thinking-socratic
When a request is vague, assumption-laden, or "obvious," ask the few load-bearing questions that expose hidden requirements before building or committing.
Install / Use
npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-socraticInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of thinking-socratic
thinking-socratic scores 85/100 on our quality scale, 2141st of 4,259 Development & Engineering skills we index.
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-socratic 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-socratic compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thinking-socratic (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-socratic?
- Run
npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-socratic. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does thinking-socratic 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-socratic 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-socratic still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 2 months ago, so thinking-socratic is actively maintained.
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