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When the right response mode is unclear, classify the cause-effect domain first; decompose disorder.
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Install Thinking Cynefin
$ npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills thinking-cynefin --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/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/thinking-cynefin .claude/skills/thinking-cynefin && 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 "thinking-cynefin" agent skill from https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-cynefin into .claude/skills/thinking-cynefin/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thinking-cynefin", 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/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-cynefinType 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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills thinking-cynefin --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/thinking-cynefin .agents/skills/thinking-cynefin && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "thinking-cynefin" agent skill from https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-cynefin into .agents/skills/thinking-cynefin/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thinking-cynefin", 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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills thinking-cynefin --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/thinking-cynefin .cursor/skills/thinking-cynefin && 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 "thinking-cynefin" agent skill from https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-cynefin into .cursor/skills/thinking-cynefin/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thinking-cynefin", 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/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.git --path skills/thinking-cynefin--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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills thinking-cynefin --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/thinking-cynefin .gemini/skills/thinking-cynefin && 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 "thinking-cynefin" agent skill from https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-cynefin into .gemini/skills/thinking-cynefin/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thinking-cynefin", 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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills thinking-cynefinInstalls 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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/thinking-cynefin .github/skills/thinking-cynefin && 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 "thinking-cynefin" agent skill from https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-cynefin into .github/skills/thinking-cynefin/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thinking-cynefin", 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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills thinking-cynefin --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/thinking-cynefin .opencode/skills/thinking-cynefin && 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 "thinking-cynefin" agent skill from https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/main/skills/thinking-cynefin into .opencode/skills/thinking-cynefin/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "thinking-cynefin", 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
thinking-cynefin- GitHub stars
- 1.6k
- Token cost
- ~651 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 275 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 26
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
When the right response mode is unclear, classify the cause-effect domain first; decompose disorder.
- Works in 5 steps: State the unit. Name the decision,… → Probe cause-effect. Is the link obvious,… → Assign one domain per unit → …
- SKILL.md covers When to Use, When NOT to Use, Procedure and Output, plus 1 more section
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Thinking Cynefin is an agent skill from tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills. When the right response mode is unclear, classify the cause-effect domain first; decompose disorder.
Its SKILL.md is about 650 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: 28 eval-informed mental models and critical-thinking skills for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, and other Agent Skills-compatible tools. The licence is MIT.
Example prompts
- “/thinking-cynefin”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- State the unit. Name the decision, incident, or subsystem; if mixed, list separable parts.
- Probe cause-effect. Is the link obvious, expert-analyzable, retrospective only, or imperceptible in turbulence? Check predictability…
- Assign one domain per unit
- Mismatch check. Reject Clear if its runbook fails; Complicated if analysis cannot predict; Complex if probing is unsafe; Chaotic once safe…
- Commit and stop. Output domain + first actions. Re-classify only on evidence of domain shift.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7b8fece. 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
Thinking Cynefin loads about 651 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 29 tokens; SKILL.md has 275 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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills at commit 7b8fece, republished under its MIT licence (© tjboudreaux). 275 words, ~651 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/thinking-cynefin/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- thinking-cynefin
- description
- When the right response mode is unclear, classify the cause-effect domain first; decompose disorder.
- disable-model-invocation
- true
Cynefin Classification
Classify by cause-effect, then use only the matching response mode. Wrong-domain method is the failure mode.
When to Use
- Unsure whether to run a playbook, analyze, probe, or stabilize.
- A method keeps failing and domain mismatch is plausible.
- A novel or mixed problem needs approach selection before solution work.
When NOT to Use
- Domain and method are already agreed—execute.
- Task is finding a specific cause, not choosing an approach.
- Classification done; switch to the domain method—do not re-label endlessly.
- Pure mechanical edits with no approach uncertainty.
Procedure
- State the unit. Name the decision, incident, or subsystem; if mixed, list separable parts.
- Probe cause-effect. Is the link obvious, expert-analyzable, retrospective only, or imperceptible in turbulence? Check predictability, urgency, and probe safety.
- Assign one domain per unit:
- Clear — obvious → Sense → Categorize → Respond with a runbook.
- Complicated — expert-analyzable → Sense → Analyze → Respond; several valid answers.
- Complex — emergent → Probe → Sense → Respond with safe-to-fail probes; amplify/dampen signals.
- Chaotic — no safe sensing time → Act → Sense → Respond; stabilize first.
- Disorder — unknown → split and classify each part.
- Mismatch check. Reject Clear if its runbook fails; Complicated if analysis cannot predict; Complex if probing is unsafe; Chaotic once safe probing becomes possible.
- Commit and stop. Output domain + first actions. Re-classify only on evidence of domain shift.
Stop when every unit has one domain, first actions, and a falsifier—or disorder is decomposed.
Output
unit: <decision/incident/part>
domain: clear | complicated | complex | chaotic | disorder
evidence: <cause-effect basis>
response_mode: <Sense-Categorize-Respond | Sense-Analyze-Respond | Probe-Sense-Respond | Act-Sense-Respond | decompose>
first_actions: <1-3 concrete steps>
falsifier: <what forces reclassification>
parts: <only if disorder>Verification
- Falsify: Reliable prediction → not Complex. No safe probe → Chaotic. Working runbook → Clear.
- Stop: Stop classifying once the matched action is clear.
- Over-application guard: Do not call work Complex to avoid analysis or Complicated to avoid a standard fix. One label per unit; decompose multi-domain work.
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Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/thinking-cynefin of tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7b8fece
Compare with similar skills
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| Responsive Unitsthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~472 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Responsive Designwshobson/agents | 40k | 2 repos | ~498 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Implementing Ot Incident Response Playbookmukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills | 34k | — | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Responsive Imagesthedaviddias/Front-End-Checklist | 74k | — | ~403 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Thinking Cynefin
What does Thinking Cynefin do?
When the right response mode is unclear, classify the cause-effect domain first; decompose disorder. Thinking Cynefin is an agent skill from tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills. When the right response mode is unclear, classify the cause-effect domain first; decompose disorder.
How do I install Thinking Cynefin in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/thinking-cynefin in tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills) into .claude/skills/thinking-cynefin in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Thinking Cynefin in Codex?
Run `npx skills add tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/thinking-cynefin in tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills) into .agents/skills/thinking-cynefin in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Thinking Cynefin 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 tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills --skill thinking-cynefin -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/thinking-cynefin, .gemini/skills/thinking-cynefin, .github/skills/thinking-cynefin and .opencode/skills/thinking-cynefin in your project.
What does Thinking Cynefin need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Thinking Cynefin is instructions for the agent only.
Does Thinking Cynefin 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 Thinking Cynefin 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 Thinking Cynefin use?
Thinking Cynefin 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 Thinking Cynefin use?
About 651 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 Thinking Cynefin?
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Who maintains Thinking Cynefin?
tjboudreaux (a GitHub user) maintains it in tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills, which has 1,613 GitHub stars. The repository holds 26 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 7, 2026.
Source: tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.