When should I trigger the Pathfinding skill?

Use it whenever requirements are unclear, when starting a new project from scratch, or when you need to 'figure out' a complex implementation path.

How does the confidence level system work?

It tracks progress from Level 0 (Prepping) to Level 5 (Ready). The skill won't suggest delivery until it reaches high confidence, ensuring all critical gaps are filled.

What is the Skeptic Agent integration?

The Skeptic Agent is an automated check that triggers when there are too many caveats or signs of over-engineering, forcing a sanity check on the proposed solution.

What kind of outputs does the Pathfinding skill produce?

It generates structured artifacts such as Architectural Decision Records (ADRs), updates to CLAUDE.md, or detailed project outlines ready for implementation.

Pathfinding

Name: Pathfinding
Author: outfitter-dev

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生产力与工作流

Navigates ambiguous requirements and complex brainstorming sessions to build clear, actionable implementation roadmaps.

The Pathfinding skill is a specialized framework for Claude Code designed to bridge the gap between vague ideas and concrete execution. By employing an adaptive Q&A loop and a 5-level confidence scoring system, it systematically identifies unknowns, validates technical assumptions, and surfaces potential architectural hazards before development begins. It features a unique 'pushback' protocol to challenge sub-optimal decisions and can even invoke a 'skeptic agent' to prevent over-engineering, ensuring that the resulting plan is as simple and efficient as possible.

主要功能

01Adaptive 5-level confidence tracking to measure requirement clarity

02Interactive Q&A using Plan Mode for structured option selection

03Pushback protocol for surfacing technical risks and architectural hazards

0418 GitHub stars

05Integrated Skeptic Agent to identify and challenge over-complexity

06Automated artifact generation for ADRs, project plans, and task lists

使用场景

01Brainstorming and clarifying vague or incomplete feature requests

02Resolving architectural conflicts and validating high-risk assumptions

03Defining technical requirements for greenfield software projects

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add outfitter-dev/agents pathfinding

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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