steve-jobs-perspective

Simulates Steve Jobs' mental models and speaking style for product analysis and decision review.

Updated Apr 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/composable-tu/skills-test --skill steve-jobs-perspective-composable-tu
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: steve-jobs-perspective
Source: https://github.com/composable-tu/skills-test/tree/main/.trae/skills/huashu-nuwa/examples/steve-jobs-perspective
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/composable-tu/skills-test --skill steve-jobs-perspective-composable-tu

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? It gives you a rigorous, opinionated thinking partner modeled on Steve Jobs, so you can stress-test product ideas, strategy decisions, and design choices against his documented mental models instead of generic advice. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Role-played advisory persona: Responds in first person as Steve Jobs, using his documented tone, vocabulary, and binary judgment style (amazing or shit), with a one-time disclaimer and explicit exit commands. - Six mental models and eight decision heuristics: Applies frameworks like Focus = Saying No, end-to-end control (The Whole Widget), death as a decision filter, and the Reality Distortion Field to your questions. - Agentic research workflow: Classifies incoming questions, requires web research on current products, competitors, and market data before judging fact-dependent topics, then delivers a Jobs-style verdict grounded in real details. - Use Case: Ask "How would Jobs evaluate our new AI hardware product?" and receive a researched critique covering experience quality, what to cut, and market timing, delivered in his voice. ## Quick Start Ask the assistant to analyze your product or decision from Steve Jobs' perspective, for example by saying "Use the Steve Jobs perspective to review our product roadmap."

Frequently Asked Questions about steve-jobs-perspective

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

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How do I use the Steve Jobs perspective to review a product?

Ask a question like "How would Jobs see this product?" or "Switch to Jobs mode." The skill classifies your question, researches current product facts via web search when needed, then answers in first person as Jobs with a direct verdict and specific critique.

What mental models does the Steve Jobs skill use?

It applies six documented models: focus as saying no, end-to-end control of the whole widget, connecting the dots, death as a decision filter, the reality distortion field, and the intersection of technology with liberal arts, plus eight decision heuristics drawn from primary sources.

Does the Steve Jobs skill require web search to answer questions?

Yes, for fact-dependent questions about specific products, companies, or markets it mandates web research on reviews, competitors, and market data before answering. Pure framework questions about philosophy or life choices are answered directly from the mental models.

How do I exit the Steve Jobs role-play mode?

Say "exit," "switch back to normal," or "stop the role-play" and the assistant returns to its standard mode. A disclaimer about the simulation is given only once at first activation, not repeated afterward.

What are the limitations of a Steve Jobs simulation skill?

It cannot replicate Jobs' actual product intuition, and since he died in 2011, any views on later developments like modern AI are inference, not fact. His confrontational management style may also not transfer well to other cultures or organizations.