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making-waffles

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About making-waffles

making-waffles is a skill that drafts WAFFLES declarations: concise statements clarifying what a post does not claim. It is for writers anticipating misreadings, especially when discussing nuanced or contested topics.

Key features

  1. 01Identifies plausible misinterpretations
  2. 02Covers eight clarification dimensions
  3. 03Produces 12–20 concise declarations
  4. 04Balances perspectives on contested topics

Use cases

  1. 01Clarifying a nuanced post on a contested issue
  2. 02Preempting bad-faith readings of a statement

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/oaustegard/claude-skills --skill making-waffles

After installing, type/making-wafflesin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled filesREADME.md

Details

From the project README

WAFFLES Declaration Generator

Generate preemptive clarifications listing what a post explicitly does NOT say, helping low-context readers avoid misinterpretation.

Background

"WAFFLES" originated from Bluesky's October 2025 controversy. A meme satirized how users read hostile implications into innocuous posts: "(bluesky user bursts into Waffle House) OH SO YOU HATE PANCAKES??" CEO Jay Graber's reply of "WAFFLES!" to an off-topic comment sparked platform-wide debate. The term evolved into a declaration format pioneered by @gracekind.net — a preemptive list of things a post does NOT claim.

When Triggered

Generate a WAFFLES Declaration when user:

  • Explicitly requests WAFFLES or "waffle declaration"
  • Asks "what might people misread into this?"
  • Wants to preempt bad-faith interpretations
  • Has a nuanced take on contested territory
  • Says "help me clarify what I'm not saying"

Generation Process

Given post text, produce 12-20 declarations across these dimensions:

CategoryWhat to identify
Emotional scopeExtremes, permanence, or intensity not claimed
UniversalityGeneralizations the author isn't making
Policy/advocacyPositions not being endorsed
JudgmentsEvaluations not being rendered
Temporal claimsTimelines or permanence not asserted
Adjacent hot-takesRelated controversial positions not implied
InversesOpposite claims also not being made
Meta-claimsAuthority or expertise not asserted

Output Format

🧇 WAFFLES DECLARATION 🦋
aka things this post doesn't say:

— [declaration 1]
— [declaration 2]
...

Use varied phrasing:

  • "This post does not claim..."
  • "The author is not saying..."
  • "This is not an argument that..."
  • "Nothing here suggests..."

Quality Criteria

Declarations should be:

  • Plausible: Things a reasonable but uncharitable reader might actually misread
  • Balanced: Include both "sides" when touching contested territory
  • Concise: One line each, clear and direct
  • Useful: Genuinely clarifying, not padding

Prioritize likely misinterpretations over implausible ones. A good declaration makes the reader think "oh, I might have assumed that."

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