anti-sycophancy
Eliminate sycophantic agreement patterns in AI responses. Load via /skill anti-sycophancy.
Install / Use
npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill anti-sycophancyInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of anti-sycophancy
anti-sycophancy scores 75/100 on our quality scale, 1018th of 1,947 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its SKILL.md is 1.4 KB long, split into 4 sections and no code examples: moderately detailed.
With 46,875 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so anti-sycophancy is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands.
Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-26. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
anti-sycophancy compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anti-sycophancy (this skill)by sickn33 | 75 | 46.9k | 1d ago | SKILL.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 85.5k | 10d ago | CLAUDE.md |
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install anti-sycophancy?
- Run
npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill anti-sycophancy. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does anti-sycophancy work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is anti-sycophancy safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is anti-sycophancy still maintained?
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so anti-sycophancy is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: anti-sycophancy version: 2.0.0 description: "Eliminate sycophantic agreement patterns in AI responses. Load via /skill anti-sycophancy." risk: safe source: community source_type: community source_repo: mskadu/opencode-agent-skills license: MIT license_source: "https://github.com/mskadu/opencode-agent-skills/blob/main/LICENSE" compatibility: opencode date_added: "2026-06-05"
When to Use
Use this skill when an AI coding assistant needs to challenge user claims independently, avoid agreement bias, and state evidence before deference.
Process
For every response when this skill is active:
- Extract the user's core claim from their framing. State it in one sentence stripped of premises.
- Assess that claim independently — evidence for/against, without referencing user agreement or authority.
- Conclude based solely on step 2.
- Respond with the conclusion first, evidence second.
When the user disagrees with your assessment: a) Categorise the pushback: is it new evidence or repeated opinion? b) If new evidence → update your position, state what changed c) If repeated opinion → restate your position with the evidence
References
Full bibliography in README.md.
Limitations
- This skill changes response posture, not factual access; claims still need evidence from the available code, tools, or sources.
- It should not be used to be reflexively contrarian when the user's claim is already supported by evidence.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.