jeremylongshore
Install Reasoning
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill reasoningThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
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Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
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Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads reasoning when the request matches its description.
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Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the reasoning skill”. In Codex, type $reasoning.
Reasoning Harness
When this skill triggers, call the reasoning tool from the ejentum MCP server. Pass a 1-2 sentence framing of WHAT you are reasoning about as the query argument. Be specific about the task, not what tool you want.
Good query: diagnose why a microservice returns 503s under load
Bad query: help me think
The tool returns a structured scaffold containing:
[NEGATIVE GATE]: failure pattern to avoid[PROCEDURE]: steps to follow[REASONING TOPOLOGY]: decision flow with gates and traps[TARGET PATTERN]: correct shape your reasoning should take[FALSIFICATION TEST]: self-check criterionAmplify:signals to engageSuppress:failure modes to block
Absorb the scaffold internally and shape your response with it. The bracketed fields are instructions, not content to display. Do NOT echo the bracket labels, do NOT name the topology, do NOT meta-comment on calling the tool. The user-facing reply is naturally phrased and shaped by the injection.
If the API is unreachable or returns an error, proceed with native reasoning. The scaffold enhances; it is not a hard dependency.
Latency cost: ~1 second. Benefit: reasoning quality the model cannot reliably reproduce on its own for non-trivial tasks.
Tips for Reasoning
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • It is part of a pack with 30 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about Reasoning
What does the Reasoning skill do?
Use BEFORE answering analytical, diagnostic, planning, or multi-step reasoning questions. Trigger phrases include "should I X or Y", "why is X happening", "what's the best approach", "what are the tradeoffs", "help me think through", "diagnose", "root cause", "plan/design X", "what are the implications of", "compare these approaches". Also fires on cross-domain analysis, strategy questions, architecture decisions, or
How do I install Reasoning?
Run "npx skills add jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace --skill reasoning" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does Reasoning work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. Reasoning uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is Reasoning free?
Reasoning is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made Reasoning?
Reasoning is published by jeremylongshore in the jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace repository, together with 29 other skills.
