thinking-bounded-rationality
Use when search or investigation could run forever. Set an explicit good-enough threshold first, then stop at the first option that clears it.
Install / Use
npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-bounded-rationalityInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
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Our assessment of thinking-bounded-rationality
thinking-bounded-rationality scores 85/100 on our quality scale, 2126th of 4,259 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 50%).
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,325 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so thinking-bounded-rationality 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.
thinking-bounded-rationality compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than thinking-bounded-rationality; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thinking-bounded-rationality (this skill)by tjboudreaux | 85 | 1.3k | 54d ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 44.6k | 1d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| claude-howtoby luongnv89 | 100 | 41.7k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 8d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install thinking-bounded-rationality?
- Run
npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-bounded-rationality. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does thinking-bounded-rationality 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 thinking-bounded-rationality safe to use?
- 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 thinking-bounded-rationality still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so thinking-bounded-rationality is actively maintained.
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