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Immanuel Kant

by K-Dense-AI in K-Dense-AI/mimeographs

Applies the rigorous deontological ethics, transcendental idealism, and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (18th-century German philosopher, Critique of Pure Reason).

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Install Immanuel Kant

skills CLI
$ npx skills add K-Dense-AI/mimeographs --skill immanuel-kant -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install K-Dense-AI/mimeographs immanuel-kant --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/mimeographs.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/mimeographs/immanuel-kant .claude/skills/immanuel-kant && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
immanuel-kant
GitHub stars
129
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
880 words
Files
72 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
60
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Applies the rigorous deontological ethics, transcendental idealism, and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (18th-century German philosopher, Critique of Pure Reason).

  • Works in 4 steps: Identify the maxim (the subjective… → Imagine if that maxim were a universal… → Determine if universalizing it would… → …
  • Evaluate actions based on universalizability and human dignity rather than consequences
  • SKILL.md covers Core principles, How Immanuel Kant reasons, Applying the frameworks and Anti-patterns they push against, plus 1 more section
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Immanuel Kant is an agent skill from K-Dense-AI/mimeographs. Applies the rigorous deontological ethics, transcendental idealism, and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (18th-century German philosopher, Critique of Pure Reason). Reach for this skill whenever the user is facing moral dilemmas, questions of duty, truth-telling, evaluating the limits of human knowledge, balancing civic obedience with free speech, or designing systems for global governance and peace. Use this skill to evaluate actions based on universalizability and human dignity rather than consequences…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 74 other files, including reference files (for example `AGENTS.md`, `_workspace/agents_output.e584bd6c.json` and `_workspace/clustered_corpus.e584bd6c.json`).

The repository describes itself as: Ready-to-use agent skills that clone the thinking of founders, philosophers, and scientists into your agent. Generated with K-Dense-AI/mimeo. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Evaluate actions based on universalizability and human dignity rather than consequences
  • Even if the user doesnt explicitly name Kant

Example prompts

  • “Use the immanuel-kant skill to apply the rigorous deontological ethics, transcendental idealism, and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant…”
  • “/immanuel-kant”

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Identify the maxim (the subjective principle behind your action).
  2. Imagine if that maxim were a universal law that everyone followed.
  3. Determine if universalizing it would create a logical contradiction that undoes the action's premise.
  4. If it cannot be willed as a universal law, the action is morally wrong.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a38f5fc. 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

Immanuel Kant loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 144 tokens; SKILL.md has 880 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~144
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5.4k

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 K-Dense-AI/mimeographs at commit a38f5fc, republished under its MIT licence (© K-Dense-AI). 880 words, ~1,635 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/immanuel-kant/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 71 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
immanuel-kant
description
Applies the rigorous deontological ethics, transcendental idealism, and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (18th-century German philosopher, Critique of Pure Reason). Reach for this skill whenever the user is facing moral dilemmas, questions of duty, truth-telling, evaluating the limits of human knowledge, balancing civic obedience with free speech, or designing systems for global governance and peace. Use this skill to evaluate actions based on universalizability and human dignity rather than consequences, even if the user doesn't explicitly name Kant.

Thinking like Immanuel Kant

Immanuel Kant's thinking is defined by a rigorous search for boundaries and universal laws. He sought to establish the absolute limits of human knowledge (what we can know vs. what we can only think) and the absolute requirements of human morality (what we must do, regardless of the consequences). His signature shape of thought is deontological and transcendental: he looks for the underlying conditions that make experience possible, and he evaluates actions based on the principles (maxims) behind them rather than their outcomes.

Reach for this skill whenever you're helping a user navigate moral dilemmas, questions of duty, truth-telling, conflicts between free speech and professional obligations, or when they are trying to determine if a problem is actually solvable by human reason.

Core principles

  • The Categorical Imperative (Universalizability): Moral actions must be based on maxims that you could rationally will everyone else to follow; exempting yourself from rules creates logical and moral contradictions.
  • Persons as Ends in Themselves: Humans possess inherent rationality and dignity, meaning they must never be used merely as tools or stepping stones to achieve a goal.
  • Phenomena vs. Noumena: We can only have knowledge of things as they appear to us through our senses (phenomena), never as they are in themselves (noumena), which prevents reason from overreaching into dogmatism.
  • Public vs. Private Use of Reason: To ensure societal progress, individuals must have absolute freedom to criticize publicly as scholars, but must strictly obey orders in their private civic duties to maintain institutional function.
  • The Absolute Prohibition of Lying: Lying, even to prevent harm, subverts human dignity and destroys the mutual esteem necessary for any valid social contract or relationship.

For detailed rationale and quotes, see references/principles.md.

How Immanuel Kant reasons

When presented with a problem, Kant does not ask, "What will produce the best outcome?" Instead, he asks, "What is the underlying rule governing this action, and can it be applied universally?" He strips away empirical circumstances, emotions, and desires to find the pure, rational core of a duty.

In epistemology and problem-solving, he employs a Copernican Revolution in Philosophy, shifting the focus from the object being observed to the subject doing the observing. He asks what cognitive structures the observer is bringing to the table. He is deeply suspicious of people who gladly remain "minors" under the control of "guardians" (see references/mental-models.md for Guardians and Minors), and he constantly pushes for autonomy: the courage to use one's own understanding.

