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/install skylv-metacognition-engine
Description
Enables AI agents to reflect on their own reasoning, detect cognitive biases, and improve decision quality through structured self-examination loops.
Usage Guidance
This skill is internally consistent with its metacognition purpose and appears low-risk: it implements simple regex-based bias detectors and an explicit command to analyze local files. Before installing, consider: 1) If your agent has filesystem access, the 'analyze' command will read any file path you or the agent supplies — avoid giving it access to sensitive files. 2) The detection logic is heuristic and may produce false positives/negatives (regex-based); treat suggestions as guidance, not authoritative diagnosis. 3) There is no network or credential usage in the code, so the main risk is accidental local-file exposure rather than exfiltration. If you want extra assurance, review the metacognition_engine.js file yourself or run it in a sandboxed environment.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: skylv-metacognition-engine
Version: 1.0.2
The skill bundle provides a framework for AI agents to perform self-reflection and detect cognitive biases. The core logic in `metacognition_engine.js` uses simple regex-based heuristics to identify patterns associated with biases like overconfidence or anchoring, while `SKILL.md` provides structured instructions for the agent to evaluate its own reasoning. No malicious behaviors, data exfiltration, or unauthorized execution patterns were identified.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description match the actual artifacts: SKILL.md describes metacognitive checks and the bundled metacognition_engine.js implements text-based bias detection and reflection. Required resources (none) are proportionate to the purpose.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md keeps scope to self-reflection steps and bias checks. The included JS offers commands to analyze a local file (fs.readFileSync) and reflect on provided reasoning strings — this is consistent with the skill but means the tool will read any file path passed to its analyze command. It does not instruct broad or silent collection of system state or credentials.
Install Mechanism
No install spec (instruction-only) and only a small JS file is bundled. Nothing is downloaded or executed from external URLs. Risk from install mechanism is low.
Credentials
The skill does not request environment variables, credentials, or config paths. There are no apparent requests for unrelated secrets or external service tokens.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent/privileged agent-wide changes. It does not modify other skills or system configuration. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default but is not combined with broad credential or network access here.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install skylv-metacognition-engine - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/skylv-metacognition-engine - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.2
- Updated documentation to improve clarity and structure.
- Added detailed framework for metacognitive checks, including confidence assessment, bias detection, and uncertainty quantification.
- Expanded list of cognitive biases to include anthropomorphism, authority bias, and hindsight bias.
- Provided practical examples and use cases for applying metacognition in AI agents.
- Enhanced descriptions and triggers for better discoverability of the skill.
v1.0.1
- No user-facing or implementation changes in this version.
- All documentation, features, and behavior remain unchanged from the previous release.
v1.0.0
Initial release of skylv-metacognition-engine:
- Enables AI agents to analyze their own reasoning to detect and correct cognitive biases.
- Detects six cognitive biases: confirmation bias, overconfidence, anchoring, sunk cost fallacy, availability heuristic, and framing effect.
- Provides bias detection with confidence scores and self-correction suggestions.
- Includes command-line tools for analyzing reasoning, reflecting on decisions, and listing detectable biases.
- Offers alternative thinking approaches to support robust agent reasoning.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Skylv Metacognition Engine?
Enables AI agents to reflect on their own reasoning, detect cognitive biases, and improve decision quality through structured self-examination loops. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 99 downloads so far.
How do I install Skylv Metacognition Engine?
Run "/install skylv-metacognition-engine" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Skylv Metacognition Engine free?
Yes, Skylv Metacognition Engine is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Skylv Metacognition Engine support?
Skylv Metacognition Engine is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Skylv Metacognition Engine?
It is built and maintained by SKY-lv (@sky-lv); the current version is v1.0.2.
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