Five Gate Method
Evidence-driven task discipline for hard tasks. Use PROACTIVELY, mid-task as well as at the start, and specifically whenever any of these is true - the task has 3+ dependent steps; you are about to build on a file, API response, or dataset you have not opened; you are on the second failed attempt at the same fix; you are several actions into a plan with no check against intermediate results; you are about to call something done on the strength of "it ran" rather than an observed outcome; a result came back surprisingly clean; or you cannot say in one sentence what done looks like. Also use when a task keeps failing or stalling, or when the user says "five gates", "five-gate method", "fable mode", "think like Fable", "slow down and do this right", or "think this through first". Loads a five-gate task loop (scope, evidence, adversarial reasoning, verification, calibrated reporting) plus standing habits. Model-agnostic - runs on any capable LLM.
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From the source SKILL.md
An operating discipline for hard tasks, written down so any capable model can run it. It doesn't transfer intelligence; it transfers how the work is managed: how to scope, gather evidence, attack your own answers, verify, and report.
What this skill does
Five Gate Method 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/five-gate-method/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
When to invoke it: use when a task keeps failing or stalling, or when the user says "five gates", "five-gate method", "fable mode", "think like Fable", "slow down and do this right", or "think this through first". Loads a five-gate task loop (scope, evidence, adversarial reasoning, verification, calibrated reporting) plus standing habits.
Who uses this skill
The Five Gate Method 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 196,000+ 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/five-gate-method
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/five-gate-method/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/five-gate-method/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/five-gate-method/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/five-gate-method/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\five-gate-method\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 Five Gate Method Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/five-gate-method/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Five Gate Method skill do?
Evidence-driven task discipline for hard tasks. Use PROACTIVELY, mid-task as well as at the start, and specifically whenever any of these is true - the task has 3+ dependent steps; you are about to build on a file, API response, or dataset you have not opened; you are on the second failed attempt at the same fix; you are several actions into a plan with no check against intermediate results; you are about to call something done on the strength of "it ran" rather than an observed outcome; a result came back surprisingly clean; or you cannot say in one sentence what done looks like. Also use when a task keeps failing or stalling, or when the user says "five gates", "five-gate method", "fable mode", "think like Fable", "slow down and do this right", or "think this through first". Loads a five-gate task loop (scope, evidence, adversarial reasoning, verification, calibrated reporting) plus standing habits. Model-agnostic - runs on any capable LLM.
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 Five Gate Method skill?
Use Five Gate Method 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 Five Gate Method" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Five Gate Method 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. Five Gate Method 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
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
AdityaVasireddy. (2026). Five Gate Method [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/five-gate-method/
BibTeX
@misc{five-gate-method-2026,
author = {AdityaVasireddy},
title = {Five Gate Method [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/five-gate-method/}
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Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — 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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