Agent skill

Nav Triz

Divergent solving for a declared contradiction ("improving X worsens Y").

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Install Nav Triz

skills CLI

$ npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install qf-studio/navigator nav-triz --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/qf-studio/navigator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/nav-triz .claude/skills/nav-triz && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "nav-triz" agent skill from https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-triz into .claude/skills/nav-triz/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nav-triz", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-triz

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install qf-studio/navigator nav-triz --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/nav-triz .agents/skills/nav-triz && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "nav-triz" agent skill from https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-triz into .agents/skills/nav-triz/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nav-triz", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install qf-studio/navigator nav-triz --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/nav-triz .cursor/skills/nav-triz && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "nav-triz" agent skill from https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-triz into .cursor/skills/nav-triz/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nav-triz", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator.git --path skills/nav-triz

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install qf-studio/navigator nav-triz --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/nav-triz .gemini/skills/nav-triz && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "nav-triz" agent skill from https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-triz into .gemini/skills/nav-triz/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nav-triz", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install qf-studio/navigator nav-triz

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/nav-triz .github/skills/nav-triz && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "nav-triz" agent skill from https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-triz into .github/skills/nav-triz/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nav-triz", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install qf-studio/navigator nav-triz --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/nav-triz .opencode/skills/nav-triz && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "nav-triz" agent skill from https://github.com/qf-studio/navigator/tree/main/skills/nav-triz into .opencode/skills/nav-triz/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "nav-triz", 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: nav-triz
GitHub stars: 355
Token cost: ~1.4k tokens
SKILL.md length: 472 words
Files: 4
Skills in repo: 32
Repo updated: Oct 8, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Divergent solving for a declared contradiction ("improving X worsens Y").

Works in 7 steps: State the contradiction in one line,… → Ideal Final Result: what if the function… → Reuse inventory: what already does ≥80%… → …
Says find a better solution
SKILL.md covers When This Fires (and when it…, Protocol (one screen of output), Output Template and Hand-offs, plus 2 more sections
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3

What it does

Nav Triz is an agent skill from qf-studio/navigator. Divergent solving for a declared contradiction ("improving X worsens Y"). Produces three competing candidates from different TRIZ separation modes, each with cost and downside, then recommends one. Auto-invoke when user says "find a better solution", "alternatives for", "resolve the contradiction", "triz this", or when a nav-brief declares a Contradiction on a substantial task.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files (for example `functions/test_triz_suggest.py`, `functions/triz_suggest.py` and `reference/PRINCIPLES.md`).

The repository describes itself as: Finish What You Start — Context engineering for Claude Code. Sessions last 20+ exchanges instead of crashing at 7. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Says find a better solution
Alternatives for
Resolve the contradiction
A nav-brief declares a Contradiction on a substantial task

Example prompts

“improving X worsens Y”
“find a better solution”
“alternatives for”
“/nav-triz”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

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

State the contradiction in one line, technical form ("improving A vs worsening B")
Ideal Final Result: what if the function existed with no new code? Name what would
Reuse inventory: what already does ≥80% of this? path:line or none found.
Prior resolutions + principle prompts
Three candidates, one per prompt, in the table below. Each MUST name what it
Recommend one with the reason in one sentence. Max one open question.
After the work, if the resolution was non-obvious, capture it

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3bb9eac. 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
Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python3
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

Nav Triz loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 97 tokens; SKILL.md has 472 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~97
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.4k

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 qf-studio/navigator at commit 3bb9eac, republished under its MIT licence (© qf-studio). 472 words, ~1,354 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/nav-triz/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: nav-triz
description: Divergent solving for a declared contradiction ("improving X worsens Y"). Produces three competing candidates from different TRIZ separation modes, each with cost and downside, then recommends one. Auto-invoke when user says "find a better solution", "alternatives for", "resolve the contradiction", "triz this", or when a nav-brief declares a Contradiction on a substantial task.
version: 1.0.0

Navigator TRIZ Skill

Navigator finds a solution fast. This skill exists for the minority of tasks where the first fitting idea is a compromise: improving one thing worsens another. It forces three genuinely different candidates onto the table before PLAN picks one, then records the resolution so the next session can find it.

When This Fires (and when it must not)

Fires when either:

The user asks for it: "find a better solution for X", "alternatives for X", "resolve the contradiction", "triz this".
A nav-brief Contradict row is not none AND the task is substantial (Task Mode complexity ≥ 0.5, or touching more than one subsystem).

Does NOT fire for routine work, a brief with Contradict none, "just do it" / "quick fix" passthroughs, or when the user already named the approach. Ceremony is the failure mode of this skill; when in doubt, skip it and say so in one line. (Resolved before: mem-060, mem-074 — new blocking behaviour ships opt-in, by condition.)

Protocol (one screen of output)

State the contradiction in one line, technical form ("improving A vs worsening B") or physical form ("X must be both A and not-A"). If you cannot, stop: there is no contradiction, proceed normally.
Ideal Final Result: what if the function existed with no new code? Name what would have to be true. If reachable, that is candidate 0 and usually the answer.
Reuse inventory: what already does ≥80% of this? path:line or none found.

