auto-trigger is disabled in that mode, and the skill discloses that independence is weaker.

When does the anonymized peer-review round run?

It runs when you ask for a deep pressure-test or pass a review flag, and it auto-triggers when the BUILD score spread is 5 or more. Five reviewers critique the anonymized council responses blind before the Judge rules.

Can I use pressure-test for non-commercial decisions?

Yes, the skill adapts its questions for architecture choices, career moves, or process changes by asking who has to live with the decision. The Buyer persona role-plays the affected party and the verdict uses a Cost read instead of pricing analysis.

What are the limitations of the five-persona council approach?

Five prompts on one model share training blind spots, so the skill recommends assigning different models per seat where the platform supports it. It is also not meant for casual opinions or factual questions, only decisions with real stakes.