Meta Pattern Recognition
Spot patterns appearing in 3+ domains to find universal principles. Use when noticing the same pattern across 3+ different domains or experiencing deja vu in problem-solving.
Fix
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Plan
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Preview
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Strategic Compact
Use when a long session is approaching context pressure, crossing a major task or phase boundary, or recovering from a failed approach where old reasoning should be summarized before continuing.
Simplification Cascades
Find one insight that eliminates multiple components - "if this is true, we don't need X, Y, or Z." Use when implementing the same concept multiple ways, accumulating special cases, or complexity is spiraling.
Collision Zone Thinking
Force unrelated concepts together to discover emergent properties - "What if we treated X like Y?" Use when conventional approaches feel inadequate and you need breakthrough innovation by forcing unrelated concepts together.
Git Workflow
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Source Grounding
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Scale Game
Test at extremes (1000x bigger/smaller, instant/year-long) to expose fundamental truths hidden at normal scales. Use when uncertain about scalability, edge cases are unclear, or validating architecture for production volumes.
Blindspot
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Cook
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Problem Solving
Use when stuck after repeated failed attempts, when conventional approaches are not producing progress, when a problem needs reframing, when an elegant simplification may remove complexity, or when complex problems require systematic step-by-step reasoning with the ability to revise thoughts, branch into alternatives, or adjust initially unclear scope. Provides collision-zone thinking, inversion,…
Using Skills
Use when starting any Claude Code session in this toolkit or before deciding whether a workflow skill, support checklist, routing skill, or technique skill applies. Injected by SessionStart to route tasks to the right skill before acting.
Scout
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Code Review
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Ship
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Inversion Exercise
Flip core assumptions to reveal hidden constraints and alternative approaches - "what if the opposite were true?" Use when stuck on unquestioned assumptions or feeling forced into "the only way" to do something.
Brainstorm
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Engineering Practices
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