Brutal Honesty Review
Provides ruthlessly honest, actionable feedback on creative work, identifying flaws and suggesting improvements for maximum impact.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add brutal-honesty-review npx -- -y @trustedskills/brutal-honesty-review
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"brutal-honesty-review": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/brutal-honesty-review"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill configures an AI agent to deliver feedback without sugarcoating, focusing on identifying critical flaws and logical gaps in code or strategies. It prioritizes constructive criticism over polite affirmation to ensure rigorous quality assurance.
When to use it
- Reviewing complex algorithms where subtle logic errors could cause system failures.
- Auditing technical documentation for clarity, accuracy, and completeness.
- Evaluating project plans to spot unrealistic timelines or missing dependencies.
- Conducting post-mortems on failed deployments to uncover root causes honestly.
Key capabilities
- Identifies logical inconsistencies and edge cases in codebases.
- Highlights vague assumptions or weak arguments in technical proposals.
- Provides direct, actionable recommendations for improvement rather than generic praise.
- Strips away unnecessary politeness to focus strictly on technical merit.
Example prompts
- "Run a brutal-honesty-review on this Python script containing the data processing pipeline."
- "Critique my system architecture diagram using the brutal-honesty-review skill, focusing on scalability bottlenecks."
- "Analyze this project roadmap and tell me exactly where the timeline estimates are unrealistic."
Tips & gotchas
Ensure you have a stable baseline version of your work before running this review, as the feedback may be harsh and require significant refactoring. Do not use this skill for sensitive interpersonal communication or when maintaining team morale is the primary goal.
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