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Bounded rationality: stopping at the first good choice v1.0.0

Use this resource to stop a search or comparison as soon as one option meets the need

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install good-enough-search-stop

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent sets the satisfaction threshold up front, then stops at the first option that reaches it. It optimises further only if the gap to the best option justifies the remaining time.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: threshold-setting method and stopping rule
  • SKILL.md: cases where the search should continue instead

Good fit for

  • You are comparing a dozen libraries for a simple need
  • A reversible decision has dragged on for days with no stopping criterion

Not for

    Tags

    • threshold
    • search
    • decision

    About

    You say

    “Find a charting library that covers our three needs, and stop as soon as it does.”

    Card for the “Bounded rationality: stopping at the first good choice” skill

    Skill published by tjboudreaux under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to stop a search or comparison as soon as one option meets the need
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md2.8 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    tjboudreaux
    Source
    github.com/tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills/tree/7b8fece345dfaa11773be7152ccd194589cb5437/skills/thinking-bounded-rationality
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

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

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