principle-attack-the-premise

by michael-denyer2.6k

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Apply when two or more fixes that share one premise have failed the same gate. Write the premise down and test it directly before you write another fix that assumes it.

Install

The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.

Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add michael-denyer/pstack-claude --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a cursor -y

Download skill plugins/pstack/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/SKILL.md on GitHub

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Questions

How do I install principle-attack-the-premise?: Download plugins/pstack/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does principle-attack-the-premise live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/michael-denyer/pstack-claude.
Which agents can use principle-attack-the-premise?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

name: principle-attack-the-premise description: "Apply when two or more fixes that share one premise have failed the same gate. Write the premise down and test it directly before you write another fix that assumes it." user-invocable: false

Attack the Premise

When two or more fixes that share one premise have failed the same gate, suspect the premise, not the fixes.

Why: Each failed fix is evidence against the belief it assumed. A third fix on the same premise spends effort where the evidence already says the cause is not.

Pattern:

Write the premise down. The premise is the one sentence that every failed fix assumed.