Challenge

Twenty Obsidian knowledge-work skills for Claude Code: connect, contradict, emerge, trace, ghost, weekly-learnings.

Install

npx -y skills add slogsdon/skills-vault-knowledge --skill challenge

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Use when Shane wants to pressure-test a belief, steelman an opposing view, or invoke /challenge. Do NOT use for confirming or validating a position.

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Steelman the strongest opposition to a belief using vault evidence — the value is in the rigour of the challenge, not in protecting the position.

Don't: soften the opposition to protect Shane's self-image. Don't look for confirming evidence — look for what challenges the position.

Parse the argument/topic from Shane's request.
Follow Qwen Protocol with:
- task: "Vault access (bash only, no MCP tools): obsidian search query='TERM' limit=10, obsidian read file='Note Name' (no .md). Steelman the strongest opposition to '[argument]'. Identify the most vulnerable assumptions, surface counterevidence from the vault, and pressure-test the position rigorously."
- skill: "challenge"
Review Qwen's result, synthesize if needed, and present to Shane.

If Qwen is unavailable:

Run obsidian search query='[argument]' limit=10 via bash to find notes related to the topic
Read the relevant notes by running obsidian read file='[note name]' via bash for each — look especially for where Shane states the position most confidently
Steelman the opposition:
- Build the strongest possible case against [argument] — not a strawman, the actual best version
- Find the most vulnerable assumptions underlying [argument]; name them explicitly
- Search the vault for any counterevidence — places where Shane's own notes undermine the position
Pressure-test the position:
- What would have to be true for [argument] to be wrong?
- What's the most common smart objection to this position?
- What would a rigorous critic say?
Don't soften it — the value is in the discomfort
Present the challenge to Shane as: the strongest opposition case, the most vulnerable assumptions, and the counterevidence found in his own vault