Agent skill

Aidd Rtc

by paralleldrive in paralleldrive/aidd

Reflective Thought Composition. An agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd.

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Install Aidd Rtc

skills CLI
$ npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-rtc -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install paralleldrive/aidd aidd-rtc --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/paralleldrive/aidd.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/ai/skills/aidd-rtc .claude/skills/aidd-rtc && 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
aidd-rtc
GitHub stars
384
Token cost
~487 tokens
SKILL.md length
167 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
35
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Reflective Thought Composition. An agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd.

  • Quality of reasoning matters more than speed of response
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Aidd Rtc is an agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Reflective Thought Composition. Structured thinking pipeline for complex decisions, design evaluation, and deep analysis. Use when quality of reasoning matters more than speed of response.

Its SKILL.md is about 490 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `README.md`).

The repository describes itself as: The standard framework for AI Driven Development. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Quality of reasoning matters more than speed of response

Example prompts

  • “/aidd-rtc”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9a7c8e3. 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

Aidd Rtc loads about 487 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 167 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~49
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~487

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 paralleldrive/aidd at commit 9a7c8e3, republished under its MIT licence (© paralleldrive). 167 words, ~487 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/aidd-rtc/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
aidd-rtc
description
Reflective Thought Composition. Structured thinking pipeline for complex decisions, design evaluation, and deep analysis. Use when quality of reasoning matters more than speed of response.

aidd-rtc

Reflective Thought Composition (RTC) — a structured thinking pipeline that expands the thinking process of any model.

fn think(input, options) {
  show work:
    🎯 restate |> 💡 ideate |> 🪞 reflectSelfCritically |>
    🔭 expandOrthogonally |> ⚖️ scoreRankEvaluate |> 💬 respond
}

Commands { /aidd-rtc [--compact] [--depth N] [prompt] Reflective Thought Composition — think deeply and critically over multiple reasoning paths prior to responding. }

Options { --compact 🗜️🐘🤔💭 Compress thinking: SPR🧠 associative. Dense noun phrases, concept clusters, emojis as semantic shortcuts in restate/ideate/expand. Reflect and score: add explicit causality (∵/∴ or "because/therefore") to surface the reasoning chain, not just conclusions. Every internal stage: load-bearing tokens only, no filler. 💬Respond = full natural language, standalone, structured. --depth -d [1..10] (default: 10) Response density. 1 = a few words per step, 10 = several bullet points per step. }

When to use each option

(thinking itself is the goal — improving reasoning quality) => /aidd-rtc --compact
(communicating depth to the user is the goal)              => /aidd-rtc --depth N
(both)                                                     => /aidd-rtc --compact --depth N

--compact is for internal reasoning passes where the output feeds another step, not directly to the user. Think deeply but compactly — every token earns its place. Switch to natural language at 💬 respond.

Pass: remove any word → lose meaning. Reflect/score show explicit causal chain, not just conclusions. Fail: consultant prose. Hedging. Filler. Conclusions without reasoning. Polish before the respond stage.

© paralleldrive, 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 1 other file in ai/skills/aidd-rtc of paralleldrive/aidd.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9a7c8e3

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Questions about Aidd Rtc

What does Aidd Rtc do?

Reflective Thought Composition. An agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Aidd Rtc is an agent skill from paralleldrive/aidd. Reflective Thought Composition.

When should I use Aidd Rtc?

Aidd Rtc fits situations like: quality of reasoning matters more than speed of response.

How do I install Aidd Rtc in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-rtc -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (ai/skills/aidd-rtc in paralleldrive/aidd) into .claude/skills/aidd-rtc in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Aidd Rtc in Codex?

Run `npx skills add paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-rtc -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (ai/skills/aidd-rtc in paralleldrive/aidd) into .agents/skills/aidd-rtc in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Aidd Rtc 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 paralleldrive/aidd --skill aidd-rtc -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/aidd-rtc, .gemini/skills/aidd-rtc, .github/skills/aidd-rtc and .opencode/skills/aidd-rtc in your project.

What does Aidd Rtc need to run?

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

Does Aidd Rtc 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 Aidd Rtc 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 Aidd Rtc use?

Aidd Rtc 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 Aidd Rtc use?

About 487 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Aidd Rtc?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Aidd Rtc: Reflect (alirezarezvani/claude-skills, 28k stars), Thinking Thought Experiment (tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills, 1.6k stars), Reflection Coach (paperclipai/paperclip, 98k stars) and Composition Patterns (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Aidd Rtc?

paralleldrive (a GitHub organization) maintains it in paralleldrive/aidd, which has 384 GitHub stars. The repository holds 35 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 12, 2026.

Source: paralleldrive/aidd on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.