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Elicit

Category: Product  ·  Sub-category: product-misc  ·  Last updated:
Force a structured second pass on something just generated — a spec, plan, design decision, financial model, code architecture, prose. Use when output looks "fine" but you suspect there's more depth, when a decision is high-stakes, when stress-testing assumptions, or when a workflow hits a fork and you want to think through alternatives before committing. Picks one of nine reasoning methods (pre-mortem, inversion, first principles, red team / blue team, Socratic, constraint removal, stakeholder mapping, analogical, second-order effects) and applies it to the recent output. Triggers: "elicit", "stress test this", "pre-mortem", "what could go wrong", "rethink this", "second pass", "challenge this". Note: for financial-model stress tests, defer to `vault-auditor`. For code adversarial review, defer to `compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer`. For agent prompts, defer to `rex-redteam`.

From the source SKILL.md

A structured second pass on something just generated. The point is not to ask the LLM to "try again" — vague requests produce vague revisions. Instead, pick a named reasoning method and force the AI to re-examine its own output through that specific lens. Different methods surface different blind spots.

What this skill does

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

When to invoke it: Use when output looks "fine" but you suspect there's more depth, when a decision is high-stakes, when stress-testing assumptions, or when a workflow hits a fork and you want to think through alternatives before committing. Picks one of nine reasoning methods (pre-mortem, inversion, first principles, red team / blue team, Socratic, constraint removal, stakeholder mapping, analogical, second-order effects) and applies it to the recent output.

Who uses this skill

The Elicit Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ 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/elicit
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/elicit/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/elicit/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/elicit/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\elicit\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 Elicit Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/elicit/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Elicit skill do?
Force a structured second pass on something just generated — a spec, plan, design decision, financial model, code architecture, prose. Use when output looks "fine" but you suspect there's more depth, when a decision is high-stakes, when stress-testing assumptions, or when a workflow hits a fork and you want to think through alternatives before committing. Picks one of nine reasoning methods (pre-mortem, inversion, first principles, red team / blue team, Socratic, constraint removal, stakeholder mapping, analogical, second-order effects) and applies it to the recent output. Triggers: "elicit", "stress test this", "pre-mortem", "what could go wrong", "rethink this", "second pass", "challenge this". Note: for financial-model stress tests, defer to `vault-auditor`. For code adversarial review, defer to `compound-engineering:review:adversarial-reviewer`. For agent prompts, defer to `rex-redteam`.
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 Elicit skill?
Use Elicit when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product 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 Elicit" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Elicit 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. Elicit is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

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hgonzalezstahl-blip. (2026). Elicit [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/elicit/
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@misc{elicit-2026,
  author    = {hgonzalezstahl-blip},
  title     = {Elicit [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/elicit/}
}

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