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name: crit
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description: brainstorm with AI using the CRIT framework to generate and evaluate ideas.
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description: Run the CRIT framework — give the AI Context, assign it a Role, let it Interview you one question at a time, then issue the Task.
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disable-model-invocation: true
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## Purpose
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This skill implements the CRIT (Context-Request-Ideation-Tone) framework for structured brainstorming and idea evaluation.
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CRIT is a four-step prompt framework by Geoff Woods: **Context, Role, Interview,
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Task**. The sequence front-loads thinking before execution — the AI learns your
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world, takes a specific lens, interviews you to surface what matters, then acts.
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## Core Workflow
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The insight: most people skip to Task and get generic output. The Interview
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step — one question at a time, max three — is where the signal lives.
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### Step 1: Context Analysis
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Before generating ideas, establish the foundation:
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## Steps
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1. **Identify the Core Domain**
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- What field, industry, or subject area?
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- What are the key constraints (time, resources, technical limitations)?
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- Who is the target audience and their expertise level?
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Run these four steps in order when the user invokes `/crit`.
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2. **Assess Current State**
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- What problems or opportunities exist?
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- What has been tried before (if applicable)?
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- What resources are available?
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### 1. Context — Give the AI your world
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**Completion Criterion**: Domain, constraints, and current state captured in a compact summary (3-5 sentences).
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Ask the user: "What should I know about you, your goals, your audience, and any
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constraints?"
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### Step 2: Request Clarification
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Structure the brainstorming request:
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Capture the answer in one paragraph. More detail is better.
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1. **Define the Specific Goal**
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- What concrete outcome do you want?
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- What success criteria will be used?
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- What is the expected timeline?
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**Completion criterion**: One paragraph covering identity, goal, audience, and
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constraints — confirmed by the user.
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2. **Gather Input Requirements**
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- What information is needed to proceed?
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- What assumptions should be validated?
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- What data or resources are required?
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### 2. Role — Assign a viewpoint
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**Completion Criterion**: Goal and input requirements captured as 1-3 concrete statements, each with a checkable success criterion.
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Ask the user: "What role should I take?"
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### Step 3: Ideation
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Generate diverse, high-quality ideas:
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Guide toward a specific lens — "strategy coach who uncovers blind spots,"
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"editor who cuts fluff," "architect who finds leverage points." Not "be
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helpful."
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1. **Divergent Thinking Phase**
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- Generate 5-10 initial concepts without judgment
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- Apply different perspectives (technical, business, user experience)
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- Include both obvious and unconventional options
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**Completion criterion**: A single sentence assigning a named role that implies
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a specific viewpoint.
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2. **Convergent Analysis Phase**
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- Evaluate each idea against success criteria
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- Score ideas on feasibility, impact, and alignment
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- Identify patterns and synergies between ideas
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### 3. Interview — One question at a time
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**Completion Criterion**: Minimum 5 distinct ideas generated and evaluated with scores.
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Instruct yourself: "Ask me no more than three questions, one at a time, to
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clarify what I'm trying to achieve."
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### Step 4: Iterative Refinement
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Improve selected ideas:
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Ask one question. Wait for the answer. Then ask the next. Max three. Do not
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batch them.
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1. **Select Top Candidates**
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- Choose 2-3 ideas with highest potential
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- Detail implementation approach for each
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- Identify risks and mitigation strategies
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This step forces the user to slow down and think, and teaches the AI what
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actually matters.
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2. **Develop Action Plans**
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- Break down into concrete steps
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- Assign priorities and dependencies
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- Define success metrics and checkpoints
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**Completion criterion**: 1-3 questions asked and answered, one at a time.
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Stop asking when the user signals readiness or you've asked three.
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**Completion Criterion**: 2-3 refined ideas with detailed action plans.
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### 4. Task — Issue the assignment
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### Step 5: Tone & Delivery
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Adapt communication to the audience:
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Ask the user: "What's the task?"
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1. **Choose Appropriate Role**
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- Subject Matter Expert for technical depth
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- Consultant for strategic guidance
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- Teacher for complex concepts
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- Collaborator for co-creation
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- Analyst for multi-perspective evaluation
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Guide toward a short, clear, slightly uncomfortable prompt that asks the AI to
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*think*, not just write. Reference the preceding interview.
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2. **Structure Response**
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- Lead with clear, actionable solutions
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- Organize information logically and concisely
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- Include examples or analogies for clarity
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- Suggest next steps and follow-up questions
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> "Based on our conversation, give me three non-obvious actions I can take.
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> Make them surprising but realistic."
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**Completion Criterion**: Response delivered in chosen role with sections clearly labeled (Context, Request, Ideation, Refinement, Next Steps).
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Execute the task.
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**Completion criterion**: Task executed and result delivered to the user.
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