About sharpen
sharpen is a skill for framing tasks before work begins, then carrying them out without expanding scope or taking decisions away from the user. It emphasizes including an independent check of the result.
Key features
- 01Clarify the real goal and task scope
- 02Consider expert methods and source material
- 03Leave user-owned choices open
- 04Include an independent result check
Use cases
- 01Frame an ambiguous task before starting
- 02Choose useful constraints without overbuilding
- 03Check completed work 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. Don't hand back a rewritten prompt.