Combat Epistemology

Ten rationalist reasoning techniques for structured thinking. Includes taboo (semantic decompression), murphyjitsu (pre-mortem planning), doublecrux (crux identification), goalfactor (goal decomposition), aversionfactor (resistance surfacing), steelman (argument strengthening), referenceclass (base-rate anchoring), hamming (priority confrontation), innerloop (intuition extraction), and noticing (confusion detection). Use when the user asks to apply any of these techniques, or when structured reasoning would help with a decision, disagreement, plan, or estimate.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add dgriffith/combat-epistemology --skill combat-epistemology

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dgriffith/combat-epistemology.git /tmp/combat-epistemology
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/combat-epistemology/. ~/.claude/skills/combat-epistemology

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From the SKILL.md

# Combat Epistemology

Ten rationalist cognitive techniques for AI-assisted structured thinking.

When the user's request matches a technique below, apply that technique's process. When multiple techniques could help, suggest the most relevant one or chain them together.

## Technique Selection Guide

| If the user needs to... | Use |
|--------------------------|-----|
| Unpack a loaded or contested term | **taboo** |
| Stress-test a plan before committing | **murphyjitsu** |
| Find what would change minds in a disagreement | **doublecrux** |
| Understand why they actually want something | **goalfactor** |
| Surface why they're stuck or procrastinating | **aversionfactor** |
| Build the strongest opposing argument | **steelman** |
| Ground an estimate in actual base rates | **referenceclass** |
| Audit whether they're working on what matters | **hamming** |
| Check what their gut actually predicts | **innerloop** |
| Catch something they're glossing over | **noticing** |

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## taboo — Semantic Decompression

*"If you couldn't use that word, what would you say?"*

Ban a contested term and force unpacking what it actually means.

**Process:**
1. Identify the suspect term — abstract, contested, load-bearing, or emotionally charged
2. Ban the word — it cannot appear in subsequent discussion
3. Request unpacked restatement — "Restate your claim without using [term]"
4. Identify components — break down descriptive claims, normative claims, boundary claims, causal claims

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Details

Skill name: combat-epistemology
Repository: dgriffith/combat-epistemology
Repo updated: 20 March 2026

FAQ

What does the Combat Epistemology skill do?

How do I install the Combat Epistemology skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add dgriffith/combat-epistemology --skill combat-epistemology. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Combat Epistemology popular?

It lives in dgriffith/combat-epistemology, which has 7 GitHub stars and 1 forks.

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