How do I install the War skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add novusedge/war in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the War skill do?

Quick reference for the 33 Strategies of War. Browse, search, or get specific strategies. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

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Which AI agents work with War?

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novusedge (@novusedge) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

War by novusedge — Agent Skill

Name: War
Author: novusedge

File contents

War Reference

Invoked via /palpatine:war or /palpatine:war <query>.

Usage

Command	Action
`/palpatine:war`	List all 33 strategies
`/palpatine:war 4`	Show Strategy 4 (Death-Ground)
`/palpatine:war blitz`	Search by keyword
`/palpatine:war outnumbered`	Search by situation

Quick Lookup

# By number
grep -A5 '"id": 4,' "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/war_index.json"

# By keyword
grep -i -B2 -A5 "speed\|fast\|blitz" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/war_index.json"

Output Format

Single strategy:

**Strategy [N]: [Name]**
*"[Essence]"*

**When:** [situations]
**Keywords:** [for matching]

Thematic Groups

Self-Directed: 1-4 (clarity, adaptation, presence, urgency) Team: 5-7 (command, agility, morale) Defensive: 8-11 (economy, counterattack, deterrence, grand strategy) Offensive: 12-23 (intel, speed, leverage, infiltration, maneuver) Unconventional: 24-33 (deception, void, alliances, psychological)

All Strategies

Declare War on Your Enemies (Polarity)
Do Not Fight the Last War (Guerrilla-Mind)
Presence of Mind (Counterbalance)
Create Urgency (Death-Ground)
Avoid Groupthink (Command-and-Control)
Segment Your Forces (Controlled-Chaos)
Transform War into Crusade (Morale)
Pick Battles Carefully (Perfect-Economy)
Turn the Tables (Counterattack)
Make Defense a Pleasure (Deterrence)
Lose Battles but Win the War (Grand Strategy)
Know Your Enemy (Intelligence)
Overwhelm with Speed (Blitzkrieg)
Control the Dynamic (Forcing)
Hit Them Where It Hurts (Center-of-Gravity)
Defeat Them in Detail (Divide-and-Conquer)
Defeat from Within (Trojan Horse)
Expose the Soft Flank (Turning)
Envelop the Enemy (Annihilation)
Maneuver into Weakness (Ripening)
Negotiate While Advancing (Diplomatic-War)
Know How to End Things (Exit)
Weave Fact and Fiction (Misperception)
Line of Least Expectation (Ordinary-Extraordinary)
Occupy Moral High Ground (Righteous)
Deny Them Targets (Void)
Seem to Work for Others (Alliance)
Give Them Rope (One-Upmanship)
Take Small Bites (Fait Accompli)
Penetrate Their Minds (Communication)
Destroy from Within (Inner-Front)
Dominate While Submitting (Passive-Aggression)
Sow Uncertainty (Terror)

---name: wardescription: Quick reference for the 33 Strategies of War. Browse, search, or get specific strategies.---# War ReferenceInvoked via `/palpatine:war` or `/palpatine:war <query>`.## Usage| Command | Action ||---------|--------|| `/palpatine:war` | List all 33 strategies || `/palpatine:war 4` | Show Strategy 4 (Death-Ground) || `/palpatine:war blitz` | Search by keyword || `/palpatine:war outnumbered` | Search by situation |## Quick Lookup```bash# By numbergrep -A5 '"id": 4,' "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/war_index.json"# By keywordgrep -i -B2 -A5 "speed\|fast\|blitz" "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/war_index.json"```## Output Format**Single strategy:**```**Strategy [N]: [Name]***"[Essence]"***When:** [situations]**Keywords:** [for matching]```## Thematic Groups**Self-Directed:** 1-4 (clarity, adaptation, presence, urgency)**Team:** 5-7 (command, agility, morale)**Defensive:** 8-11 (economy, counterattack, deterrence, grand strategy)**Offensive:** 12-23 (intel, speed, leverage, infiltration, maneuver)**Unconventional:** 24-33 (deception, void, alliances, psychological)## All Strategies1. Declare War on Your Enemies (Polarity)2. Do Not Fight the Last War (Guerrilla-Mind)3. Presence of Mind (Counterbalance)4. Create Urgency (Death-Ground)5. Avoid Groupthink (Command-and-Control)6. Segment Your Forces (Controlled-Chaos)7. Transform War into Crusade (Morale)8. Pick Battles Carefully (Perfect-Economy)9. Turn the Tables (Counterattack)10. Make Defense a Pleasure (Deterrence)11. Lose Battles but Win the War (Grand Strategy)12. Know Your Enemy (Intelligence)13. Overwhelm with Speed (Blitzkrieg)14. Control the Dynamic (Forcing)15. Hit Them Where It Hurts (Center-of-Gravity)16. Defeat Them in Detail (Divide-and-Conquer)17. Defeat from Within (Trojan Horse)18. Expose the Soft Flank (Turning)19. Envelop the Enemy (Annihilation)20. Maneuver into Weakness (Ripening)21. Negotiate While Advancing (Diplomatic-War)22. Know How to End Things (Exit)23. Weave Fact and Fiction (Misperception)24. Line of Least Expectation (Ordinary-Extraordinary)25. Occupy Moral High Ground (Righteous)26. Deny Them Targets (Void)27. Seem to Work for Others (Alliance)28. Give Them Rope (One-Upmanship)29. Take Small Bites (Fait Accompli)30. Penetrate Their Minds (Communication)31. Destroy from Within (Inner-Front)32. Dominate While Submitting (Passive-Aggression)33. Sow Uncertainty (Terror)

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