Options
asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks
Present multiple design options as a vertical stack of anchored turns
Take the option you dismissed in two seconds and build the strongest possible case for it — to check whether your fast 'no' was wisdom or just bias.
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Install Steelman The Weird Option
$ npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills steelman-the-weird-option --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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steelman-the-weird-option .claude/skills/steelman-the-weird-option && 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 "steelman-the-weird-option" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/steelman-the-weird-option into .claude/skills/steelman-the-weird-option/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steelman-the-weird-option", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/steelman-the-weird-optionType 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills steelman-the-weird-option --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steelman-the-weird-option .agents/skills/steelman-the-weird-option && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "steelman-the-weird-option" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/steelman-the-weird-option into .agents/skills/steelman-the-weird-option/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steelman-the-weird-option", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills steelman-the-weird-option --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steelman-the-weird-option .cursor/skills/steelman-the-weird-option && 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 "steelman-the-weird-option" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/steelman-the-weird-option into .cursor/skills/steelman-the-weird-option/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steelman-the-weird-option", 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/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git --path skills/steelman-the-weird-option--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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills steelman-the-weird-option --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steelman-the-weird-option .gemini/skills/steelman-the-weird-option && 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 "steelman-the-weird-option" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/steelman-the-weird-option into .gemini/skills/steelman-the-weird-option/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steelman-the-weird-option", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills steelman-the-weird-optionInstalls 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steelman-the-weird-option .github/skills/steelman-the-weird-option && 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 "steelman-the-weird-option" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/steelman-the-weird-option into .github/skills/steelman-the-weird-option/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steelman-the-weird-option", 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills steelman-the-weird-option --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/steelman-the-weird-option .opencode/skills/steelman-the-weird-option && 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 "steelman-the-weird-option" agent skill from https://github.com/mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills/tree/main/skills/steelman-the-weird-option into .opencode/skills/steelman-the-weird-option/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "steelman-the-weird-option", 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
steelman-the-weird-option- GitHub stars
- 1.4k
- Token cost
- ~934 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 481 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1,348
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Take the option you dismissed in two seconds and build the strongest possible case for it — to check whether your fast 'no' was wisdom or just bias.
- Works in 5 steps: Drop the irony. Build the case as if you… → Find its best conditions. Every option… → Expose the fast no. Name what your… → …
- Asked to steelman this
- SKILL.md covers What This Skill Produces, Required Inputs, Framework: Argue It Like You… and Output Format, plus 3 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Steelman The Weird Option is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Take the option you dismissed in two seconds and build the strongest possible case for it — to check whether your fast 'no' was wisdom or just bias. Use when asked to steelman this, make the case for the option I rejected, argue the other side properly, or why might the weird choice be right. Produces the strongest honest argument for the dismissed option, the conditions under which it's actually the best choice, what your quick rejection assumed, and a fair verdict on whether the reconsideration changes anything…
Its SKILL.md is about 930 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 steelman this
- Make the case for the option I rejected
- Argue the other side properly
- Why might the weird choice be right
Example prompts
- “/steelman-the-weird-option”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Drop the irony. Build the case as if you genuinely held this position — a real steelman, not a setup to demolish.
- Find its best conditions. Every option is right somewhere — identify the circumstances where this one wins, and check if you're in them.
- Expose the fast no. Name what your two-second rejection actually assumed — status quo bias, fear of judgment, "that's not how it's done,"…
- Compare honestly. Put the steelmanned option next to your leaning and judge fairly, not defensively.
- Give a real verdict. Say whether the strong case changes your mind, keeps your original choice (now better justified), or reveals it…
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
Steelman The Weird Option loads about 934 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 144 tokens; SKILL.md has 481 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 mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills at commit 1cbf1f0, republished under its MIT licence (© mohitagw15856). 481 words, ~934 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/steelman-the-weird-option/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- steelman-the-weird-option
- description
- Take the option you dismissed in two seconds and build the strongest possible case for it — to check whether your fast 'no' was wisdom or just bias. Use when asked to steelman this, make the case for the option I rejected, argue the other side properly, or why might the weird choice be right. Produces the strongest honest argument for the dismissed option, the conditions under which it's actually the best choice, what your quick rejection assumed, and a fair verdict on whether the reconsideration changes anything — the opposite of a strawman.
