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Discernment Nudge

Adds 2 or 3 sharp follow-up questions so you check facts and reasoning.

Official Anthropicby AnthropicChecked October 18, 2026

An Anthropic skill that builds healthy habits when relying on AI. After a substantial answer you might act on, Claude adds a few short questions tied to what it just wrote, at most once per conversation.

Who it is for

  • Students
  • Teachers
  • Professionals
  • Anyone learning AI literacy

Prompts to try

Once the skill is installed, ask for the result in plain words. Claude picks the skill up on its own.

Prompt 1
Draft a business plan for my bakery
Prompt 2
Estimate how long this renovation will take
Prompt 3
Interpret these survey results for me

How to install it

In Claude Code

  1. /plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
  2. /plugin install discernment-nudge@anthropic-agent-skills

In Claude.ai

Zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill.

Good to know

Triggers automatically; the prompts above are tasks that would invite a nudge.

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How we checked it

Confirmed SKILL.md at skills/discernment-nudge/SKILL.md in anthropics/skills via the GitHub API; skill folder last changed 2026-08-17, repo has 181,779 stars and was pushed 2026-10-09; added to anthropics/skills in August 2026.

Source: github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/discernment-nudge

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