Option space

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Battle-tested skills for Claude Code and other coding agents — distilled from a real production automation setup

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"Parametrize the option space" decision technique. When making any comparative decision (model/provider cost comparison, production path choice, distribution route, purchase, GO/PARK/KILL), systematically widen the decision space instead of searching along a single axis. Use when asked "what's the cheapest/best way", "which one should I pick", "compare these", "open up the options", or whenever a comparison/optimization decision is being made. Inspired by the 8-prompt pattern shared by @vibeeval on X.

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Parametrize the Option Space

In any comparative/optimization decision, don't lock onto a single axis. Open the decision space: the LLM doesn't find the answer — it makes unseen possibilities visible (a "€479 → €159" story is the correction of a bad search habit, not magic).

Flow

Sharpen the decision: What is being optimized? (cost / quality / time / risk) Which axes exist?
Open the axes — adapt the 8 templates below to the decision, filling the brackets:
1. Full-combination sweep: "Top 5 of all [axis1] × [axis2] combinations; for each, total cost + [risk/time] + hidden line items."
2. Split-vs-bundle: "Is it cheaper as one piece, or split into parts handled separately? Net difference."
3. Indirect/longer route: "Is a longer option via [waypoint] cheaper than the direct one? Cost + risk."
4. Why this price: "Why does [option] cost this much? The factors driving it up + which alternative is clearly cheaper, with the reason."
5. Neighbor-target: "Is the total cost of [nearby alternative] (including the extra hop) lower than the target?"
6. Multi-target ordering: "What order/route is cheapest for [a], [b], [c]? Bundle vs one by one."
7. Time shifting: "How does cost change if the date/time shifts ±1 unit? Unit-by-unit table."
8. Hidden-cost audit: "The invisible line items of [my pick]. The true total of the option that looks cheap."
Put the results in a matrix, give the best option with its rationale. Limit: if live data is needed, a web/search-enabled setup is required — an LLM alone doesn't fetch live prices.

Example adaptations

Model/provider cost: matrix of frontier/mid/small/local models (tokens + latency + quality; one-by-one vs batch; the hidden cost of retries).
Production path: 3 alternative tool chains for the same deliverable (tool/cost/time); bundle vs split.
Distribution route: neighbor platform, time shifting (when to post), the hidden cost of algorithm penalties.

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Inspired by the 8-prompt pattern shared by @vibeeval on X.

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