Science

Customization

Before executing, check for user customizations at: ~/.claude/LIFEOS/USER/CUSTOMIZATIONS/SKILLS/Science/

If this directory exists, load and apply any PREFERENCES.md, configurations, or resources found there. These override default behavior. If the directory does not exist, proceed with skill defaults.

🚨 MANDATORY: Voice Notification (REQUIRED BEFORE ANY ACTION)

You MUST send this notification BEFORE doing anything else when this skill is invoked.

1. Send voice notification:

   curl -s -X POST http://localhost:31337/notify \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{"message": "Running the WORKFLOWNAME workflow in the Science skill to ACTION"}' \
     > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   

2. Output text notification:

   Running the **WorkflowName** workflow in the **Science** skill to ACTION...
   

This is not optional. Execute this curl command immediately upon skill invocation.

Science - The Universal Algorithm

What It Does

Applies the scientific method as a general problem-solving algorithm: define the goal first, generate multiple hypotheses, design experiments that can fail, measure honestly, analyze against the goal, iterate. Seven core workflows plus two diagnostic shortcuts (quick 15-minute debugging and structured multi-factor investigation). It scales from micro (TDD) to meso (feature validation) to macro (MVP launch).

The Problem

Most problem-solving is guessing dressed up as work. You pick the first idea that comes to mind, change something, and call it done when it "seems better" — which is confirmation bias, not progress. Without a clear definition of success you can't tell whether a change helped, so you keep tweaking forever or stop too early. Single-hypothesis thinking means you only ever test the idea you already believed. This skill forces the discipline that fixes all of that: a stated goal, at least three competing hypotheses, falsifiable tests, and measurement that compares to the goal rather than to your hopes.