[External Plugin]: thinking-skills

[tjboudreaux]

Plugin name

thinking-skills

Short description

28 eval-informed mental models and critical-thinking skills for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, and other Agent Skills-compatible tools

GitHub repository

tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills

Plugin path inside the repository

No response

Ref to review

v1.0.0

Commit SHA to review

32f612605ae79bb8fd5a343605d7b7b7806b6bed

Version

1.0.0

License identifier

MIT

Author name

TJ Boudreaux

Author URL

https://github.com/tjboudreaux

Homepage URL

https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills

Keywords

mental-models, thinking, decision-making, systems-thinking, first-principles, probabilistic-reasoning, cognitive-bias, strategic-thinking, problem-solving

Additional notes for reviewers

The root-scoped wrapper is .github/plugin/plugin.json and points to the canonical skills/ catalog. gh skill preview and a pinned ephemeral install of thinking-first-principles@v1.0.0 both succeeded.

Submission checklist

• The plugin lives in a public GitHub repository.
• The ref and/or sha I provided is immutable (release tag and/or full 40-character commit SHA), not a branch.
• This submission follows this repository's contribution, security, and responsible AI policies.
• This plugin is not already listed in the Awesome Copilot marketplace.

[github-actions]

✅ External plugin intake passed

This submission passed automated intake validation and quality checks and is ready for maintainer review.

• Plugin: thinking-skills
• Repository: https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills
• Ref: v1.0.0
• SHA: 32f612605ae79bb8fd5a343605d7b7b7806b6bed

Quality gate summary

Gate	Status
vally lint	pass
install smoke test	pass
version match	pass
ref/sha consistency	pass
canvas structure	not_run

• vally lint: pass
• install smoke test: pass
• version match: pass
• ref/sha consistency: pass
• canvas structure: not_run
• overall: pass

vally lint output

✅ thinking-bounded-rationality (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-circle-of-competence (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-cynefin (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-effectuation (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-first-principles (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-five-whys-plus (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-jobs-to-be-done (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-kepner-tregoe (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-lindy-effect (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-map-territory (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-margin-of-safety (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-model-combination (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-model-router (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-ooda (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-opportunity-cost (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-pre-mortem (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-probabilistic (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-red-team (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-reversibility (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-scientific-method (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-second-order (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-socratic (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-steel-manning (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-systems (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-theory-of-constraints (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-thought-experiment (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-triz (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.
✅ thinking-via-negativa (2/2 checks passed)
    ✓ [spec-compliance] All 1 skill(s) are spec-compliant.
        ✓ spec-compliance: All spec checks passed.
    ✓ [valid-refs] All file references across 1 skill(s) are valid.
        ✓ valid-refs: All file references resolve to existing files within the skill directory.

28 skill(s) linted, 28 passed

Install smoke test output

Install smoke test succeeded. Verified /tmp/external-plugin-quality-kkKEmp/copilot-home/.copilot/installed-plugins/external-plugin-intake/thinking-skills/.github/plugin/plugin.json.

Version match output

- v1.0.0: matched version "1.0.0" at ".github/plugin/plugin.json".
- 32f612605ae79bb8fd5a343605d7b7b7806b6bed: matched version "1.0.0" at ".github/plugin/plugin.json".

Ref/SHA consistency output

source.ref "v1.0.0" resolves to the same commit as source.sha "32f612605ae79bb8fd5a343605d7b7b7806b6bed".

Canvas structure output

Canvas structure gate skipped because plugin is not tagged with "canvas".

Canonical external.json payload

{
  "name": "thinking-skills",
  "description": "28 eval-informed mental models and critical-thinking skills for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Cursor, and other Agent Skills-compatible tools",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "author": {
    "name": "TJ Boudreaux",
    "url": "https://github.com/tjboudreaux"
  },
  "repository": "https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills",
  "homepage": "https://github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "mental-models",
    "thinking",
    "decision-making",
    "systems-thinking",
    "first-principles",
    "probabilistic-reasoning",
    "cognitive-bias",
    "strategic-thinking",
    "problem-solving"
  ],
  "source": {
    "source": "github",
    "repo": "tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills",
    "ref": "v1.0.0",
    "sha": "32f612605ae79bb8fd5a343605d7b7b7806b6bed"
  }
}

View workflow run