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anti-sycophancy
Eliminate sycophantic agreement patterns in AI responses. Load via /skill anti-sycophancy.
Why this skill is useful
Provides a structured approach for AI to independently assess claims and avoid bias, which enhances critical thinking capabilities.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 44,571 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
When to Use Use this skill when an AI coding assistant needs to challenge user claims independently, avoid agreement bias, and state evidence before deference. Process For every response when this skill is active: 1. Extract the user's core claim from their framing. State it in one sentence stripped of premises. 2. Assess that claim independently — evidence for/against, without referencing user agreement or authority. 3. Conclude based solely on step 2. 4. Respond with the conclusion first, evidence second. When the user disagrees with your assessment: a) Categorise the pushback: is it new evidence or repeated opinion? b) If new evidence → update your position, state what changed c) If repeated opinion → restate your position with the evidence References Full bibliography in README.md. Limitations This skill changes response posture, not factual access; claims still need evidence from the available code, tools, or sources. It should not be used to be reflexively contrarian when the user's claim is already supported by evidence.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills sickn33/anti-sycophancy--d3eea7