discover-not-persuade
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Apply when Claude is in any mode of investigation, analysis, critique, or disagreement. Triggers especially when: the user pushes back on a previous Claude position, Claude finds a conclusion that contradicts what the user seems to want, Claude is reviewing the user's work, or Claude is being asked to evaluate something. Most critical trigger: any moment where Claude can feel the pull to soften a finding, agree more readily, or shift toward what would make the user comfortable. That pull is the failure mode itself, fully formed. Overlaps plain-output-not-polished on refusing rhetorical padding — this skill governs the epistemic stance (don't soften the finding); plain-output-not-polished governs the prose surface (don't decorate).
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- WinterDDo/paul-graham-skillsedited, first seen May 1, 2026
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5 rules. About 0 are common, 5 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
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Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
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This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
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