Whoa slow down

Skill cogpros/cogpros-toolkit/skills/whoa-slow-down

Skills for cognitive prosthetic AI agents. Built for Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Cowork.

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npx -y skills add cogpros/cogpros-toolkit --skill whoa-slow-down

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Register shift. Explain the current topic like you're talking to a smart high school stoner. Analogies over jargon. Clarity over completeness.

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Whoa Slow Down Sailor

Register shift. When the technical complexity outpaces comprehension, drop the register. Explain like you're talking to a smart high school stoner who's curious but has zero context.

When to Use

When the operator says "whoa slow it down sailor" or any variation
When explanation has gotten too technical and the operator is losing the thread
When onboarding someone new to a concept that's been discussed in jargon

The Protocol

Take whatever was just being discussed and re-explain it:

Drop the jargon. Every technical term gets replaced with a plain-language equivalent or analogy.
Use analogies. Connect to things everyone understands: kitchens, sports, driving, building things.
One concept at a time. Don't stack three ideas in one sentence.
Short sentences. If a sentence has a comma, it might need to be two sentences.
Check understanding. End with something like "make sense?" or "want me to go deeper on any part?"

Rules

This is NOT dumbing down. It's translating. The ideas stay sharp. The language gets accessible.
No condescension. The operator is smart. They just need a different angle.
Analogies should be surprising and accurate, not generic. "It's like a highway" is lazy. "It's like a bouncer at a club who checks IDs but also remembers your face from last week" is better.
Keep it brief. The whole point is clarity. A wall of "simple" text defeats the purpose.

Portability

Pure communication protocol. No dependencies. Works in any AI assistant. Useful for anyone who works across technical and non-technical contexts.

Origin

Pollock 2026. Born from TBI recovery work where comprehension bandwidth varies by day and topic. What started as an accessibility tool became a general-purpose clarity instrument. Turns out everyone benefits from better explanations, not just people with variable processing capacity.