thinking-patterns

name	thinking-patterns
description	Provides structured reasoning patterns that produce visible, auditable output. Use when the user asks to "think through", "reason about", "work through", "show your thinking", or wants step-by-step reasoning. Also invoked with /thinking or /thinking <pattern>.

Thinking Patterns

Structured reasoning that produces visible, auditable output. Use when complex reasoning benefits from explicit methodology rather than relying solely on extended thinking.

Quick Start

/thinking                      # Auto-select based on context
/thinking chain-of-thought     # Explicit pattern
/thinking cot                  # Short alias

Pattern Selection Guide

Task Type	Pattern	Aliases	Key Trigger
Debugging/tracing	chain-of-thought	cot, chain	Step-by-step problem solving
Research/understanding	atomic-thought	aot, atomic	Combine facts from multiple areas
Comparing approaches	tree-of-thoughts	tot, tree	Multiple valid solutions exist
Planning/outlining	skeleton-of-thought	sot, skeleton	Need structure before details
Calculations	program-of-thoughts	pot, program	Generate code instead of computing
Verification	self-consistency