Distill

Skill control-decks/think-it-through/plugins/think-it-through/skills/distill

A conversation-card deck for exploring, challenging, planning, and explaining ideas with AI.

Install

npx -y skills add control-decks/think-it-through --skill distill

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Separate and clarify one or more fragmented, implicit, or hard-to-word thoughts, expose only supported relationships, then respond or pass the result forward. Use only when the user invokes distill or asks for clarification before answering; never activate it silently.

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🧪 Think Distill

ID: think-it-through/distill
HACP: 0.4
Kind: operation
Mode: transform
Traits: read-only, semantic
Default Binding: Latest human message in relevant context
Accepts: hacp/content, hacp/result
Produces: think-it-through/clarified-thought
Duration: once

Effect: Separate every material thought, clarify each one, and expose only convergence, tension, or dependency supported by the bound context.

Limits: Preserve meaning, ambiguity, and distinctions. Do not invent connections, add advice, choose a direction, or replace clarification with another effect.

Flow

flowchart LR
    A["Latest message in context"] --> B["Separate material thoughts"]
    B --> C["Clarify each thought"]
    C --> D{"Relationship supported?"}
    D -->|Yes| E["Show connection or tension"]
    D -->|No| F["Keep thoughts distinct"]
    E --> G{"Reading still ambiguous?"}
    F --> G
    G -->|Yes| H["Show readings and ask once"]
    G -->|No| I["Respond or pass result"]

Format

Begin the combo trace with > 🎯 **<binding>** → 🧪 **DISTILL**, then use:

Distilled with one formulation or a short list.
Connections only when the context supports them.
Response when used alone, stating the remaining question or asking one necessary clarification.

Keep advice and direction out of Response. Add later operation cards with →; show the trace once for the complete combo.