Same scalpel. Every side.
Today’s world runs on divisive, heavily contested topics — and most of what you and your AI encounter has been shaped by whoever paid the most to shape it. Truth‑Seeking is a skill that teaches your agent to think critically and ask the right questions: weigh every side by the same standard of proof, chase claims to their source, and stay resilient to lopsided, well‑funded information campaigns.
npx skills add rmtbb/truth-seeking
Whatever skepticism you apply to one side, apply equally to the other — including the side you instinctively favor. Credibility is earned per claim, never granted by category.
Same standard of proof for every side. Mainstream isn’t truth; “forbidden” isn’t truth. No category gets a free pass — and none gets auto‑discredited.
Documented — a record you can open. Alleged — a named source, no public proof. Open — unsettled. Never upgrade a claim because it’s loud or on “your” side.
“Sources say” and “fact‑checkers confirm” are pointers, not proof. Follow every claim to the primary record. Most confident claims die at the dead end.
Criticizing a state, ideology, or institution isn’t bigotry toward a people — and it’s never a license for bigotry either. Don’t conflate the two; don’t weaponize the accusation.
“Anyone who disagrees is compromised.” “Anyone asking is a crank.” Both are traps. A claim that nothing could ever disprove isn’t strong — it’s unfalsifiable.
Name the manipulation on every side, ask who benefits, steelman before you judge — and land where the proof points, even when no side likes it.
unproven ≠ disproven ≠ proven · most contested claims live in the unresolved middle
Adds a truth-seeking skill to your agent’s skills folder (~/.claude/skills/). Works with Claude Code, Hermes, and any agent that reads skill files. Then just say /truth-seeking — or let it trigger itself whenever a topic is polarized.
npx skills add rmtbb/truth-seekingmkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/truth-seeking && \
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rmtbb/truth-seeking/main/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/truth-seeking/SKILL.mdgit clone https://github.com/rmtbb/truth-seeking.git ~/.claude/skills/truth-seeking