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Problem Definition

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Help users define problems clearly before jumping to solutions. Use when someone is scoping a new feature, validating a product idea, struggling to articulate what they're building, or falling into the "shiny object trap" with new technology.

From the source SKILL.md

Help the user define problems clearly before jumping to solutions using frameworks from 91 product leaders.

What this skill does

Problem Definition 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/problem-definition/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when someone is scoping a new feature, validating a product idea, struggling to articulate what they're building, or falling into the "shiny object trap" with new technology.

Who uses this skill

The Problem Definition 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 70,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

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Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

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ClaudSkills. (2026). Problem Definition [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/problem-definition/
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@misc{problem-definition-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Problem Definition [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/problem-definition/}
}

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