Use to detect and remove cognitive biases from reasoning. Invoke when prediction feels emotional, stuck at 50/50, or when you want to validate forecasting process. Use when user mentions scout mindset, soldier mindset, bias check, reversal test, scope sensitivity, or cognitive distortions.
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January 24, 2026
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npx add-skill https://github.com/lyndonkl/claude/blob/main/skills/scout-mindset-bias-check/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill scout-mindset-bias-checkInstallation paths:
.claude/skills/scout-mindset-bias-check/# Scout Mindset & Bias Check ## Table of Contents - [What is Scout Mindset?](#what-is-scout-mindset) - [When to Use This Skill](#when-to-use-this-skill) - [Interactive Menu](#interactive-menu) - [Quick Reference](#quick-reference) - [Resource Files](#resource-files) --- ## What is Scout Mindset? **Scout Mindset** (Julia Galef) is the motivation to see things as they are, not as you wish them to be. Contrast with **Soldier Mindset**, which defends a position regardless of evidence. **Core Principle:** Your goal is to map the territory accurately, not win an argument. **Why It Matters:** - Forecasting requires intellectual honesty - Biases systemically distort probabilities - Emotional attachment clouds judgment - Motivated reasoning leads to overconfidence --- ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: - **Prediction feels emotional** - You want a certain outcome - **Stuck at 50/50** - Indecisive, can't commit to probability - **Defending a position** - Arguing for your forecast, not questioning it - **After inside view analysis** - Used specific details, need bias check - **Disagreement with others** - Different people, different probabilities - **Before finalizing** - Last sanity check Do NOT skip this when stakes are high, you have strong priors, or forecast affects you personally. --- ## Interactive Menu **What would you like to do?** ### Core Workflows **1. [Run the Reversal Test](#1-run-the-reversal-test)** - Check if you'd accept opposite evidence - Detect motivated reasoning - Validate evidence standards - Expose special pleading **2. [Check Scope Sensitivity](#2-check-scope-sensitivity)** - Ensure probabilities scale with inputs - Linear scaling test - Reference point calibration - Magnitude assessment **3. [Test Status Quo Bias](#3-test-status-quo-bias)** - Challenge "no change" assumptions - Entropy principle - Change vs stability energy - Default state inversion **4. [Audit Confidence Intervals](#4-audit-confidence-intervals)** - Val