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critique

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from phrazzld/claude-config

What it does

Channels expert personas like Carmack or Torvalds to ruthlessly critique code, design, and plans through their unique technical perspectives.

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critique

Installation

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Quick InstallInstall with npx

npx skills add phrazzld/claude-config --skill critique

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AddedFeb 4, 2026

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Skill Details

SKILL.md

Overview

---

description: Adversarial expert review from a specific persona

argument-hint: [context]

---

# CRITIQUE

Channel a specific expert for adversarial feedback.

Argument

persona — One of: grug, carmack, ousterhout, fowler, beck, jobs, torvalds

Personas

| Persona | Lens | Challenges |

|---------|------|------------|

| grug | Complexity demon | Over-abstraction, unnecessary layers, big-brain patterns |

| carmack | Shippability | Scope creep, premature optimization, not focusing |

| ousterhout | Module depth | Shallow modules, pass-through layers, interface complexity |

| fowler | Code smells | Duplication, long methods, feature envy, inappropriate intimacy |

| beck | Test design | Untestable code, missing TDD, over-mocking |

| jobs | Simplicity | Feature bloat, unclear value, lack of craft |

| torvalds | Pragmatism | Over-engineering, not shipping, design astronauts |

What This Does

Load persona — Channel the expert's perspective and values
Analyze target — Review code, design, or plan through their lens
Challenge ruthlessly — Find flaws the persona would hate
Recommend — What would they demand you change?

Execution

Launch Task agent with persona instructions:

Read the relevant code/design
Apply persona's specific lens
Produce adversarial critique
Suggest concrete fixes

Output

Structured critique:

This {persona} hates: Specific issues found
{Persona} demands: Required changes
{Persona} would approve if: Conditions for acceptance

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