Thiel-style contrarian truth check

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Official · updated Nov 4, 2026 · v1.0.1

Tests whether a thesis or product bet rests on a real non-consensus belief, using the contrarian question Peter Thiel poses in Zero to One, and names the next step.

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When to use it

Writing or reviewing a strategy, pitch or product thesis
A plan reads like every competitor's plan

What you give it

The thesis in a few sentences
What most people in the field believe
The evidence behind your belief
What the plan asks for

What you get

The claim in the form 'most people believe x, but the truth is the opposite', bad-answer tests, evidence for and against with a test, 0 to 1 or 1 to n, the next step and a verdict.

Changelog

v1.0.1 · Nov 4, 2026 · Example output now opens with the attribution and not-affiliated lines, as the skill's own checks require. Its next step no longer states a clinic size, team or timeline the input doesn't give, and the claim that confirmations exist elsewhere is marked to check.
v1.0.0 · Nov 4, 2026 · First release.

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