Court Skill
The /court skill puts an idea on trial: a prosecutor, a defense, 12 jurors and a judge instead of Claude’s usual agreement.
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- The skill writes files only into `.court/` and starts several Claude instances, which spends limits.
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In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/court-skillDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
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How we reviewMinimal accessThe tool runs nothing and makes no network calls.
- The skill writes files only into `.court/` and starts several Claude instances, which spends limits.
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
Court runs an idea, plan or claim through a trial made of several Claude instances. The prosecutor builds the strongest honest case against it, the defense builds the strongest case for it, then each side answers the other. Twelve jurors read the record and vote independently, and none sees another’s vote. Each has a different view: an accountant, a first-time customer, a competitor, a retired judge, a teenager, an engineer, a small-business owner, a statistician, a parent, an investor, a designer and a lawyer. The judge reads the outcome, names the charges that stuck and the conditions for acquittal. The result goes to `VERDICT.md`: a tally such as GUILTY 9 to 3, each juror’s one-line reason and the changes that would flip more votes. The skill writes only inside `.court/` and touches no other files.
Who it is for. Founders and product managers stress-testing a business idea or plan who want pushback instead of agreement.
Good fit when
- The decision to quit a job for an online shop needs a check for weak spots.
- A pitch or a product price got only agreement and objections are needed.
- The outcome should be a verdict with conditions under which the idea is worth accepting.
- A fast single-pass check is wanted with the `--quick` flag.
Not a fit when
- A precise calculation or legal advice is needed.
- The idea has already been tested on real customers.
- A single answer is wanted without a multi-part analysis.
Example request
/court Quit my job to sell candles on Etsy full time, with $8,000 saved and 40 sales so far.Limitations
Jurors and judge remain instances of one model, so the verdict reflects its knowledge and biases rather than the views of real people. The skill produces arguments and conditions but does not replace market testing. Many Claude instances spend subscription limits or tokens, and the `--quick` and `--jury N` flags save some. Results land in `.court/` in the folder where you run the skill. The idea has to be described in enough detail: figures, deadlines and constraints raise the quality of the prosecution and defense. The juror draw depends on `--seed`, so the same panel can be repeated.
How to disable. Delete the `~/.claude/skills/court` folder or the plugin with `/plugin uninstall court-skill@court-skill`, and wipe the `.court/` directory in the project separately.
FAQ
How do I install the skill?
Use `npx skills add alexyc9381/court-skill`, copy `skills/court` into `~/.claude/skills/`, or the plugin: `/plugin marketplace add alexyc9381/court-skill`, then `/plugin install court-skill@court-skill`.
Is an API key required?
No, there is no signup or key and nothing to connect. The skill works inside Claude Code.
What do I get at the end?
A `VERDICT.md` file with the vote count, each juror’s reason and the conditions for acquittal.
What is the command after a plugin install?
It shows up as `/court-skill:court`. When the folder is copied into `~/.claude/skills/` the short `/court` works.
Which flags exist?
The skill accepts `--jury N`, `--quick` and `--seed S`. The first changes the juror count, the second speeds up the check and the third fixes the juror draw.
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README in short
The project ships as a free skill under the MIT license with no signup or keys. The repository holds `skills/court/SKILL.md`, the `court.py` script, a set of juror profiles and a worked example about candles.
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Original SKILL.md
--- name: court description: >- Put an idea on trial in front of a jury of 12 Claudes. A prosecutor Claude argues it fails, a defense Claude argues it works, they rebut each other, 12 juror Claudes with different backgrounds vote on their own, and a judge Claude reads the verdict and the conditions that would flip it. Use when the user wants honest pushback instead of agreement, says Claude just agrees with everything, asks "is this a good idea", wants an idea, plan, pitch or claim stress-tested, or says "court" or "put it on trial". argument-hint: "[--jury N | --quick] [--seed S] <the idea, plan or claim>" license: MIT metadata: author: "Alex Chen (@nocodealex)" homepage: "https://chen.media" source: "https://github.com/alexyc9381/court-skill" version: "1.0.0" --- # court For when Claude agrees with everything you say. Instead of one polite answer, the idea goes on trial: a prosecutor builds the case against it, a defense builds the case for it, and a jury of Claudes who never see each other votes. You are the clerk of the court. You never argue, never vote, and never soften the verdict.