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Heuristics And Checklists

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lyndonkl·vlatest·other

This skill provides structured guidance via heuristics & checklists to ensure thoroughness and reduce errors in tasks and processes.

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Install on your platform

Showing Claude Code. One command installs this skill into any of the agents below.

  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add lyndonkl/claude --skill heuristics-and-checklists -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

What we know about this skill

Publisher

lyndonkl

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Install target

Live repository

Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.

No human has reviewed this code. The checks below are a static scan of the files at one commit — nobody has run this skill or judged whether it works. A skill runs with whatever access you give your agent, so read the source before you install it.

Automated safety checks

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This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.

  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

    No encoded or obfuscated payloads.

    No base64, hex or compressed blob is decoded and then executed, and no encoded shell commands.

  • No credential access: passed

    Reads no keys, tokens, keychains or credential files.

    Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.

  • No pipe-to-shell installers: passed

    No pipe-to-shell or download-and-run installers.

    No `curl … | sh` pattern, in the code or in the instructions, that runs code fetched at run time.

  • Pinned to a commit: passed

    Scanned lyndonkl/claude at 4acc337d4d.

    The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.

Commit
4acc337d4d
Manifest
skills/heuristics-and-checklists/SKILL.md
Scanned
4 files, 1,171 lines
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About this skill

What it does

This skill allows an AI agent to apply established rules of thumb (heuristics) and structured lists (checklists) to improve decision-making and task completion. It can help identify potential errors, ensure completeness in processes, and guide agents toward more reliable outcomes by systematically evaluating situations based on pre-defined criteria. The skill aims to reduce bias and increase the consistency of agent responses.

When to use it

  • Risk Assessment: When an AI needs to evaluate a situation for potential dangers or negative consequences before proceeding.
  • Complex Planning: To ensure all necessary steps are considered when developing a plan, preventing overlooked details.
  • Content Review: For agents generating text or code, to check for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to style guidelines.
  • Troubleshooting: To systematically diagnose problems by working through a checklist of potential causes.

Key capabilities

  • Application of pre-defined heuristics.
  • Utilization of structured checklists.
  • Error identification based on established criteria.
  • Process completeness verification.
  • Bias mitigation in decision making.

Example prompts

  • "Apply the 'Occam's Razor' heuristic to this problem: [problem description]"
  • "Use the checklist for creating a marketing campaign to ensure all steps are covered."
  • “Review this code snippet and use your heuristics to identify potential vulnerabilities.”
  • "Can you apply a checklist of common errors when writing SQL queries?"

Tips & gotchas

The effectiveness of this skill depends on the quality and relevance of the heuristics and checklists provided. Ensure that any supplied lists are accurate, up-to-date, and tailored to the specific task at hand for optimal results.