Principle Attack The Premise
cursor/plugins
Apply when two or more fixes that share one premise have failed the same gate.
Apply when handed a problem, constraint, or design you are tempted to accept as given.
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Install Principle Attack The Premise
$ npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install jtaroreh/agystack principle-attack-the-premise --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/principle-attack-the-premise .claude/skills/principle-attack-the-premise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "principle-attack-the-premise" agent skill from https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack/tree/main/skills/principle-attack-the-premise into .claude/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-attack-the-premise", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack/tree/main/skills/principle-attack-the-premiseType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install jtaroreh/agystack principle-attack-the-premise --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/principle-attack-the-premise .agents/skills/principle-attack-the-premise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "principle-attack-the-premise" agent skill from https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack/tree/main/skills/principle-attack-the-premise into .agents/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-attack-the-premise", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install jtaroreh/agystack principle-attack-the-premise --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/principle-attack-the-premise .cursor/skills/principle-attack-the-premise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "principle-attack-the-premise" agent skill from https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack/tree/main/skills/principle-attack-the-premise into .cursor/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-attack-the-premise", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack.git --path skills/principle-attack-the-premise--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install jtaroreh/agystack principle-attack-the-premise --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/principle-attack-the-premise .gemini/skills/principle-attack-the-premise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "principle-attack-the-premise" agent skill from https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack/tree/main/skills/principle-attack-the-premise into .gemini/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-attack-the-premise", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install jtaroreh/agystack principle-attack-the-premiseInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/principle-attack-the-premise .github/skills/principle-attack-the-premise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "principle-attack-the-premise" agent skill from https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack/tree/main/skills/principle-attack-the-premise into .github/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-attack-the-premise", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install jtaroreh/agystack principle-attack-the-premise --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/principle-attack-the-premise .opencode/skills/principle-attack-the-premise && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "principle-attack-the-premise" agent skill from https://github.com/jtaroreh/agystack/tree/main/skills/principle-attack-the-premise into .opencode/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "principle-attack-the-premise", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
principle-attack-the-premise- GitHub stars
- 112
- Token cost
- ~489 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 250 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 6
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Apply when handed a problem, constraint, or design you are tempted to accept as given.
- Works in 4 steps: Is the stated problem the actual problem? → Is the constraint real, or assumed? → What happens if we do nothing or delete… → …
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Principle Attack The Premise is an agent skill from jtaroreh/agystack. Apply when handed a problem, constraint, or design you are tempted to accept as given. Ask if the premise is false, the constraint is self-imposed, or a simpler framing eliminates the work entirely.
Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
The repository describes itself as: Closed-loop engineering workflow and agentic swarm orchestration plugin for Google Antigravity. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/principle-attack-the-premise”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Is the stated problem the actual problem?
- Is the constraint real, or assumed?
- What happens if we do nothing or delete the thing causing the problem?
- Is there an entirely different framing where this requirement disappears?
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d1a0466. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Principle Attack The Premise loads about 489 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 250 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from jtaroreh/agystack at commit d1a0466, republished under its MIT licence (© jtaroreh). 250 words, ~489 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/principle-attack-the-premise/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- principle-attack-the-premise
- description
- Apply when handed a problem, constraint, or design you are tempted to accept as given. Ask if the premise is false, the constraint is self-imposed, or a simpler framing eliminates the work entirely.
- disable-model-invocation
- true
Attack the Premise
Before solving a problem, ask whether the premise is valid. The highest-leverage engineering decision is often not how to build something, but recognizing that building it is unnecessary.
Why: Engineers naturally optimize within the constraints they are handed. Many constraints are accidents of history, misunderstandings, or self-imposed boundaries. Accepting false premises produces complex workarounds for problems that should not exist.
Pattern: When handed a requirement, question, or design constraint, ask:
- Is the stated problem the actual problem?
- Is the constraint real, or assumed?
- What happens if we do nothing or delete the thing causing the problem?
- Is there an entirely different framing where this requirement disappears?
Question constraints:
- "We need a cache here" -> Why is the underlying operation slow? Can we make it fast enough that caching is redundant?
- "We need to support both formats" -> Why? Can we migrate to one format and delete the other?
- "We need a background queue for this" -> Can it be synchronous and fast instead?
- "How do we make this migration backwards-compatible?" -> Do we actually have external callers, or can we migrate all call sites atomically?
Premise checks:
- Distinguish hard external constraints (hardware limits, physics, external API contracts) from internal choices.
- Challenge "we have always done it this way" and "the user asked for X" (when the user actually wants Y and X was their guessed solution).
- If a simpler approach exists that violates an assumed constraint, surface the tradeoff explicitly rather than quietly building the complex solution.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/principle-attack-the-premise of jtaroreh/agystack.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d1a0466
Compare with similar skills
Principle Attack The Premise next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principle Attack The Premise this skilljtaroreh/agystack | 112 | — | ~489 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Principle Attack The Premisecursor/plugins | 11k | 2 repos | ~486 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Principle Attack The Premisechmonitor/chmonitor | 300 | 1 repos | ~368 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| Principle Redesign From First Principlescursor/plugins | 11k | 8 repos | ~211 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Is This A Problemanthropics/claude-for-legal | 9.6k | 2 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Constraint Enginelijigang/ljg-skills | 7.5k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Principle Attack The Premise
What does Principle Attack The Premise do?
Apply when handed a problem, constraint, or design you are tempted to accept as given. Principle Attack The Premise is an agent skill from jtaroreh/agystack. Apply when handed a problem, constraint, or design you are tempted to accept as given.
How do I install Principle Attack The Premise in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/principle-attack-the-premise in jtaroreh/agystack) into .claude/skills/principle-attack-the-premise in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Principle Attack The Premise in Codex?
Run `npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/principle-attack-the-premise in jtaroreh/agystack) into .agents/skills/principle-attack-the-premise in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Principle Attack The Premise in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add jtaroreh/agystack --skill principle-attack-the-premise -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/principle-attack-the-premise, .gemini/skills/principle-attack-the-premise, .github/skills/principle-attack-the-premise and .opencode/skills/principle-attack-the-premise in your project.
What does Principle Attack The Premise need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Principle Attack The Premise is instructions for the agent only.
Does Principle Attack The Premise access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Principle Attack The Premise safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Principle Attack The Premise use?
Principle Attack The Premise is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Principle Attack The Premise use?
About 489 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Principle Attack The Premise?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Principle Attack The Premise: Principle Attack The Premise (cursor/plugins, 11k stars), Principle Attack The Premise (chmonitor/chmonitor, 300 stars), Principle Redesign From First Principles (cursor/plugins, 11k stars) and Is This A Problem (anthropics/claude-for-legal, 9.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Principle Attack The Premise?
jtaroreh (a GitHub user) maintains it in jtaroreh/agystack, which has 112 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.
Source: jtaroreh/agystack on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.