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Description
Apply Critical Fallibilism to make decisions by binary testing ideas for decisive flaws, managing complexity, embracing criticism, and avoiding overreach.
Usage Guidance
This skill is a collection of frameworks and templates for binary/critical-fallibilist thinking and appears internally consistent. Before installing, check how your agent runtime implements 'memory/' and whether it allows git and shell execution: the SKILL.md suggests writing refutations to memory/ and sometimes using git/reset or exec. If you prefer to limit filesystem or shell access, run the skill in a restricted sandbox or disable any automated writing and treat the files as read-only guidance. No credentials or network installs are required, so the main operational consideration is whether you want the agent to persist changes or run local commands as the documentation suggests.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: rationality
Version: 0.1.0
The skill bundle provides a philosophical framework and operational guidelines for an AI agent's decision-making and error correction. While there is no clear evidence of malicious intent such as data exfiltration or unauthorized remote control, the `patterns/overreach.md` file contains an instruction for the agent to "Use `exec` to probe the environment" when a tool fails. This grants the agent broad command execution capabilities, which, despite being framed for debugging and understanding tool behavior, represents a significant security risk due to its potential for misuse if not properly sandboxed.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The skill's name and SKILL.md/README describe a decision-making and error-correction framework. The included frameworks, patterns, and templates align with that purpose. No uncommon binaries, credentials, or unrelated permissions are requested.
Instruction Scope
Most runtime instructions are conceptual (how to translate arguments, use IGC triples, follow DDRP). However, some operational guidance tells an agent to interact with local tooling/state (e.g., 'record the Refutation in memory/', 'use git to maintain a "revert path"', 'when a command fails: Run DDRP immediately', and a line in patterns/overreach.md: 'Action: Use `exec` to probe the environment'). Those lines instruct filesystem and shell interaction. This is consistent with a skill intended for AI agents but is broader than purely textual guidance — it assumes the agent has writable memory and shell/git access.
Install Mechanism
Instruction-only skill with no install spec, no downloads, no code files to execute. That is the lowest-risk install profile and matches the content (documentation and templates).
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. References to writing to 'memory/' and using git are operational suggestions but do not request any external secrets or unrelated credentials. The absence of requested env/config access is proportionate to the stated purpose.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill encourages maintaining persistent state (refutation records in memory/, 'Standard Refutation' libraries, updating SKILL.md, using git) and automating fixes after repeated errors. It does not demand always:true or cross-skill config changes. If an agent implements these recommendations, the skill will cause persistent writes to the agent's storage; that is expected for an error-correction framework but worth confirming against your runtime's sandboxing policy.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install rationality - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/rationality - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v0.1.0
Initial release introducing a rationality framework based on Critical Fallibilism (CF):
- Provides quick-start guidance using the IGC (Idea, Goal, Context) method and binary evaluation.
- Emphasizes core CF principles: honesty, digital (refuted/non-refuted) knowledge, active seeking of criticism, idea/identity separation, overreach awareness, and maintaining error-correction "paths forward."
- Outlines directory structure for frameworks, patterns, and practical tools.
- Specifies scenarios where the skill is most valuable: high-stakes decisions, complex debugging, disagreement resolution, and self-regulation.
- Built on philosophies from Popper, Goldratt, and Rand.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Rationality?
Apply Critical Fallibilism to make decisions by binary testing ideas for decisive flaws, managing complexity, embracing criticism, and avoiding overreach. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 2669 downloads so far.
How do I install Rationality?
Run "/install rationality" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Rationality free?
Yes, Rationality is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Rationality support?
Rationality is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Rationality?
It is built and maintained by XertroV (@xertrov); the current version is v0.1.0.
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