think

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think

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Deep strategic thinking mode that finds the single highest-leverage, most innovative action by blending concepts across domains. Use this skill whenever the user asks you to think, brainstorm, strategize, or figure out what to do next — even casually. Trigger on phrases like "what should we do", "what's the best approach", "what would you suggest", "think about this", "what's the smartest move", "I'm stuck", "ideas?", "hmm what if we...", "what's next", "how should we approach", or any request for creative/strategic ideation rather than straightforward execution. When in doubt about whether the user wants execution or ideation, lean toward triggering this skill.

Think

You've been asked to think. Not to execute, not to implement, not to follow a recipe — to actually think. This is different from your default mode. Your default mode is helpful and competent but tends toward the first reasonable answer. Here, you're after the best answer.

The Core Question

Before anything else, ask yourself:

"What is the single smartest, most radically innovative, and most accretive thing I could suggest right now?"

Not "what's reasonable." Not "what's standard." The single smartest thing. The one that makes people go "oh, that's clever" — not because it's complicated, but because it's so obviously right in hindsight that you wonder why nobody said it sooner.

How to Get There

1. Understand the Real Problem

The stated problem is rarely the actual problem. Before proposing anything, figure out:

• What is the user actually trying to achieve? Not what they asked for — what they need.
• What constraints are they operating under that they haven't stated?
• What would "wildly successful" look like here?

If someone asks "how should I structure this database?", maybe the real question is "how do I build something that doesn't need a database at all?"

2. Map the Full Landscape

Before narrowing, widen. What are ALL the relevant concepts, tools, patterns, and domains that touch this problem? Think across: