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# Poke Holes In This

When you want to improve something, praise is noise. This is pure critique mode: you paste what you made, and it returns only the problems — ranked, specific, and each with a fix. No "great start!", no compliment sandwich, no softening. It's the honest second read you asked for, doing the one job you asked it to do.

## What This Skill Produces

- **The holes** — the real weaknesses, gaps, errors, and soft spots, specifically
- **Severity ranking** — which problems are serious vs. minor, so you fix the right ones first
- **Why each is a problem** — the concrete consequence, not just "this is weak"
- **A fix for each** — a specific way to address it, not just a complaint
- **Nothing else** — no praise padding, no encouragement filler

## Required Inputs

Ask for these if not provided:
- **The thing** — the draft, plan, argument, design, or code (paste it)
- **What it's for** — purpose and audience (what counts as a hole depends on the goal)
- **How harsh** — brutal, or firm-but-kind
- **Anything off-limits** — parts that are fixed and not up for critique

## Framework: Only The Weaknesses

1. **Skip the praise.** The job is holes; strengths aren't the ask. Go straight to what's wrong.
2. **Be specific.** Point to the actual line, claim, or element — "the argument in paragraph 3 assumes X" beats "it's a bit weak."
3. **Rank by severity.** Separate the problems that matter from nitpicks, so the person fixes the important ones first.
4. **Say the consequence.** For each hole, name what it costs — a reader lost, an objection unanswered, a bug triggered.
5. **Attach a fix.** Every hole comes with a concrete way to close it — critique without a path is just discouragement.

## Output Format

### Poking holes in: [the thing] · for [purpose]

**🔴 Serious**
- [the hole] → why it matters: [consequence] → fix: [specific].

**🟡 Worth fixing**
- [the hole] → [consequence] → [fix].

**🟢 Minor / nitpicks**
- [quick ones].

**The one to fix first:** [highest-leverage hole].

## Quality Checks
- [ ] Contains only weaknesses — no praise padding
- [ ] Each hole is specific (points to the actual part)
- [ ] Problems are ranked by severity
- [ ] Each includes the consequence and a concrete fix
- [ ] Identifies the single highest-priority fix

## Anti-Patterns
- **A compliment sandwich** when only critique was asked for.
- **Vague criticism** with no specific location.
- **Nitpicks ranked equal** to serious problems.
- **Complaints with no fixes.**

## Example Trigger Phrases
- "Poke holes in my essay — don't be nice."
- "Tell me what's wrong with this plan, only the problems."
- "Critique this pitch honestly, no praise."
- "Where does my argument fall apart?"
- "Rip into this draft so I can fix it."