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Agent skill

Devils Advocate On Demand

by mohitagw15856 in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills

Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber.

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Install Devils Advocate On Demand

skills CLI
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill devils-advocate-on-demand -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills devils-advocate-on-demand --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand .claude/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand && 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
devils-advocate-on-demand
GitHub stars
1.4k
Token cost
~893 tokens
SKILL.md length
431 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
1,348
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber.

  • Works in 5 steps: Take the opposing position seriously.… → Ask what you're dodging. Surface the… → Bring the counter-evidence. Present the… → …
  • Asked to play devils advocate
  • SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Genuinely Argue The… and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Devils Advocate On Demand is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber. Use when asked to play devil's advocate, argue against this, challenge my conclusion, or talk me out of it. Produces the strongest case against your position, the uncomfortable questions you're avoiding, the evidence that cuts the other way, and an honest read on whether your conclusion survives the challenge — deliberately countering the 'that's a great idea!' agreement bias.

Its SKILL.md is about 890 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: 1255 professional Agent Skills for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor & Codex — PRDs, postmortems, leases, medical bills, layoffs, go-bags, new countries. Plain markdown, MIT, in… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to play devils advocate
  • Argue against this
  • Challenge my conclusion
  • Talk me out of it

Example prompts

  • “s a great idea!”
  • “/devils-advocate-on-demand”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Take the opposing position seriously. Argue against the conclusion as if you believed the opposite — no token objections.
  2. Ask what you're dodging. Surface the questions the person is avoiding because they sense the answer undermines them.
  3. Bring the counter-evidence. Present the facts, base rates, and considerations that point the other way, fairly.
  4. Attack the reasoning, not just the conclusion. Find the weak link in how they got there.
  5. Then judge honestly. Say whether the position survives — sometimes the challenge confirms it (now stronger), sometimes it cracks. Don't…

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1cbf1f0. 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

Devils Advocate On Demand loads about 893 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 133 tokens; SKILL.md has 431 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~133
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~893

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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 431 words, ~893 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
devils-advocate-on-demand
description
Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber. Use when asked to play devil's advocate, argue against this, challenge my conclusion, or talk me out of it. Produces the strongest case against your position, the uncomfortable questions you're avoiding, the evidence that cuts the other way, and an honest read on whether your conclusion survives the challenge — deliberately countering the 'that's a great idea!' agreement bias.

Devil's Advocate On Demand

AI and friendly humans have a strong bias toward agreeing with you — which feels nice and teaches you nothing. This does the opposite on command: it argues hard against your conclusion, asks the questions you're dodging, and surfaces the evidence pointing the other way. If your decision survives, you can trust it more. If it doesn't, better to find out now.

What This Skill Produces

  • The strongest counter-case — the best argument against your position, made in earnest
  • The uncomfortable questions — the ones you're avoiding because you suspect the answers
  • The evidence the other way — facts and considerations that cut against your conclusion
  • The survival verdict — whether your position holds up under the challenge, honestly

Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:

  • Your conclusion — what you've decided or believe
  • Your reasoning — how you got there
  • Your confidence — how sure you are (high confidence often needs the hardest challenge)
  • What would change your mind — if anything (a tell for how open the question really is)

Framework: Genuinely Argue The Other Side

  1. Take the opposing position seriously. Argue against the conclusion as if you believed the opposite — no token objections.
  2. Ask what you're dodging. Surface the questions the person is avoiding because they sense the answer undermines them.
  3. Bring the counter-evidence. Present the facts, base rates, and considerations that point the other way, fairly.
  4. Attack the reasoning, not just the conclusion. Find the weak link in how they got there.
  5. Then judge honestly. Say whether the position survives — sometimes the challenge confirms it (now stronger), sometimes it cracks. Don't manufacture doubt where the conclusion is sound.
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Output Format

Challenging: [your conclusion]

The case against it: [strongest honest counter-argument]. Questions you're avoiding: [the uncomfortable ones]. Evidence the other way: [what cuts against you]. Weak link in your reasoning: [where it's shakiest]. Verdict: [survives — stronger now / cracks — reconsider / genuinely 50/50 — here's the deciding factor].

Quality Checks

  • Genuinely argues the opposing side, not token objections
  • Surfaces the questions being avoided
  • Brings real counter-evidence, fairly
  • Attacks the reasoning, not only the conclusion
  • Gives an honest verdict, without manufacturing doubt on a sound call

Anti-Patterns

  • Agreeing with a few soft caveats.
  • Token objections that are easy to dismiss.
  • Manufacturing doubt on a genuinely sound conclusion.
  • Attacking the person instead of the position.

Example Trigger Phrases

  • "Play devil's advocate on my plan to quit and go freelance."
  • "Argue against my conclusion here."
  • "Challenge this — I want to know if it holds up."
  • "Try to talk me out of this decision."
  • "I think I'm right — prove me wrong if you can."

© mohitagw15856, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/devils-advocate-on-demand of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0

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Questions about Devils Advocate On Demand

What does Devils Advocate On Demand do?

Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber. Devils Advocate On Demand is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Argue hard against whatever you just concluded — so your decision has to survive a real challenge instead of an echo chamber.

When should I use Devils Advocate On Demand?

Devils Advocate On Demand fits situations like: asked to play devils advocate; argue against this; challenge my conclusion; talk me out of it.

How do I install Devils Advocate On Demand in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill devils-advocate-on-demand -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/devils-advocate-on-demand in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Devils Advocate On Demand in Codex?

Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill devils-advocate-on-demand -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/devils-advocate-on-demand in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Devils Advocate On Demand 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill devils-advocate-on-demand -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand, .gemini/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand, .github/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand and .opencode/skills/devils-advocate-on-demand in your project.

What does Devils Advocate On Demand need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Devils Advocate On Demand is instructions for the agent only.

Does Devils Advocate On Demand 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 Devils Advocate On Demand 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 Devils Advocate On Demand use?

Devils Advocate On Demand 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 Devils Advocate On Demand use?

About 893 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.6k 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 Devils Advocate On Demand?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Devils Advocate On Demand: Devil Advocate (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars), Devils Advocate (daymade/claude-code-skills, 1.4k stars), Devils Advocate (pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow, 1.7k stars) and Devils Advocate (OneWave-AI/claude-skills, 336 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Devils Advocate On Demand?

mohitagw15856 (a GitHub user) maintains it in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, which has 1,434 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,348 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.