Think

A structured prompting wrapper around Gemini that forces multi-framework analysis on hard problems. You're basically feeding your question through a pipeline of thinking models: first principles, systems thinking, pre-mortems, second-order effects. Useful when you're stuck on architecture decisions or need to stress-test an idea before committing. The prompts are verbose by design, walking Gemini through each framework step by step. It's not magic, just disciplined prompt engineering that makes you consider angles you'd otherwise skip. Works best when you actually have a complex problem, otherwise you're just adding ceremony to simple questions.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add johnlindquist/claude --skill think --agent claude-code

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Think - Structured Reasoning

Apply structured thinking frameworks to complex problems.

Prerequisites

Gemini CLI installed:

pip install google-generativeai
export GEMINI_API_KEY=your_api_key

CLI Reference

All commands use Gemini with structured prompts:

gemini -m pro -o text -e "" "Your prompt"

Thinking Operations

Deep Analysis

Multi-framework reasoning on complex problems:

gemini -m pro -o text -e "" "Analyze this problem using multiple thinking frameworks:

PROBLEM: [Your problem]

Apply these frameworks:
1. First Principles - Break down to fundamental truths
2. Systems Thinking - Map components and interactions
3. Inversion - What would make this fail?
4. Second-Order Effects - What happens after the obvious?

For each framework:
- Key insights
- Blind spots it reveals
- Actionable implications

Synthesize into a coherent recommendation."

Quick Think

Fast reasoning on simpler questions:

gemini -m pro -o text -e "" "Think through this question step by step:

[Your question]

Provide:
1. Initial reaction
2. Key considerations
3. Potential pitfalls
4. Recommended approach"

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Details

Repository: github.com/johnlindquist/claude
First seen: Jun 3, 2026

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