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assumption-criticality

The assumption-criticality skill systematically identifies and ranks assumptions in research by their impact on conclusions. It extracts stated assumptions, negates each one individually, re-derives conclusions under those altered conditions, and measures the sensitivity of results to each assumption change. Use this when evaluating research robustness, validating argument strength, or identifying which foundational claims most critically determine outcomes across web and academic sources.

View source Repository: de-anthropocentric-research-engine

Install in Claude Code

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git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/yogsoth-ai/de-anthropocentric-research-engine /tmp/assumption-criticality && cp -r /tmp/assumption-criticality/skills/assumption-criticality ~/.claude/skills/assumption-criticality

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

Definition

SKILL.md

# Assumption Criticality

Rank assumptions by their impact on conclusions.

## Budget

| Base SOP | Target | ±10% Range |
|----------|--------|------------|
| web-search | 30 | 27–33 |
| web-research | 10 | 9–11 |
| paper-overview | 30 | 27–33 |
| paper-search | 20 | 18–22 |
| paper-research | 10 | 9–11 |

## State Ledger

```
<HARD-GATE>
| SOP | Done | Target | % |
|-----|------|--------|---|
| web-search | ? | 30 | ? |
| web-research | ? | 10 | ? |
| paper-overview | ? | 30 | ? |
| paper-search | ? | 20 | ? |
| paper-research | ? | 10 | ? |
Budget Gate: OPEN/CLOSED (>=80% required to exit)
</HARD-GATE>
```

## Available Tactics

- assumption-perturbation

## Available SOPs

**Import:** web-search, web-research, paper-overview, paper-search, paper-research
**Subagent:** assumption-extraction, negation-definition, re-derivation, conclusion-sensitivity-measurement

## Execution Guidance

Extract assumptions, define negation for each, re-derive conclusions under negated assumption, measure how much the conclusion changes. Rank by conclusion sensitivity.

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## Available Tactics

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

| Tactic | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| deep-insight-assumption-perturbation | One-at-a-time assumption perturbation — extract assumptions, define negations, re-derive conclusions under each negation, measure sensitivity. Identifies which assumptions are load-bearing. |

## Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

| SOP | When to use |
| --- | --- |
| conclusion-sensitivity-measurement | Quantify how much conclusions change across all assumption negations and produce a sensitivity ranking. |
| deep-insight-assumption-extraction | Systematically extract all assumptions (stated, implicit, boundary, mathematical, practical) from a method or model. |
| negation-definition | Define strongest plausible alternatives (negations) for each assumption to enable perturbation analysis. |
| re-derivation | Re-derive conclusions under a negated assumption, tracking where the derivation diverges from the original. |

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