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Six Thinking Hats

by Iván · GitHub ↗ · v1.0.0
linuxdarwinwin32 ✓ Security Clean
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Install in OpenClaw
/install six-thinking-hats
Description
Analyze decisions using six perspectives with structured parallel thinking.
Usage Guidance
This skill looks coherent and does not contact external services or require credentials, but it writes a local memory directory (~/six-thinking-hats/) and will save preferences and completed analyses. Before installing or using it: (1) Review memory-template.md and setup.md so you know what will be stored; (2) decide whether you want archival enabled (archive_analyses: yes|no) and consider setting it to no for sensitive topics; (3) verify and manage the file permissions of ~/six-thinking-hats/ and periodically inspect or delete memory.md and archive if you want to remove stored analysis; (4) if you prefer not to have any persistent storage, tell the agent not to save or run the skill in an ephemeral environment. Finally, be aware the skill asks the agent to 'analyze this user' for personalization — if you consider some decisions sensitive, instruct the agent not to record or to redact those parts before saving.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: six-thinking-hats Version: 1.0.0 The skill bundle is benign. All files (SKILL.md, hats.md, memory-template.md, setup.md) provide instructions for the AI agent on how to implement the 'Six Thinking Hats' methodology and manage its internal state. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence mechanisms, obfuscation, or prompt injection attempts designed to subvert the agent's core function or access sensitive user data. File system interactions are limited to managing skill-specific memory within the `~/six-thinking-hats/` directory, which is a standard requirement for stateful skills.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name and description match the instructions. All required capabilities (structured analysis, memory of preferences/archives) are consistent with the stated purpose and there are no unrelated requirements (no external APIs, no binaries, no credentials).
Instruction Scope
Instructions are limited to running the Six Hats workflow and maintaining a local memory directory (~/six-thinking-hats/). They explicitly advise the agent to 'analyze this user' to learn preferences, which is relevant to personalization but could lead to storage of personal or sensitive information. The instructions do not request other system files, environment variables, or external endpoints.
Install Mechanism
No install spec and no code to download or run. This is instruction-only, so nothing new is written to disk by an installer beyond what the agent itself may create per its own instructions.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables, credentials, or config paths beyond a single per-user directory (~/six-thinking-hats/). This is proportionate to a personalization/memory feature.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill persists data to the user's home directory (memory.md and an archive). always:false and it does not request elevated privileges or modify other skills. Still, persistent storage of user-supplied decisions/preferences can hold sensitive information and users should be aware of where data is saved and how long it is kept.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install six-thinking-hats
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /six-thinking-hats
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release
Metadata
Slug six-thinking-hats
Version 1.0.0
License
All-time Installs 4
Active Installs 4
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is Six Thinking Hats?

Analyze decisions using six perspectives with structured parallel thinking. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 935 downloads so far.

How do I install Six Thinking Hats?

Run "/install six-thinking-hats" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is Six Thinking Hats free?

Yes, Six Thinking Hats is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does Six Thinking Hats support?

Six Thinking Hats is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (linux, darwin, win32).

Who created Six Thinking Hats?

It is built and maintained by Iván (@ivangdavila); the current version is v1.0.0.

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