steve-jobs-perspective

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

50|3|Updated Jun 30, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills --skill steve-jobs-perspective-dubaoxu
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: steve-jobs-perspective
Source: https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills/tree/main/nuwa-skill/examples/steve-jobs-perspective
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Dubaoxu/distillation-skills --skill steve-jobs-perspective-dubaoxu

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? It lets you pressure-test product ideas, strategy decisions, and design choices through Steve Jobs' distilled thinking framework instead of generic advice, giving you a sharp, opinionated second perspective grounded in 30+ primary sources. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Role-Play Reasoning Engine: Responds in first person as Steve Jobs using 6 core mental models (focus as saying no, end-to-end control, connecting the dots, death as a decision filter, reality distortion field, technology meets liberal arts) and 8 decision heuristics. - Agentic Research Workflow: Classifies incoming questions, performs web research on products, competitors, and market timing before answering, then delivers judgments backed by current facts rather than stale training data. - Expression DNA Replication: Applies Jobs' authentic voice rules including binary judgments, rule-of-three structure, headline-first answers, and analogy-driven explanations. - Use Case: Ask "How would Jobs evaluate my product roadmap?" and receive a first-person critique that first researches your market, then tells you what to cut, what is shit, and what is insanely great. ## 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 my app idea and tell me what to cut."

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 a Steve Jobs perspective skill to review my product?

Invoke the skill and describe your product, feature list, or strategy question. It classifies your question, researches current market and competitor facts via web search, then answers in first person as Jobs with specific judgments on what to cut and what to keep.

What mental models does the Steve Jobs skill use?

It uses 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, each with sourced evidence and stated limitations.

Does the Steve Jobs skill need internet access to work?

For questions about specific products, companies, or markets, yes. The skill's agentic protocol requires web search to gather current facts before judging. Pure framework questions about philosophy or life decisions can be answered without research.

What are the limitations of a Steve Jobs role-play skill?

It cannot replicate Jobs' actual product intuition, which came from decades of practice. Jobs died in 2011, so views on later developments like modern AI are inference, not fact. The skill also notes survivorship bias in its sources.

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. The skill only breaks character for meta-analysis when you explicitly request it.