thinking-partner — independently scanned and version-tracked by SaferSkills.
SaferSkills independently audited thinking-partner (Plugin) and scored it 100/100 (green). The audit ran 55 deterministic rules across Security, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Transparency, and Community; it found 0 high-severity and 0 lower-severity findings. The full rule-by-rule trace and per-finding evidence are below. Free, methodology-open.
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A deterministic thinking partner that challenges assumptions and applies 150+ mental models to sharpen decisions, solve problems, and think more clearly.
Built on the open Agent Skills standard. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, GitHub Copilot, and any AI agent that supports the standard.
npx skills add mattnowdev/thinking-partnerNot a lecture — a sparring session. Turns your AI agent into a thinking partner that:
| Feature | This Skill | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation Detection | Diagnoses 6 thinking states (GT0-GT5) with targeted interventions | Generic questioning |
| 150+ Mental Models | Full catalog organized by discipline with key questions | Handful of models |
| Cognitive Operations | 7 complementary operation pairs (Decouple/Re-couple, Hold/Resolve, etc.) | None |
| Structured Workflow | 6-step deterministic process from diagnosis to synthesis | Freeform |
| Anti-Patterns | Explicit guidance on what NOT to do | None |
Organized across 17 disciplines:
See the full catalog in skills/thinking-partner/references/model-catalog.md.
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Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/mattnowdev/thinking-partner.git
cp -r thinking-partner/skills/thinking-partner ~/.claude/skills/thinking-partnerCursor
git clone https://github.com/mattnowdev/thinking-partner.git
cp -r thinking-partner/skills/thinking-partner .cursor/skills/thinking-partnerWindsurf
git clone https://github.com/mattnowdev/thinking-partner.git
cp -r thinking-partner/skills/thinking-partner .windsurf/skills/thinking-partnerOther Agents Copy the skills/thinking-partner/ directory (including references/) into your agent's skills directory.
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