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debate-me

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Pressure-test an idea or project and recommend an MVP, technology, delivery workflow, and prototype checkpoint for human selection.

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We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent

6 rules. About 0 are common, 5 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.

  • ≈0

    Common · estimate

    Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

  • ≈5

    Distinctive · estimate

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 1

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Use this skill before implementation when important product or technical choices deserve challenge.

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  2. Distinctive:

    Read the user's idea and the smallest relevant project context.

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  3. Distinctive:

    Only unresolved questions with real consequences.

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  4. Distinctive:

    Ask the user to choose:

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  5. Very specific:

    leave specific items TBD

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  6. Distinctive:

    Do not write approved context until the human responds.

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≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

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SKILL.md

Debate Me

Use this skill before implementation when important product or technical choices deserve challenge.

Inputs

Read the user's idea and the smallest relevant project context. Inspect an existing repo only enough to respect its constraints.

Debate Areas

  • user/problem clarity and first useful outcome
  • MVP cuts and differentiation
  • product, UX, operational, data, integration, security, and maintenance risks
  • architecture and technical complexity
  • team, budget, deadline, platform, and learning constraints
  • testing, deployment, and supportability
  • need for an experience or technical prototype

Output

Strongest Version of the Idea

A sharper restatement.

Keep in MVP / Cut from MVP

Protect the first useful version.

Biggest Risks

3–7 risks with practical mitigation.

Questions That Materially Change the Build

Only unresolved questions with real consequences.

Recommended Project Setup

Recommend, when relevant:

  • product shape and architecture
  • platform/runtime and language
  • UI/presentation approach
  • backend, database/data access, auth/authorization, APIs
  • testing and observability
  • deployment/environments
  • Git workflow, branching, commits, reviews, CI/CD, versioning, releases

For each choice, explain why it fits and label it recommended, not approved.

Prototype Recommendation

State one of:

  • no prototype needed
  • experience prototype
  • technical proof of concept
  • architecture/data-flow prototype
  • mixed prototype

Define the assumption to validate, cheapest useful format, review criteria, and what must not be mistaken for production code.

Human Choice

Ask the user to choose:

  1. accept the recommendations
  2. modify selected choices
  3. compare alternatives
  4. leave specific items TBD
  5. prototype before deciding

Do not write approved context until the human responds.

Recommended Next Move

Choose prototype, kickstart-pathfinder, to-specs, or pause.

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