The /think Skill — Install Bloom's AI Framework in Claude Code

Most people use AI like a search engine — ask a question, get an answer. But the best results come when you think first, then build.

The /think skill brings Bloom's AI Collaboration Framework directly into Claude Code. Type /think before any project, decision, or task — and Claude will guide you through structured evaluation before writing a single line of code.

What It Does

Instead of jumping straight to execution, /think forces a cognitive progression:

You lead the top. AI leads the bottom. Both collaborate in the middle.

How It Works

When you type /think followed by a topic, Claude:

1. Asks you 6 evaluative questions — adapted to your domain (legal, code, product, content, business, hiring, or any other). These are questions only you can answer.
2. Researches based on your answers — web search, codebase analysis, whatever the task needs.
3. Flags new decisions — if research reveals something you haven't considered, it loops back to you. This spiral between Level 4 and 5 is where the real value is.
4. Produces the deliverable — only after all decisions are made.
5. Explains what was built — tailored to your expertise level.
6. Saves everything — to your notes, project files, or knowledge base.

The 6 Universal Questions

These adapt to any domain, but always cover:

For a coding task, question 4 becomes "What breaks if you get this wrong?" For a business decision, it becomes "What keeps you up at night?" The skill adapts automatically.

Real Example

I used /think to draft a binding MOU for a UAE training partnership — with zero legal experience:

• Level 5: Answered the 6 questions about the partnership
• Level 4: AI discovered that MOUs are legally binding by default in the UAE (opposite of most Western countries)
• Level 5 again: Made new decisions about penalty clauses and arbitration based on that finding
• Level 3: AI drafted a full 14-clause document
• Level 2: AI explained every clause in plain language

The framework didn't just produce a document — it taught me partnership law along the way.

Installation

2 minutes. No dependencies. Free forever.

Step 1: Create the skill directory

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/think

Step 2: Download the skill

Download SKILL.md from the GitHub Gist and save it to:

~/.claude/skills/think/SKILL.md

Or copy it directly:

curl -sL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jneaimi/b84f370e9270a9e61e12502a6d9fd884/raw/SKILL.md -o ~/.claude/skills/think/SKILL.md

Step 3: Use it

Open Claude Code and type:

/think [your topic]

Examples:

• /think new SaaS product for HR teams
• /think should I switch from REST to GraphQL
• /think partnership agreement for training company
• /think career move from engineering to management

It works with any domain — code, business, legal, content, hiring, learning, or anything else.

Why This Matters

AI makes us faster. But faster at what? If you skip evaluation and jump straight to execution, you're just building the wrong thing quicker.

The /think skill ensures the human stays in the driver's seat — asking the right questions before AI writes a single line.

AI should make us sharper thinkers, not lazier ones.

Related

• Bloom's AI Collaboration Framework — the full theory behind this skill
• Top-Down Learning with Bloom's Taxonomy — the cognitive science foundation