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Re-state the engineering request at problem altitude, naming the assumed solution so it can be examined rather than taken at face value.

Skill by paulthorson

IndexedApache-2.0★ 4
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Re-state the engineering request at problem altitude, naming the assumed solution so it can be examined rather than taken at face value.

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What this skill can do and what it asks for, from its SKILL.md and code. Checked Oct 26, 2026.

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Skill name
altitude-check
Description
Re-state the engineering request at problem altitude, naming the assumed solution so it can be examined rather than taken at face value.
License
Apache-2.0
Instructions
27 lines in SKILL.md · view on GitHub

Files (1)

  • SKILL.md

SKILL.md (first lines)

# Altitude Check

Produce a pure artifact. Input in, artifact out. No opinion about whether the request is good.

## Output

```
## REQUEST AT PROBLEM ALTITUDE

### What the user asked for (verbatim)
> <quote>

### The assumed solution (named)
- The request implies: <the solution shape it presumes>

### The problem it is really trying to solve
- <one sentence, at problem level, not solution level>

### Why the shape may be wrong
- <assumption the shape makes that may not hold, or "none obvious">

### Lanes this could belong in
- Lane 1 (Discover & Define): <why or why not>
- Lane 2 (Develop & Deliver): <why or why not>
```

From paulthorson/agentic-governance, Apache-2.0.

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Last commit (this folder)
Sep 29, 2026 (1 month ago)
Last release
Oct 15, 2026 (14 days ago)

From GitHub (fetched Oct 24, 2026).

Details

License
Apache-2.0
Repository
github.com/paulthorson/agentic-governance
Website
www.agenticgovernance.app
First seen
Oct 24, 2026
Last checked
Oct 24, 2026
Source
GitHubgithub-graphql

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altitude-check skill. Agent Mart. https://agentmart.dev/skills/paulthorson-altitude-check (last updated 2026-10-24)