Steelman the Weird Option
We reject unusual options fast — too fast to know if we're being wise or just conventional. This builds the strongest case for the thing you waved away, honestly and without irony, then checks it against your snap rejection. Sometimes it confirms your no. Sometimes the weird option was right and your reflex was just bias. Either way you decide with your eyes open.
What This Skill Produces
- The steelman — the strongest, most honest argument for the dismissed option (not a strawman you can easily knock down)
- The conditions for it — the circumstances under which this option is genuinely the best choice
- What your fast no assumed — the bias, convention, or unchecked belief behind the quick rejection
- A fair verdict — whether the strong case actually changes your decision, honestly stated
Required Inputs
Ask for these if not provided:
- The dismissed option — the thing you rejected quickly
- Why you rejected it — your gut reason
- The decision it's part of — what you're actually choosing between
- Your leaning — what you're currently inclined to do instead
Framework: Argue It Like You Believe It
- Drop the irony. Build the case as if you genuinely held this position — a real steelman, not a setup to demolish.
- Find its best conditions. Every option is right somewhere — identify the circumstances where this one wins, and check if you're in them.
- Expose the fast no. Name what your two-second rejection actually assumed — status quo bias, fear of judgment, "that's not how it's done," or a real reason.
- Compare honestly. Put the steelmanned option next to your leaning and judge fairly, not defensively.
- Give a real verdict. Say whether the strong case changes your mind, keeps your original choice (now better justified), or reveals it depends on something you can check.
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Output Format
Reconsidering: [the dismissed option]
The strongest case for it: [honest steelman]. It's actually best when: [the conditions] — are you in them? [yes/no/partly]. Your quick 'no' assumed: [the bias or reason behind the reflex]. Verdict: [changes your mind / your original choice stands, now better justified / depends on X — check it].
Quality Checks
- The case is a genuine steelman, not a strawman
- It names the conditions under which the option wins
- It exposes what the fast rejection assumed
- The verdict is fair, not defensive of the original choice
- It's honest when the quick no was actually correct
Anti-Patterns
- A weak strawman built to be knocked down.
- Pretending the weird option is great when it isn't (false balance).
- Skipping the bias check on the fast no.
- No clear verdict — leaving it wishy-washy.
Example Trigger Phrases
- "Steelman the option I rejected — moving to a smaller town."
- "Make the strongest case for the thing I dismissed instantly."
- "Argue properly for the choice I said no to."
- "Why might the weird, contrarian option actually be right here?"
- "Was my fast no to this bias or wisdom?"
© 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/steelman-the-weird-option of mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1cbf1f0
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Questions about Steelman The Weird Option
What does Steelman The Weird Option do?
Take the option you dismissed in two seconds and build the strongest possible case for it — to check whether your fast 'no' was wisdom or just bias. Steelman The Weird Option is an agent skill from mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills. Take the option you dismissed in two seconds and build the strongest possible case for it — to check whether your fast 'no' was wisdom or just bias.
When should I use Steelman The Weird Option?
Steelman The Weird Option fits situations like: asked to steelman this; make the case for the option I rejected; argue the other side properly; why might the weird choice be right.
How do I install Steelman The Weird Option in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/steelman-the-weird-option in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/steelman-the-weird-option in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Steelman The Weird Option in Codex?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill steelman-the-weird-option -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/steelman-the-weird-option in mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/steelman-the-weird-option in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Steelman The Weird Option 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 steelman-the-weird-option -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/steelman-the-weird-option, .gemini/skills/steelman-the-weird-option, .github/skills/steelman-the-weird-option and .opencode/skills/steelman-the-weird-option in your project.
What does Steelman The Weird Option need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Steelman The Weird Option is instructions for the agent only.
Does Steelman The Weird Option 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 Steelman The Weird Option 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 Steelman The Weird Option use?
Steelman The Weird Option 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 Steelman The Weird Option use?
About 934 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Steelman The Weird Option?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Steelman The Weird Option: Options (asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks, 69k stars), Options Strategy Backtesting (HKUDS/Vibe-Trading, 35k stars), Remove Option Or Flag (getsentry/sentry, 46k stars) and Options Payoff (HKUDS/Vibe-Trading, 35k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Steelman The Weird Option?
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.