About sharpen
sharpen is an agent skill for clarifying a task’s goal and constraints before doing the work, then completing it with an external check.
Key features
- 01Clarify the user's underlying goal
- 02Assess whether the task is underspecified
- 03Adjust constraints to fit the goal
- 04Include an outside correctness check
Use cases
- 01Refining a vague request before starting
- 02Choosing which constraints matter
- 03Checking completed work independently
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/sharpenin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Details
From the project READMEBefore starting, ask how a top expert would approach this task (their raw sources, their real methods, an outside check that the result is right), what the user is really after, and whether the task is over- or underspecified. Loosen constraints that don't serve the goal as readily as you add ones that do, and leave choices that are the user's to make open instead of deciding them. Fold in only what makes the work better, not bigger, but always keep one outside check that the result is right, without narrating the framing, then do the work.