extended-thinking

# Extended Thinking Skill

Enable Claude to "think out loud" before responding - dramatically improves complex reasoning tasks.

## When to Use Extended Thinking

- Complex math, logic, or coding problems
- Multi-step analysis requiring careful reasoning
- Tasks where you need to verify Claude's thought process
- Debugging intricate issues
- Strategic planning and decision-making

## Budget Guidance

| Complexity   | Budget Tokens | Use Case                  |
| ------------ | ------------- | ------------------------- |
| Simple       | 1,024         | Quick verification        |
| Medium       | 4,000-8,000   | Standard analysis         |
| Complex      | 16,000+       | Deep reasoning            |
| Very Complex | 32,000+       | Consider batch processing |

## Key Patterns

### Basic Extended Thinking

See `templates/basic-thinking.ts` and `templates/basic-thinking.py`

### Interleaved Thinking with Tools

Requires beta header: `anthropic-beta: interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14`

### Streaming Extended Thinking

Stream thinking blocks for real-time visibility into reasoning process.