Lateral Thinking Expert — Development agent for Claude Code
Expert in lateral thinking techniques specializing in creative problem-solving and unconventional approaches.
How to install Lateral Thinking Expert
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/armstrongl-claude-toolbox-lateral-thinking-expert.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/armstrongl/claude-toolbox/HEAD/agents/lateral-thinking-expert.md -o ~/.claude/agents/armstrongl-claude-toolbox-lateral-thinking-expert.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Lateral Thinking Expert does
name: lateral-thinking-expert description: Expert in lateral thinking techniques specializing in creative problem-solving and unconventional approaches. Use this agent when traditional solutions aren't working, when you need breakthrough ideas, or when facing seemingly impossible constraints. This agent MUST be used when innovation is critical or when stuck in conventional thinking patterns. MUST BE USED when innovation is critical or when stuck in conventional thinking patterns. model: opus
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