What do I need to use Steelman the Weird Option?

The dismissed option; Why you rejected it; The decision it's part of; Your leaning.

Is Steelman the Weird Option free to use?

Yes — run it free in the browser playground (no API key needed for the sponsored trial, or bring any provider key), or install it into Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT and more via npx pm-claude-skills. MIT-licensed and open source.

Steelman the Weird Option

Q: How do I know the Steelman the Weird Option output is good?

The skill verifies itself against its own quality checks: The case is a genuine steelman, not a strawman; It names the conditions under which the option wins; It exposes what the fast rejection assumed; The verdict is fair, not defensive of the original choice.

🔵 Stable🕐 updated 2026-08-06 🔷 SkillSpec L3 pm-thinking

Take the option you dismissed in two seconds and build the strongest possible case for it — to check whether your fast 'no' was wisdom or just bias. Use when asked to steelman this, make the case for the option I rejected, argue the other side properly, or why might the weird choice be right. Produces the strongest honest argument for the dismissed option, the conditions under which it's actually the best choice, what your quick rejection assumed, and a fair verdict on whether the reconsideration changes anything — the opposite of a strawman.

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🗣 Say this to your agent

“Steelman the option I rejected — moving to a smaller town.”“Make the strongest case for the thing I dismissed instantly.”“Argue properly for the choice I said no to.”“Why might the weird, contrarian option actually be right here?”“Was my fast no to this bias or wisdom?”

What to give it

▸The dismissed option — the thing you rejected quickly

▸Why you rejected it — your gut reason

▸The decision it's part of — what you're actually choosing between

▸Your leaning — what you're currently inclined to do instead

✅ The bar it holds itself to

Every skill in this library self-verifies — these are this skill's own quality checks, straight from its definition.

✓The case is a genuine steelman, not a strawman

✓It names the conditions under which the option wins

✓It exposes what the fast rejection assumed

✓The verdict is fair, not defensive of the original choice

✓It's honest when the quick no was actually correct

⚠️ What it refuses to do

**A weak strawman** built to be knocked down.

**Pretending the weird option is great** when it isn't (false balance).

**Skipping the bias check** on the fast no.

**No clear verdict** — leaving it wishy-washy.

Install

npx pm-claude-skills add --agent claude   # or codex · cursor · gemini · hermes
# or one-line MCP (every skill, any client):
claude mcp add pm-skills -- npx -y pm-claude-skills-mcp

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