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Problem Solver Skill — Development skill for Claude Code

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Claude Code skill for systematic problem diagnosis using progressive disclosure — 55-line router + 7 on-demand framework references.

How to install Problem Solver Skill

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open cathrynlavery/problem-solver-skill and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Problem Solver Skill does

Claude Code skill for systematic problem diagnosis using progressive disclosure — 55-line router + 7 on-demand framework references.

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README

Problem Solver Skill

A Claude Code skill for systematic problem diagnosis and solution evaluation using progressive disclosure.

What it does

Provides 7 analytical frameworks for diagnosing root causes and evaluating solutions:

Problem Signal	Framework
Unknown root cause, simple chain	Five Whys
Conflicting requirements / trade-offs	TRIZ
Slow throughput / capacity issue	Theory of Constraints
Recurring / interconnected issues	Systems Thinking
Multi-factor quality issue	Ishikawa / Fishbone
Critical incident, high stakes	Root Cause Analysis
Comparing multiple solutions	Solution Evaluation Matrix

Progressive disclosure pattern

The main `SKILL.md` is only ~55 lines. It contains just the routing table and workflow. Each framework's details live in separate `references/` files that load on-demand.

This means the agent only reads what it needs for the current problem, instead of loading all 7 frameworks every time.

SKILL.md                              # routing + workflow (~55 lines)
references/
  five-whys.md                        # loaded when simple cause-effect
  triz.md                             # loaded when technical contradictions
  theory-of-constraints.md            # loaded when throughput/bottleneck
  systems-thinking.md                 # loaded when feedback loops
  ishikawa.md                         # loaded when multi-factor quality
  root-cause-analysis.md              # loaded when critical/high-stakes
  solution-matrix.md                  # loaded when comparing solutions

Installation

Copy `SKILL.md` and the `references/` directory into your Claude Code skills folder:

# Clone and copy
git clone https://github.com/cathrynlavery/problem-solver-skill.git
cp -r problem-solver-skill/ ~/.claude/skills/problem-solver/

# Or just the files
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/problem-solver/references
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/problem-solver/SKILL.md https://raw.githubuserconten