Counterfactual Reasoning

Q: What does the Counterfactual Reasoning skill do?

反事实推理——评估"如果某一事实不存在/发生改变，法律结果将如何不同"。 适用情形：因果关系认定（若无该行为，损害是否仍会发生）、过错与责任比例划分、损害赔偿范围确定、合同违约损失计算。 核心方法：构建一个与现实世界仅在目标变量上不同的"反事实世界"，比较两个世界的结果差异。 经典方法：But-for检验（若无A则无B）、NESS检验（不可或缺条件）。

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Counterfactual Reasoning skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Counterfactual Reasoning is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: General · Sub-category: general-misc · Last updated: 2026-06-15

反事实推理——评估"如果某一事实不存在/发生改变，法律结果将如何不同"。适用情形：因果关系认定（若无该行为，损害是否仍会发生）、过错与责任比例划分、损害赔偿范围确定、合同违约损失计算。核心方法：构建一个与现实世界仅在目标变量上不同的"反事实世界"，比较两个世界的结果差异。经典方法：But-for检验（若无A则无B）、NESS检验（不可或缺条件）。

Security AStatic scan found no risk patternsHow grading works ›

What this skill does

Counterfactual Reasoning is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Counterfactual Reasoning Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/counterfactual-reasoning
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\counterfactual-reasoning\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Counterfactual Reasoning Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Counterfactual Reasoning skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Counterfactual Reasoning skill?

Use Counterfactual Reasoning when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Counterfactual Reasoning" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Counterfactual Reasoning skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Counterfactual Reasoning is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/vivy-yi/Greater-China-Legal/blob/HEAD/plugins/legal-atomic/counterfactual-reasoning/SKILL.md
License: Apache-2.0
Author: vivy-yi
Website: https://github.com/vivy-yi/Greater-China-Legal

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

vivy-yi. (2026). Counterfactual Reasoning [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/

BibTeX

@misc{counterfactual-reasoning-2026,
  author    = {vivy-yi},
  title     = {Counterfactual Reasoning [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/counterfactual-reasoning/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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