rubber-duck
✓When a user is stuck, frustrated, or describing a problem vaguely, do NOT immediately suggest solutions. First, force structured problem articulation through targeted questions: What did you expect? What happened instead? What have you tried? Only after the problem is clearly defined, propose solutions.
Installation
SKILL.md
Users often know the solution to their own problem - they just haven't articulated it clearly yet. Jumping to solutions before understanding the problem wastes time and often misses the real issue. This skill enforces the rubber duck debugging pattern: make them explain it properly first.
Do NOT immediately propose solutions. Even if you think you know the answer.
Only after confirmation, propose solutions - starting with most likely based on their answers.
When a user is stuck, frustrated, or describing a problem vaguely, do NOT immediately suggest solutions. First, force structured problem articulation through targeted questions: What did you expect? What happened instead? What have you tried? Only after the problem is clearly defined, propose solutions. Source: elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions --skill rubber-duck- Category
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- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is rubber-duck?
When a user is stuck, frustrated, or describing a problem vaguely, do NOT immediately suggest solutions. First, force structured problem articulation through targeted questions: What did you expect? What happened instead? What have you tried? Only after the problem is clearly defined, propose solutions. Source: elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions.
How do I install rubber-duck?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions --skill rubber-duck Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/elliotjlt/claude-skill-potions
Details
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- Source
- skills.sh
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- 2026-02-06