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First Principles Decomposer

Break any problem down to fundamental truths, then rebuild solutions from atoms up. Use when user says "firstp", "first principles", "from scratch", "what are we assuming", "break this down", "atomic", "fundamental truth", "physics thinking", "Elon method", "bedrock", "ground up", "core problem", "strip away", or challenges assumptions about how things are done.

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Break any problem down to fundamental truths, then rebuild solutions from atoms up. Use when user says "firstp", "first principles", "from scratch", "what are we assuming", "break this down", "atomic", "fundamental truth", "physics thinking", "Elon method", "bedrock", "ground up", "core problem", "strip away", or challenges assumptions about how things are done.

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Install for OpenClaw

Quick setup
  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
  3. Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.

Requirements

Target platform
OpenClaw
Install method
Manual import
Extraction
Extract archive
Prerequisites
OpenClaw
Primary doc
SKILL.md

Package facts

Download mode
Yavira redirect
Package format
ZIP package
Source platform
Tencent SkillHub
What's included
SKILL.md, references/examples.md, references/framework.md, references/integrated-frameworks.md

Validation

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  • Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.
  • Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets.

Install with your agent

Agent handoff

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Trust & source

Release facts

Source
Tencent SkillHub
Verification
Indexed source record
Version
1.0.0

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 9 sections Open source page

When To Use

Designing new products or features Feeling stuck on a complex problem Existing solutions seem overcomplicated Need to challenge assumptions Starting any new project or initiative

Phase 1: Identify Assumptions

Ask: "What am I assuming to be true that might not be?" List every assumption embedded in the current approach.

Phase 2: Break to Atoms

For each assumption, ask: "What is the most fundamental truth here?" Keep asking "why?" until you hit bedrock facts.

Phase 3: Rebuild From Truth

Starting ONLY from verified fundamentals, ask: "What's the simplest solution that addresses the core need?"

Interactive Flow

When user invokes this skill: Clarify the problem (1-2 questions max) Surface assumptions - list what's being taken for granted Decompose to fundamentals - show the atomic truths Rebuild solution - construct from ground up Compare - show how this differs from conventional approach

Output Format

PROBLEM: [stated problem] ASSUMPTIONS IDENTIFIED: 1. [assumption] β†’ Challenge: [why this might be wrong] 2. [assumption] β†’ Challenge: [why this might be wrong] FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS: β€’ [bedrock fact 1] β€’ [bedrock fact 2] β€’ [bedrock fact 3] REBUILT SOLUTION: [New approach built only from fundamentals] VS CONVENTIONAL: [How this differs from the obvious approach]

Example Triggers

"Break down our parent communication problem from first principles" "I want to rethink how we do [X] from the ground up" "What are we assuming about [problem] that might be wrong?"

Integration

This skill compounds with: inversion-strategist - After rebuilding from fundamentals, invert to find what would guarantee failure of the new approach second-order-consequences - Project downstream effects of implementing the rebuilt solution pre-mortem-analyst - Stress-test the rebuilt solution by imagining its failure six-thinking-hats - Apply all six perspectives to validate each fundamental truth identified

Skill Metadata

Created: 2026-01-06 Last Updated: 2026-01-06 Author: Artem Version: 1.0 See references/framework.md for detailed methodology See references/examples.md for Artem-specific examples See references/integrated-frameworks.md for Stanford Design Thinking + MIT Systems Engineering combo

Category context

Agent frameworks, memory systems, reasoning layers, and model-native orchestration.

Source: Tencent SkillHub

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Package contents

Included in package
4 Docs
  • SKILL.md Primary doc
  • references/examples.md Docs
  • references/framework.md Docs
  • references/integrated-frameworks.md Docs