--- title: This New Skill Finally Solves Thinking For AI Agents description: AI agents like Claude Code and Codex tend to produce safe, repetitive answers when asked to brainstorm because they default to the most common patterns in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-new-skill-finally-solves-thinking-for-ai-agents-0t8znpbrp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This New Skill Finally Solves Thinking For AI Agents | daily.dev og:description: AI agents like Claude Code and Codex tend to produce safe, repetitive answers when asked to brainstorm because they default to the most common patterns in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-new-skill-finally-solves-thinking-for-ai-agents-0t8znpbrp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0t8znpbRP.png og:image:alt: This New Skill Finally Solves Thinking For AI Agents og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This New Skill Finally Solves Thinking For AI Agents **[AI LABS](https://daily.dev/sources/ailabs-393)** · 13 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary AI agents like Claude Code and Codex tend to produce safe, repetitive answers when asked to brainstorm because they default to the most common patterns in their training data. A tool called the 'ADHD skill' addresses this by applying a tree-of-thought approach: it spins up multiple isolated sub-agents, each given a different 'frame' (lens) to approach the problem, so ideas can't bleed into each other. A critic agent then scores each idea on novelty, viability, and fit, and a trap list flags potential risks. The skill includes a pre-check step to avoid wasting tokens on problems with a single obvious answer. Practical use cases demonstrated include generating diverse TDD test strategies before building and evaluating user experience gaps before shipping a product. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does the ADHD skill for Claude Code and Codex improve AI agent brainstorming? It spins up multiple isolated sub-agents, each assigned a different 'frame' or lens on the same problem, so ideas develop without influencing each other in a tree-of-thought structure. A critic agent then scores every idea on novelty, viability, and fit, discards weak ones, and merges the strongest non-obvious ideas into a final answer, avoiding the repetitive safe answers agents normally default to. _Developers weighing new agent tooling for brainstorming and planning can track releases like this through daily.dev._ ### How many AI coding agents does the ADHD skill support and where does the skill file get installed? It supports more than 45 AI coding agents. After installation via a command from its GitHub repo, the skill lands as a single skill.md file inside an 'agents' folder, which tools like Codex use directly, though Claude Code requires renaming that folder to its expected hidden Claude config folder to recognize it. _Anyone configuring multi-agent coding setups can follow tool compatibility details like this on daily.dev._ ### How does the ADHD skill decide whether to run its multi-agent brainstorming process automatically? It runs a three-question pre-check when auto-invoked: whether the problem is open-ended with multiple valid answers, whether the stakes are high enough that a wrong default answer would cost something, and whether the user's wording (like 'quick' or 'standard') signals they just want a straightforward answer. If any check fails, it skips the multi-agent process to save tokens. _Teams tuning when to trigger expensive multi-agent workflows can follow practical breakdowns like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Researcher “gave Claude Code ‘ADHD’… and it thinks 2x better now.” Outside experts want more proof.](https://daily.dev/posts/researcher-gave-claude-code-adhd-and-it-thinks-2x-better-now-outside-experts-want-more-proof--7pkmtvb0x) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Improving skill-creator: Test, measure, and refine Agent Skills](https://daily.dev/posts/improving-skill-creator-test-measure-and-refine-agent-skills-obmf0r4sa) · Claude · 75 upvotes · 3 comments - [Task Paralysis & AI](https://daily.dev/posts/task-paralysis-ai-kcioq76hb) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code), [#prompt-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/prompt-engineering), [#tdd](https://daily.dev/tags/tdd) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/this-new-skill-finally-solves-thinking-for-ai-agents-0t8znpbrp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"This New Skill Finally Solves Thinking For AI Agents","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-new-skill-finally-solves-thinking-for-ai-agents-0t8znpbrp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-new-skill-finally-solves-thinking-for-ai-agents-0t8znpbrp"},"datePublished":"2026-07-22T15:24:28.636Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:39:06.097Z","description":"AI agents like Claude Code and Codex tend to produce safe, repetitive answers when asked to brainstorm because they default to the most common patterns in...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m6IXL_YGqBQ/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m6IXL_YGqBQ/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"AI LABS","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AI LABS","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--UJNjhNyP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1769283201/logos/ailabs-393","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/ailabs-393"},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-new-skill-finally-solves-thinking-for-ai-agents-0t8znpbrp","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"ai-agents,claude-code,prompt-engineering,tdd","timeRequired":"PT13M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"This New Skill Finally Solves Thinking For AI Agents","description":"AI agents like Claude Code and Codex tend to produce safe, repetitive answers when asked to brainstorm because they default to the most common patterns in...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m6IXL_YGqBQ/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-07-22T15:24:28.636Z","duration":"PT13M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/0t8znpbRP","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/m6IXL_YGqBQ"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AI LABS","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/ailabs-393"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"This New Skill Finally Solves Thinking For AI Agents"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/this-new-skill-finally-solves-thinking-for-ai-agents-0t8znpbrp#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does the ADHD skill for Claude Code and Codex improve AI agent brainstorming?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It spins up multiple isolated sub-agents, each assigned a different 'frame' or lens on the same problem, so ideas develop without influencing each other in a tree-of-thought structure. 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