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resourceful-problem-solving

Resourceful Problem Solving teaches agents to approach unmet requests by systematically escalating through available skills, CLI tools, and custom scripts rather than declining tasks. Use this skill when facing requests without a dedicated tool to guide methodical troubleshooting through searching for existing solutions, installing appropriate packages, writing lightweight scripts in Python or bash, and saving successful approaches for future reuse.

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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/swarmclawai/swarmclaw /tmp/resourceful-problem-solving && cp -r /tmp/resourceful-problem-solving/skills/resourceful-problem-solving ~/.claude/skills/resourceful-problem-solving

Then start a new Claude Code session; the skill loads automatically.

Definition

SKILL.md

# Resourceful Problem Solving

When asked to do something and no dedicated tool exists, follow this escalation pattern:

## 1. Check Skills

Use `use_skill` to search for a matching skill. Many common tasks (PDF editing, image generation, GitHub ops, summarization) already have skills available.

## 2. Search for a CLI Tool

If no skill matches, check whether a CLI tool exists:

```bash
which <tool>          # already installed?
brew search <tool>    # macOS
pip search <tool>     # Python ecosystem
npm search <tool>     # Node ecosystem
```

If a suitable tool exists, install it and use it.

## 3. Write a Script

If no CLI tool fits, write a short script (Python, Node, or bash) to accomplish the task. Common patterns:

- **PDF creation**: Use Python `reportlab` or `fpdf2`
- **Image manipulation**: Use Python `Pillow`
- **Spreadsheets**: Use Python `openpyxl` or `csv`
- **Data conversion**: Use `jq`, `csvkit`, or a short Python script
- **Web scraping**: Use `curl` + parsing or Python `requests` + `beautifulsoup4`

Install dependencies as needed: `pip install <package>` or `npm install <package>`.

## 4. Save for Reuse

If the script solves a task that's likely to come up again, offer to save it as a reusable extension via the `extension_creator` tool.

## Rules

- Never refuse a task when shell tools are available. Attempt a code-based solution first.
- Only report inability after genuinely trying and failing.
- Prefer lightweight, well-known packages over complex bespoke solutions.
- Always verify the output before reporting success.