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Scrutinize Dont Coast

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Re-anchor adversarial self-scrutiny — stop coasting on your own recent output, re-examine whether it is actually sound (not merely confidently produced) through a fresh-context pass blind to the reasoning that made it, and remediate with the user. Use when: 'scrutinize don't coast', 'wait, stop', 'are you sure about this', 'second-guess this', 'poke holes in what you just did', \"you're steamrolling\", 'push back on yourself', with an optional focus to scope the re-examination, or at conversation start to set the posture.
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From the source SKILL.md

A drift corrector for adversarial self-scrutiny. The shared method — re-anchor, audit the work in flight, correct forward, report, and the tone that firing this is not an accusation — lives in [${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/context/re-anchor-audit-correct.md](../../context/re-anchor-audit-correct.md). Read it; this file adds only what is specific to adversarial self-scrutiny — and two deliberate deltas this corrector makes to the shared loop.

What this skill does

Scrutinize Dont Coast 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/scrutinize-dont-coast/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when: 'scrutinize don't coast', 'wait, stop', 'are you sure about this', 'second-guess this', 'poke holes in what you just did', \"you're steamrolling\", 'push back on yourself', with an optional focus to scope the re-examination, or at conversation start to set the posture.

Who uses this skill

The Scrutinize Dont Coast 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/scrutinize-dont-coast
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/scrutinize-dont-coast/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/scrutinize-dont-coast/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/scrutinize-dont-coast/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\scrutinize-dont-coast\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 Scrutinize Dont Coast Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/scrutinize-dont-coast/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Scrutinize Dont Coast skill do?
Re-anchor adversarial self-scrutiny — stop coasting on your own recent output, re-examine whether it is actually sound (not merely confidently produced) through a fresh-context pass blind to the reasoning that made it, and remediate with the user. Use when: 'scrutinize don't coast', 'wait, stop', 'are you sure about this', 'second-guess this', 'poke holes in what you just did', \"you're steamrolling\", 'push back on yourself', with an optional focus to scope the re-examination, or at conversation start to set the posture.
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 Scrutinize Dont Coast skill?
Use Scrutinize Dont Coast 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 Scrutinize Dont Coast" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Scrutinize Dont Coast 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. Scrutinize Dont Coast 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/.

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melodic-software. (2026). Scrutinize Dont Coast [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/scrutinize-dont-coast/
BibTeX
@misc{scrutinize-dont-coast-2026,
  author    = {melodic-software},
  title     = {Scrutinize Dont Coast [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/scrutinize-dont-coast/}
}

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