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Description

--- description: Circuit breaker — stop, diagnose why attempts are failing, propose a fundamentally new direction before trying again. --- Circuit breaker. Stop all current attempts — do not try another fix. Follow these steps in order: 1. **State the real goal** — go back to what was originally asked for. Not "make this error go away" — the actual user-facing goal. One sentence. 2. **Trace the path** — list the last 3-5 things tried, briefly. For each, note what went wrong. Look for a patte

Installation

Installs to ~/.claude/skills/btseytlin-ultrapack-step-back/SKILL.md

Terminal
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/btseytlin-ultrapack-step-back && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/btseytlin/ultrapack/HEAD/commands/step-back.md -o ~/.claude/skills/btseytlin-ultrapack-step-back/SKILL.md

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

Full documentation available on GitHub

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