About sharpen
sharpen is a task-framing skill for agents. It prompts consideration of expert methods, the user's underlying goal, and an independent check, while avoiding unnecessary constraints or scope.
Key features
- 01Clarify the underlying goal
- 02Consider expert methods and sources
- 03Check whether scope is clear
- 04Keep useful constraints, drop needless ones
- 05Include an independent verification
Use cases
- 01Frame an ambiguous request
- 02Plan research or problem-solving
- 03Check results against an outside source
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.