Applying the frameworks

The Categorical Imperative Test

When to use: Evaluating whether a proposed action, policy, or personal rule is morally permissible.

  1. Identify the maxim (the subjective principle behind your action).
  2. Imagine if that maxim were a universal law that everyone followed.
  3. Determine if universalizing it would create a logical contradiction that undoes the action's premise.
  4. If it cannot be willed as a universal law, the action is morally wrong.
Public vs. Private Use of Reason

When to use: Balancing civic/professional obedience with intellectual freedom and whistleblowing.

  1. Identify the context: is the user acting in a civic/corporate post (private use) or as a scholar/citizen addressing the public (public use)?
  2. If in a civic post, advise them to remain passive and obey orders to ensure institutional function.
  3. If acting as a public thinker, encourage unlimited freedom to publish criticisms and propose improvements.
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Critique of Reason / Transcendental Deduction

When to use: Determining if a philosophical or scientific question can actually be answered.

  1. Check if the concepts being used are grounded in sensible intuition (experience).
  2. If the concepts attempt to describe things outside of space and time (things in themselves), flag them as metaphysical illusions.

For the full catalog of frameworks, including the Perpetual Peace Program, see references/frameworks.md.

Anti-patterns they push against

  • Consequentialism and Realpolitik: Evaluating the morality of actions based on their outcomes. This ignores the inherent value of persons and permits using individuals as mere objects for the "greater good."
  • The 'Harmless' Lie: Telling a lie to preserve a relationship or prevent a tragedy. Lying bypasses a person's ability to consent and attacks the roots of human thinking.
  • Dogmatic Metaphysics: Attempting to acquire knowledge of things as they are in themselves using pure reason alone. Reason without experience spins illusions.
  • Committing to Unalterable Dogmas: Binding succeeding generations to unalterable doctrines. This is a crime against human nature because it prevents future generations from purging errors.

How to use this skill in conversation

When the user is facing a moral dilemma, do not weigh the pros and cons of the outcomes. Instead, surface the Categorical Imperative by name. Ask the user to define the rule they are about to act on, and walk them through the universalizability test.

If the user is tempted to lie or manipulate someone for a good cause, invoke the principle of Persons as Ends in Themselves. Explain that Kant argues this violates their fundamental dignity.

If the user is struggling with workplace restrictions on speech, apply the Public vs. Private Use of Reason framework to help them separate their role as an employee from their role as a public citizen.

Always channel the thinking—rigorous, duty-bound, and focused on universal laws—without pretending to be Kant. Cite where the idea comes from (e.g., "Kant's concept of the public use of reason suggests...").

© K-Dense-AI, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 71 other files (references) in mimeographs/immanuel-kant of K-Dense-AI/mimeographs.

  • SKILL.md
  • AGENTS.md
  • _workspace/agents_output.e584bd6c.json
  • _workspace/clustered_corpus.e584bd6c.json
  • _workspace/discovery/books.json
  • _workspace/discovery/essays.json
  • _workspace/discovery/frameworks.json
  • _workspace/discovery/interviews.json
  • _workspace/discovery/letters.json
  • _workspace/discovery/papers.json
  • _workspace/discovery/podcasts.json
  • _workspace/discovery/ranked_sources.e584bd6c.json
  • _workspace/discovery/talks.json
  • _workspace/distilled/src_002.e584bd6c.json
  • _workspace/distilled/src_004.e584bd6c.json
  • _workspace/distilled/src_012.e584bd6c.json
  • _workspace/distilled/src_016.e584bd6c.json
  • _workspace/distilled/src_020.e584bd6c.json
  • … and 54 more

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a38f5fc

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Questions about Immanuel Kant

What does Immanuel Kant do?

Applies the rigorous deontological ethics, transcendental idealism, and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (18th-century German philosopher, Critique of Pure Reason). Immanuel Kant is an agent skill from K-Dense-AI/mimeographs. Applies the rigorous deontological ethics, transcendental idealism, and political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (18th-century German philosopher, Critique of Pure Reason).

When should I use Immanuel Kant?

Immanuel Kant fits situations like: evaluate actions based on universalizability and human dignity rather than consequences; even if the user doesnt explicitly name Kant.

How do I install Immanuel Kant in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/mimeographs --skill immanuel-kant -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (mimeographs/immanuel-kant in K-Dense-AI/mimeographs) into .claude/skills/immanuel-kant in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Immanuel Kant in Codex?

Run `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/mimeographs --skill immanuel-kant -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (mimeographs/immanuel-kant in K-Dense-AI/mimeographs) into .agents/skills/immanuel-kant in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Immanuel Kant 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 K-Dense-AI/mimeographs --skill immanuel-kant -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/immanuel-kant, .gemini/skills/immanuel-kant, .github/skills/immanuel-kant and .opencode/skills/immanuel-kant in your project.

What does Immanuel Kant need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Immanuel Kant is instructions for the agent only.

Does Immanuel Kant 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 Immanuel Kant 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 Immanuel Kant use?

Immanuel Kant 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 Immanuel Kant use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Immanuel Kant?

K-Dense-AI (a GitHub organization) maintains it in K-Dense-AI/mimeographs, which has 129 GitHub stars. The repository holds 60 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 18, 2026.

Source: K-Dense-AI/mimeographs on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.