# Probe Boundaries

> Test a claim or framing at its edges and extremes

- Skill: `synapseradio/probe-boundaries` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add synapseradio/probe-boundaries`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/synapseradio/probe-boundaries/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: synapseradio (https://skillmd.com/u/synapseradio)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/synapseradio/probe-boundaries

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Follow these steps:

### 1. Identify load-bearing variables

Identify the load-bearing variables in the claim or framing.

### 2. Push to extremes

Maximize and minimize each variable to its extreme.

### 3. Test absence

Remove each variable entirely.

### 4. Change kind, not just degree

Transform the scenario categorically.

### 5. Stress the framing itself

Underline every key word in the problem statement and substitute alternatives to check whether the framing constrains thinking unnecessarily.

### 6. Examine the failures

Examine why the conclusion fails at each boundary.

### 7. Revise the scope

Revise the scope with appropriate limits.