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Expert Socratic discovery skill for exploring ideas, architecture decisions, and technical design before writing any code. Use this skill — proactively and always first — when requirements are vague, when the user is debating between technical approaches, when the problem is unclear, or when a design decision could have significant architectural consequences. Triggers on: "should we use X or Y", "help me think through", "I'm not sure how to approach this", "what's the best architecture for", "trade-offs between", "design before I code", "let's think through this", "I have an idea", "how should I structure", "help me design", "I want to build X but not sure how", "what approach would you recommend", "is this the right way to". Produces a validated design doc with 2-3 implementation options, trade-offs, and a recommendation. Always use before planning when the approach is not yet locked.

Stress-test ideas, plans, and decisions using structured critical reasoning across five modes: Socratic questioning, dialectic, pre-mortem, red teaming, and evidence audit.

Prepare and execute negotiations using tactical empathy, calibrated questions, and the Ackerman method. Use when the user mentions "salary negotiation", "contract terms", "handling objections", "mirroring and labeling", "difficult conversation", "deal terms", "BATNA", or "anchoring". Also trigger when preparing for vendor negotiations, resolving pricing disputes, or navigating high-stakes conversations where both parties need to feel heard. Covers accusation audits, Black Swan discovery, and the "Thats Right" technique. For persuasion in product/marketing, see influence-psychology.