Releases·Tool Release
Redditor builds anti-sycophancy prompt for Claude from 40+ research papers and articles
A developer released a GitHub prompt engineered from 40+ sycophancy research papers and articles to counter Claude's tendency to agree rather than challenge users' ideas. The prompt makes Claude push back, search online when needed, pull real evidence, and flag weak reasoning. It matters to practitioners fighting model agreeableness in critical workflows.
17 engagement1 sourceWed, Sep 16, 2026, 12:28 PM
AI Overview
- A Reddit user released a prompt on GitHub that makes Claude challenge ideas, search online, and pull evidence instead of agreeing.
- The prompt targets Claude specifically, which the user says agrees even with thinking set to max.
- The GitHub repo talhapythoneer/anti-sycophancy-prompt includes the prompt and its cited sources.
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Products·launched
Pushback: Claude Code skill that makes AI challenge your ideas
Pushback is a Claude Code skill that turns Claude into a skeptical senior engineer, challenging premises and refusing to over-engineer. It includes a /roast command for brutal code review that identifies real bugs and provides fixes. Built as Markdown with zero dependencies, it installs by copying two folders.
Pushback is a Claude Code skill that turns Claude into a skeptical senior engineer, challenging premises and refusing to over-engineer. It includes a /roast command for brutal code review that identifies real bugs and provides fixes. Built as Markdown with zero dependencies, it installs by copying two folders.
24 engagement2 sourcesredditWed, Aug 26, 2026, 01:05 AM
Products·launched
The Agora: Learn Philosophy — iOS app for conversing with simulated philosophers
An iOS philosophy learning app where learners interact with simulated thinkers like Aristotle instead of only reading texts. Claude powers the interactive dialogue, modeling a philosopher's worldview so users can ask questions and get responses. It targets people who struggle to retain philosophy from passive reading or videos.
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7 engagement1 sourceredditWed, Sep 30, 2026, 04:40 PM
Products·launched
AI idea validation tool that gathers pros/cons with sources
A tool that uses LLMs to evaluate startup ideas by generating pros and cons, each justified with a source, so users can verify claims themselves rather than relying on AI's cheerleading. It addresses the problem of AI being overly supportive and helps founders make informed decisions.
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8 engagement1 sourceredditTue, Jul 28, 2026, 08:44 PM
Products·building
AI notebook whose assistant pushes back on your ideas
A note-taking/brainstorming notebook with an AI assistant designed to counter sycophancy. The LLM is prompted and framed to critique, challenge weak arguments, and avoid drifting into agreement across turns. It targets people who want critical feedback during thinking and writing rather than a validating chat partner.
A note-taking/brainstorming notebook with an AI assistant designed to counter sycophancy. The LLM is prompted and framed to critique, challenge weak arguments, and avoid drifting into agreement across turns. It targets people who want critical feedback during thinking and writing rather than a validating chat partner.
10 engagement1 sourceredditThu, Sep 3, 2026, 09:31 PM
Social·Community
Users report Claude as adversarial reviewer saves time on project validation
A Reddit user describes using Claude with an adversarial-reviewer prompt to identify logical flaws in project ideas before starting, claiming it saved significant time. The thread invites others to share similar validation prompts, indicating growing community interest in using LLMs for critical feedback.
A Reddit user describes using Claude with an adversarial-reviewer prompt to identify logical flaws in project ideas before starting, claiming it saved significant time. The thread invites others to share similar validation prompts, indicating growing community interest in using LLMs for critical feedback.
1.0k engagement2 sourcesredditSun, Aug 2, 2026, 11:38 PM