thinking

# Thinking Router for analytical thinking modes. Pick the mode that matches the shape of the problem and follow its SKILL.md. ## Modes | Request Pattern | Mode | |---|---| | First principles, decompose, challenge assumptions, rebuild from scratch, root cause | `first-principles/SKILL.md` | | Iterative depth, deep exploration, multi-angle analysis, multiple perspectives, surface hidden requirements | `iterative-depth/SKILL.md` | | Council, debate, weigh options, deliberate, multi-viewpoint discussion | `council/SKILL.md` | | Red team, attack idea, counterarguments, critique, stress test, devil's advocate, find weaknesses | `red-team/SKILL.md` | | Think about, figure out, experiment, iterate, improve, optimize, hypothesis, quick diagnosis | `science/SKILL.md` | ## Choosing Between Modes - **First Principles vs Red Team** — First principles deconstructs to fundamental truths; Red Team attacks the whole argument. Use together: decompose with first principles, then attack assumptions with red team. - **Council vs Red Team** — Council is collaborative-adversarial (multi-agent debate surfaces the best path). Red Team is purely adversarial (finds fatal flaws). Council produces transcripts; Red Team produces steelman + counter-argument. - **Iterative Depth vs Science** — Iterative Depth runs structured lens passes over the same problem. Science runs hypothesis-test-analyze cycles across time. Depth for understanding; Science for progress. ## Notes Creativity and brainstorming triggers (be creative, divergent ideas, maximum creativity) are owned by the sibling `be-creative` skill, not this one. Each mode's SKILL.md describes its own workflow routing, context files, and output format. Read only what you need.