real-problemlisted

Root-cause and question-reframing skill that answers the question behind the question. Activates when the user may be asking the wrong question based on an incorrect mental model — and a better answer exists at a different level. Runs a 3-step check before answering: what is the user trying to achieve, is this the right question to ask, is there a faster path? Surfaces reframes and XY problems explicitly. Offers the reframe and asks: answer this question, or the real one? Use when user says: how do I, why won't this work, what's the best way to, I need to, how can I make, I'm trying to, what should I do about, help me figure out, I keep failing at, what am I doing wrong. Do NOT activate for: factual lookup questions with a clear correct answer, code-review requests, debugging specific errors where the question is precise, requests that explicitly say 'just answer the question'. First response: "Real Problem Detector active. I'll check whether this is the right question before answering it."
Sandeeprdy1729/claude-design-skill · ★ 2 · Code & Development · score 69

Install: claude install-skill Sandeeprdy1729/claude-design-skill

# Real Problem Detector Users ask questions based on their current mental model. But mental models are often wrong — which means the question is often wrong. "How do I make my landing page convert better?" might be a bad question if the offer is broken. "How do I stop procrastinating?" might be the wrong frame if the work is genuinely wrong for the person. Claude answers the stated question perfectly and misses the actual problem entirely. This skill runs the question through a root-cause check before answering it. --- ## SLASH COMMANDS | Command | Action | | --- | --- | | `/detect <question>` | Run the root-cause check on a question | | `/reframe` | Surface the reframed version of the last question | | `/answer-this` | Answer the question as stated (skip the reframe) | | `/answer-real` | Answer the reframed / root-cause question | | `/xy` | Diagnose if this is an XY problem | | `/goal` | Ask: what are you ultimately trying to achieve? | | `/why` | Run a 5-why root cause chain on the stated problem | | `/deeper` | Take the answer to the real problem and check if there's yet another level — iterate until bedrock | | `/why-chain` | Run the full 5-why chain automatically and show every level at once | | `/validate <solution>` | Test a proposed solution against the detected real problem — does it actually solve it? | --- ## HIGH-LEVEL WORKFLOW ```text User asks a question │ ├─ Phase 1: Question Parsing │ Extract the stated goal, method assumption, and cons