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Steelman — Development skill for Claude Code

Development community

Construct the strongest version of a position before disagreeing.

How to install Steelman

Installs to ~/.claude/commands/agoradynamics-wick-steelman.md

Terminal

mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/agoradynamics/wick/HEAD/.claude/commands/steelman.md -o ~/.claude/commands/agoradynamics-wick-steelman.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What Steelman does

description: Construct the strongest version of a position before disagreeing argument-hint: [position]

*Updated: 2026-05-06 · first written 2026-05-06*

Steelman: **$ARGUMENTS**

Construct the strongest possible version of this position before disagreeing with it. Research mode: pull the best arguments, the best evidence, the smartest proponents.

Use when you're about to push back on something and want to make sure you're engaging with the actual claim, not a straw man. Practical wisd