problem-solving
Audited by Runlayer on Feb 21, 2026
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Tool: ABOUT.md Description: # Problem-Solving Skills - Attribution These skills were derived from agent patterns in the [Amplifier](https://github.com/microsoft/amplifier) project.
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Tool: SKILL.md Description: --- name: problem-solving description: Creative problem-solving techniques for breaking through stuck points - includes collision-zone thinking, inversion, pattern recognition, and simplification when_to_use: when stuck on a problem, need innovation beyond conventional approaches, or want to find elegant solutions version: 1.0.0 --- # Problem-Solving Skills A collection of techniques for breaking through stuck points and finding elegant solutions.
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Tool: collision-zone-thinking/SKILL.md Description: --- name: Collision-Zone Thinking description: Force unrelated concepts together to discover emergent properties - "What if we treated X like Y?" when_to_use: when conventional approaches feel inadequate and you need breakthrough innovation by forcing unrelated concepts together version: 1.1.0 --- # Collision-Zone Thinking ## Overview Revolutionary insights come from forcing unrelated concepts to collide.
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Tool: inversion-exercise/SKILL.md Description: --- name: Inversion Exercise description: Flip core assumptions to reveal hidden constraints and alternative approaches - "what if the opposite were true?" when_to_use: when stuck on unquestioned assumptions or feeling forced into "the only way" to do something version: 1.1.0 --- # Inversion Exercise ## Overview Flip every assumption and see what still works.
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Tool: meta-pattern-recognition/SKILL.md Description: --- name: Meta-Pattern Recognition description: Spot patterns appearing in 3+ domains to find universal principles when_to_use: when noticing the same pattern across 3+ different domains or experiencing déjà vu in problem-solving version: 1.1.0 --- # Meta-Pattern Recognition ## Overview When the same pattern appears in 3+ domains, it's probably a universal principle worth extracting.
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Tool: scale-game/SKILL.md Description: --- name: Scale Game description: Test at extremes (1000x bigger/smaller, instant/year-long) to expose fundamental truths hidden at normal scales when_to_use: when uncertain about scalability, edge cases unclear, or validating architecture for production volumes version: 1.1.0 --- # Scale Game ## Overview Test your approach at extreme scales to find what breaks and what surprisingly survives.
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Tool: simplification-cascades/SKILL.md Description: --- name: Simplification Cascades description: Find one insight that eliminates multiple components - "if this is true, we don't need X, Y, or Z" when_to_use: when implementing the same concept multiple ways, accumulating special cases, or complexity is spiraling version: 1.1.0 --- # Simplification Cascades ## Overview Sometimes one insight eliminates 10 things.
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Tool: when-stuck/SKILL.md Description: --- name: When Stuck - Problem-Solving Dispatch description: Dispatch to the right problem-solving technique based on how you're stuck when_to_use: when stuck and unsure which problem-solving technique to apply for your specific type of stuck-ness version: 1.1.0 --- # When Stuck - Problem-Solving Dispatch ## Overview Different stuck-types need different techniques. This skill helps you quickly identify which problem-solving skill to use.