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70 lines
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# Problem-Solving Skills - Attribution
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These skills were derived from agent patterns in the Microsoft Amplifier project.
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## Source Repository
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- **Name:** Amplifier
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- **URL:** https://github.com/microsoft/amplifier
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- **Commit:** 2adb63f858e7d760e188197c8e8d4c1ef721e2a6
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- **Date:** 2025-10-10
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## Skills Derived from Amplifier Agents
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### From insight-synthesizer agent:
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- **simplification-cascades** - Finding insights that eliminate multiple components
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- **collision-zone-thinking** - Forcing unrelated concepts together for breakthroughs
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- **meta-pattern-recognition** - Spotting patterns across 3+ domains
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- **inversion-exercise** - Flipping assumptions to reveal alternatives
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- **scale-game** - Testing at extremes to expose fundamental truths
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### From ambiguity-guardian agent:
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- **preserving-productive-tensions** - Preserving multiple valid approaches (in architecture skill)
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### From knowledge-archaeologist agent:
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- **tracing-knowledge-lineages** - Understanding how ideas evolved (in research skill)
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### Dispatch pattern:
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- **when-stuck** - Maps stuck-symptoms to appropriate technique
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## What Was Adapted
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The Amplifier agents are specialized long-lived agents with structured JSON output. These skills extract the core problem-solving techniques and adapt them as:
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- **Scannable quick-reference guides** (~60-80 lines each)
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- **Symptom-based discovery** via when_to_use descriptions
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- **Immediate application** without special tooling
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- **Composable patterns** through dispatch system
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- **Progressive disclosure** via SKILL.md + references structure
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## Core Insight
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Agent capabilities are domain-agnostic patterns. Whether packaged as "amplifier agent" or "problem-solving skill", the underlying technique is the same.
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We extracted the techniques and made them:
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- Portable across contexts
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- Immediately applicable
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- Token-efficient through progressive disclosure
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- Discoverable through symptom-matching
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- Combinable for complex problems
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## License
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Original Amplifier project uses MIT License. These adapted skills maintain attribution and follow the same open spirit.
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## Adaptation Notes
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**Changes from original:**
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- Converted from long-lived agent to scannable reference
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- Added symptom-based dispatch system
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- Removed JSON output requirements
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- Focused on immediate application
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- Added concrete examples
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- Structured for progressive disclosure
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**Preserved from original:**
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- Core problem-solving techniques
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- Recognition patterns
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- Application processes
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- Fundamental insights
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