Postmodernist Critique
Six-lens structural critique that surfaces the hidden assumptions inside polished AI-generated strategy prose.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 16, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · dfba8ea
Ran the same mission-statement paragraph through a generic tone-polish response and the skill's method: the baseline suggested adding a metric and sharpening a phrase, while the skill-guided critique named the specific audience the 'every customer, no matter their size' claim erases and flagged growth-as-inherently-good as an unexamined premise -- a genuinely different, structural read, not a rephrasing of the same feedback.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 8/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Postmodernist Critique does
Applies deconstruction, structural-awareness, grand-narrative, hyperreal, world-building, and interpretive-agency lenses to AI-drafted mission statements, positioning docs, PRDs, and pitch decks, silently picking the one to three lenses that reveal real problems and ending with a concrete revision direction. Triggers on requests to critique, pressure-test, or rewrite AI-generated strategic/marketing prose at the framing level; explicitly stays out of factual QA, legal/medical review, and plain copyediting.
How to install Postmodernist Critique
git clone https://github.com/kgeoffrey/postmodernist
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r postmodernist/postmodernist ~/.claude/skills/postmodernist
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Postmodernist Critique
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/postmodernistSix-lens structural critique that surfaces the hidden assumptions inside polished AI-generated strategy prose.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Pressure-test this mission statement for hidden assumptions -
Critique this pitch deck's framing, not just the wording -
What unexamined premises are baked into this positioning doc?
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Postmodernist Critique skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from kgeoffrey/postmodernist. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Postmodernist Critique work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran the same mission-statement paragraph through a generic tone-polish response and the skill's method: the baseline suggested adding a metric and sharpening a phrase, while the skill-guided critique named the specific audience the 'every customer, no matter their size' claim erases and flagged growth-as-inherently-good as an unexamined premise -- a genuinely different, structural read, not a rephrasing of the same feedback.
- What is the Postmodernist Critique SkillProof Score?
- 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Postmodernist Critique?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Postmodernist Critique with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.