rodin

Challenge user positions with steelmanned counterarguments and claim classification.

4|Updated May 20, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/valorisa/Claude-Skills --skill rodin-valorisa
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: rodin
Source: https://github.com/valorisa/Claude-Skills/tree/main/skills/rodin
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/valorisa/Claude-Skills --skill rodin-valorisa

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Most AI assistants are designed to agree with users, creating echo chambers that prevent intellectual growth. This skill eliminates that problem by providing a rigorous Socratic sparring partner that challenges your positions, identifies blind spots, and pushes your reasoning to its limits.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Systematic Steelmanning: Reconstructs opposing arguments in their strongest, most charitable form before critique, so you debate the best version of the opposing view rather than a straw man.
  • Claim Classification: Labels your core assertions as Juste, Contestable, Simplification, Angle mort, or Faux to clearly identify strengths and weaknesses in your reasoning.
  • Historically Anchored Context: Brings relevant precedents from political philosophy, economics, and history to ground contemporary debates in proven patterns and avoid repeating past mistakes.
  • Use Case: Test your thesis that universal basic income would solve wealth inequality, get a steelmanned counterargument from market economics, identify oversimplifications in your reasoning, and receive curated book recommendations to deepen your understanding of the topic.

Quick Start

Ask Rodin to challenge your position on government regulation of big tech, request a steelmanned counterargument to your initial thesis, and have it classify your core claims.

Frequently Asked Questions about rodin

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How can I practice steelmanning opposing arguments in a debate?

This Socratic sparring partner systematically reconstructs opposing arguments in their strongest, most charitable form before critique, ensuring you debate the best version of the opposing view rather than a straw man.

What is Socratic debate and how does it prevent AI echo chambers?

Socratic debate prevents AI echo chambers by challenging user positions instead of validating them. This skill applies anti-complacency rules to provide uncensored intellectual friction, identifying blind spots in your reasoning rather than defaulting to agreement.

How do I test my political or economic thesis against counterarguments?

You test your thesis by submitting it to a rigorous Socratic challenge that provides historically anchored context from political philosophy and economics, applies claim classification to your assertions, and delivers steelmanned counterarguments to expose blind spots.

Can I classify debate claims to find weaknesses in my reasoning?

Claim classification labels your core assertions as Juste, Contestable, Simplification, Angle mort, or Faux, clearly identifying specific strengths and weaknesses in your reasoning during political or philosophical debates.

What is the best way to get reading recommendations for philosophical debates?

The best way to get reading recommendations is through persistent bibliography tracking, which curates book recommendations after challenging your position and steelmanning counterarguments to deepen your understanding of the debated topic.