Prior resolutions + principle prompts:

bash

PLUGIN_DIR="${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-$(cat "${NAVIGATOR_CONFIG_HOME:-${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/navigator}/plugin-root" 2>/dev/null)}"
[ -d "$PLUGIN_DIR/skills" ] || PLUGIN_DIR="$HOME/.claude/plugins/marketplaces/navigator-marketplace"
python3 "$PLUGIN_DIR/skills/nav-triz/functions/triz_suggest.py" \
  --contradiction "<improving A> vs <worsening B>"

Prints decisions in this graph that resolved a related tension, then three principle prompts from different separation modes (generic trio if nothing matches). Read reference/PRINCIPLES.md only if a prompt is unclear.

Three candidates, one per prompt, in the table below. Each MUST name what it worsens. A candidate with no downside is a compromise misdescribed, or the IFR.
Recommend one with the reason in one sentence. Max one open question.

After the work, if the resolution was non-obvious, capture it:

bash

python3 "$PLUGIN_DIR/skills/nav-graph/functions/graph_manager.py" --action add-memory \
  --memory-type decision --summary "<what was chosen>" --concepts "<a,b>" \
  --contradiction "<A vs B>" --separation <time|space|condition|level> \
  --principle "<principle: concrete move>"

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Output Template

┌─ TRIZ: <short title> ─────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Contradiction  improving <A> vs worsening <B>                       │
│ IFR            <no-new-code version; reachable? yes/no>             │
│ Reuse          <path:line does X> | none found                      │
│ Prior          mem-NNN (<separation>) | none                        │
├───┬────────────┬───────────────────────────┬──────┬────────────────┤
│ # │ mode/prin. │ what changes              │ cost │ worsens        │
├───┼────────────┼───────────────────────────┼──────┼────────────────┤
│ 1 │ time / 10  │ ...                       │ S    │ ...            │
│ 2 │ cond / 15  │ ...                       │ M    │ ...            │
│ 3 │ level / 1  │ ...                       │ L    │ ...            │
├───┴────────────┴───────────────────────────┴──────┴────────────────┤
│ Recommend  #<n> — <one-sentence reason>                            │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Open question (0-1): ...

Rules: three candidates, not five; different separation modes, not three variants of one move; each row's "worsens" cell is mandatory; total output fits one screen.

Hand-offs

nav-brief → here when Contradict ≠ none on a substantial task. The brief's Approach cites the recommended candidate.
navigator-research agent Phase 0.5 already produces IFR + reuse inventory; when it reports a contradiction, run this protocol in the main session (agents do not invoke skills).
Task Mode RESEARCH phase lists this as the divergence step before PLAN.

Predefined Functions

functions/triz_suggest.py --contradiction "<A vs B>" [--graph-path P] [--limit 3] [--format text|json] Deterministic, stdlib, always exits 0. Keyword-ranks the ~20 mapped principles, picks one per separation mode first, pads with prior action / dynamization / segmentation, and lists prior decisions from the graph via query_contradictions.

reference/PRINCIPLES.md — separation modes + mapped principles (lazy-load)
skills/nav-brief/SKILL.md — Contradict row
skills/nav-graph/SKILL.md Step 3B — capturing tagged decisions

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in skills/nav-triz of qf-studio/navigator.

SKILL.md
functions/test_triz_suggest.py
functions/triz_suggest.py
reference/PRINCIPLES.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3bb9eac

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Questions about Nav Triz

What does Nav Triz do?

Divergent solving for a declared contradiction ("improving X worsens Y"). Nav Triz is an agent skill from qf-studio/navigator. Divergent solving for a declared contradiction ("improving X worsens Y").

When should I use Nav Triz?

Nav Triz fits situations like: says find a better solution; alternatives for; resolve the contradiction; A nav-brief declares a Contradiction on a substantial task.

How do I install Nav Triz in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/nav-triz in qf-studio/navigator) into .claude/skills/nav-triz in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Nav Triz in Codex?

Run `npx skills add qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/nav-triz in qf-studio/navigator) into .agents/skills/nav-triz in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Nav Triz 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 qf-studio/navigator --skill nav-triz -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/nav-triz, .gemini/skills/nav-triz, .github/skills/nav-triz and .opencode/skills/nav-triz in your project.

What does Nav Triz need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Nav Triz needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Nav Triz 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 Nav Triz 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 Nav Triz use?

Nav Triz 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 Nav Triz use?

About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.4k 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 Nav Triz?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Nav Triz: Skill Improver (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Accint Solve (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars), Declarative Agents (github/awesome-copilot, 40k stars) and Divergence (alsk1992/CloddsBot, 3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Nav Triz?

qf-studio (a GitHub organization) maintains it in qf-studio/navigator, which has 355 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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

Nav Triz

Install Nav Triz

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Navigator TRIZ Skill

When This Fires (and when it must not)

Protocol (one screen of output)

Output Template

Hand-offs

Predefined Functions

Files

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Questions about Nav Triz

Install Nav Triz

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Navigator TRIZ Skill

When This Fires (and when it must not)

Protocol (one screen of output)

Output Template

Hand-offs

Predefined Functions

Related

Files

Compare with similar skills

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