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First-principles problem rethinking v1.0.0

Use this resource to challenge the assumptions behind a problem and rebuild it from its fundamentals

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install first-principles-subagent

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The subagent follows a five-step method: define the problem, list the assumptions, challenge them, identify the fundamental truths, then rebuild the solution. The main agent calls it when you want to start from scratch or question “the way we have always done it”.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • The subagent file (original English version): five-step method and challenge questions
  • A detailed reasoning example
  • A solution rebuilt from the facts that remain

Good fit for

  • A team that keeps choices in place without knowing why
  • A problem stuck behind constraints nobody dares to question anymore

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    Tags

    • first principles
    • assumptions
    • strategy
    • problem solving

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    “Why do we sign people up with a form? Let's rebuild that from the real user needs.”

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    Subagent published by VoltAgent under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Copy the file into .claude/agents/ (project) or ~/.claude/agents/ (all your projects)
    2. Ask your agent to challenge the assumptions behind a problem and rebuild it from its fundamentals, or call the subagent by name
    3. Review its work

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    Files

    • first-principles-subagent.md4.2 KB
    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    VoltAgent
    Source
    github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents/blob/f2e2ea7e0202cc05fa2d469fcb2c57fe08603450/categories/10-research-analysis/first-principles-thinking.md
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « first-principles-thinking » (VoltAgent, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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