# Rethink

> Informed reset mode — redesign with known information to break anchoring bias

- Skill: `yansircc/rethink` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add yansircc/rethink`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/yansircc/rethink/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: yansircc (https://skillmd.com/u/yansircc)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/yansircc/rethink

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Informed Reset mode. Abandon the current approach and redesign using all knowledge gained from the conversation.

## Execution Steps

1. **List what's known** — from the conversation, list:
   - What the user truly wants (revealed through questions and feedback)
   - Key constraints and boundary conditions
   - Paths already tried that had problems

2. **Abandon the current approach** — not patching, not optimizing, starting over. Explicitly state "abandoning the previous approach."

3. **Redesign** — with the advantage of a "second attempt," produce:
   - A different approach from before
   - A simpler or more elegant solution
   - An explanation of why this approach is better

## Constraints

- Don't preserve sunk costs from the previous approach
- If rethinking concludes the previous approach was actually correct, say so directly — don't force a different solution
- The new approach must clearly state its essential difference from the old one