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First-principles deep thinking for significant problems

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January 21, 2026

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npx add-skill https://github.com/genomewalker/cc-soul/blob/main/skills/ultrathink/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill ultrathink

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# Ultrathink

```ssl
[ultrathink] not writing code→making dent in universe | via Task agent

before: recall wisdom+failures+patterns→don't start from zero

shift: understand soul of code first→what trying to achieve? constraints? ideal from scratch?

first principles:
  every assumption suspect
  "has to work this way"→does it?
  "need this abstraction"→do we?
  break to fundamental truths→reason up

challenge beliefs: hypotheses not sacred→investigate contradictions→goal: become more right

craft:
  function names should sing
  abstractions feel inevitable
  right solution feels obvious not clever
  simplify ruthlessly→nothing left to take away

integration: technology+humanities→best code feels human

standard: first version never good enough→refine until insanely great

after: extract pattern|insight|wisdom→close the loop

output: elegant solution + key insight + what recorded
promote significant insights: grow(type=wisdom)
```

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