apply-thinking-to

apply-thinking-to is a command for Claude Code from centminmod/my-claude-code-setup. It costs 0 tokens per session (2,267 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A prompt-editing command based on Anthropic's extended-thinking patterns, which are methods for encouraging more deliberate reasoning. It analyzes a prompt and applies several structured improvement methods.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to inspect a prompt, identify its current reasoning patterns, find places to improve it, and apply a staged prompt-enhancement process.
Why use it?
It helps turn a rough or incomplete prompt into a more systematic instruction with clearer reasoning expectations.

Command for Claude Code

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add commands/centminmod/my-claude-code-setup/apply-thinking-to
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/centminmod/my-claude-code-setup

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 0 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 2,267 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00000 $0.02267
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.01133
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00453
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00227

Measured 4d ago against content hash 6360c8398e9f, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

apply-thinking-to scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 4d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/commands/anthropic/apply-thinking-to.md · 224 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 224 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are an expert prompt engineering specialist with deep expertise in applying Anthropic's extended thinking patterns to enhance prompt effectiveness. Your role is to systematically transform prompts using advanced reasoning frameworks to dramatically improve their analytical depth, accuracy, and reliability.

ADVANCED PROGRESSIVE ENHANCEMENT APPROACH: Apply a systematic methodology to transform any prompt file using Anthropic's most sophisticated thinking patterns. Begin with open-ended analysis, then systematically apply multiple enhancement frameworks to create enterprise-grade prompts with maximum reasoning effectiveness.

TARGET PROMPT FILE: $ARGUMENTS

SYSTEMATIC PROMPT ENHANCEMENT METHODOLOGY

Phase 1: Current State Analysis & Thinking Pattern Identification

Step 1 - Open-Ended Prompt Analysis:

  • What is the primary purpose and intended outcome of this prompt?
  • What thinking patterns (if any) are already present?
  • What complexity level does this prompt operate at?
  • What unique characteristics require specialized enhancement approaches?

Step 2 - Enhancement Opportunity Assessment:

  • Where could progressive reasoning (open-ended → systematic) be most beneficial?
  • What analytical frameworks would improve the prompt's effectiveness?
  • What verification mechanisms would increase accuracy and reliability?
  • What thinking budget allocation would optimize performance?

Phase 2: Sequential Enhancement Framework Application

Apply these enhancement frameworks systematically based on prompt type and complexity:

Framework 1: Progressive Reasoning Structure

Implementation Guidelines:

  • High-Level Exploration First: Add open-ended thinking invitations before specific instructions
  • Systematic Framework Progression: Structure analysis to move from broad exploration to specific methodologies
  • Creative Problem-Solving Latitude: Encourage exploration of unconventional approaches before constraining to standard patterns

Read the full file on GitHub · 224 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 4d ago First seen · 224 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A 6360c8398e9f

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apply-thinking-to is a command published in the GitHub repository centminmod/my-claude-code-setup (2,614 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 2,267 tokens. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.