Does this skill make Claude less confident?

It makes Claude's confidence more accurate by surfacing assumptions, ensuring the final recommendation is based on a balanced view of risks and benefits.

When is the best time to trigger this skill?

It should be used during the 'architect', 'Plan', or 'blueprint' phases when deciding on a specific technical path or toolset.

What is the Devil's Advocate protocol?

It is a structured reasoning process that forces the AI to argue against its own initial recommendations to identify potential weaknesses and better alternatives.

How does this differ from the reasoning-verifier?

Devil's Advocate is a pre-commitment challenge used during the planning stage, whereas reasoning-verifier is used to audit logic after a task is completed.

Devil's Advocate Protocol

Name: Devil's Advocate Protocol
Author: majesticlabs-dev

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생산성 및 워크플로

Ensures robust decision-making by forcing adversarial reasoning and challenging architectural assumptions before implementation.

The Devil's Advocate skill is a specialized protocol for Claude Code designed to prevent premature commitment bias during critical planning and architectural phases. By forcing the AI to 'steel-man' opposing viewpoints and identify non-obvious failure modes, it helps developers surface hidden risks and trade-offs before they become costly technical debt. This skill is particularly valuable when selecting frameworks, designing system architectures, or evaluating complex implementation strategies where the optimal path is not immediately obvious, ensuring that the final recommendation is battle-tested and well-justified.

주요 기능

01Steel-manning of opposing technical arguments

02Identification of non-obvious failure modes and hidden assumptions

03Structured output format for transparent decision logging

04Adversarial reasoning pass for architectural choices

05Confidence calibration for final project recommendations

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사용 사례

01Choosing between competing libraries, frameworks, or database technologies

02Evaluating architectural patterns like microservices versus monoliths for a new project

03Planning complex implementation strategies with significant long-term trade-offs

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add majesticlabs-dev/majestic-marketplace devils-advocate

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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