cathrynlavery

Problem Solver Skill

Name: Problem Solver Skill
Author: cathrynlavery

Development community

SOURCE https://github.com/cathrynlavery/problem-solver-skill

Description

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

Installation

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

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