We made a skill to combat Brain Rot

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Summary

作者发布了一套 AI agent 技能（skills），旨在对抗「脑腐」（brain rot）——即在使用 AI agent 构建时把思考外包给 AI、导致产出变成 slop 的问题。这些技能帮助用户在通用构建任务、UI/UX 打磨与算法能力训练中主动思考。

AI is an ability multiplier if you have ability. 1 x 0 = 0 . This agent skill helps you get your ability from 0 to a 1. When we keep building things blindly with AI agents, the thinking is offloaded to AI. This reduces the cognitive friction we need to learn something. Just blindly telling AI to build something wastes tokens and time. If you cannot convey your taste to AI, the result becomes slop. This is why I made some AI skills to foster thinking in users. Currently, you can use these skills in general purpose building tasks, UI/UX refinement, Algorithmic competency building. The link to the skill and explanation video are in the comments.
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