A free Skill for Claude

Think like a CHILD.
Solve real problems, with Claude.

You’ve read the book. Now think with it — live, on any problem you’re facing right now. /child applies Curiosity, Heuristics, Imagination, Laconic, and Deductive thinking to your actual challenge, the way A CHILD in Us: The Creative Thinking Handbook teaches it.

A child looking upward, encircled by the logos of AI tools that support the skill

It’s not a checklist. It’s a loop.

Real thinking doesn’t move C, H, I, L, D and stop. Deductive reasoning sparks a new question, and Curiosity starts again — that loop is what this Skill runs on every problem you bring it.

CREATIVE THINKINGPROBLEMCCuriosityThe seed ofCreative ThinkingHHeuristics(Smart Shortcuts)The art ofsimplifyingcomplexityIImaginationThe Fuel forcreativity andinnovationLLaconic(Power of Precision)The art ofeloquence andpersuasionDDeductive(Logical Flow)An anchor thatgrounds yourdecisions in logic andcritical thinkingA CHILD in US: The Creative Thinking HandBook
  • CCuriosity
  • HHeuristics
  • IImagination
  • LLaconic
  • DDeductive

Who this is for

Readers of A CHILD in Us: The Creative Thinking Handbook who want to stop re-reading the framework and start using it — on a real decision, a stuck project, a pitch you can’t simplify, a problem you’ve been circling for weeks.

Innovators

You’re expected to produce the breakthrough, not just manage the roadmap toward one.

Creative professionals

You get paid for ideas, and the tank runs dry on a schedule nobody consulted you about.

Designers

You can execute almost any brief you’re handed — the harder job is reframing a bad one before you start.

Managers & team leaders

You’re supposed to coach a skill nobody ever taught you either.

C-suite & senior executives

Your actual job is now the one thing automation can’t do: deciding which problem is worth solving.

Educators

You’re preparing students for a decade that keeps rewriting the syllabus underneath you.

Entrepreneurs

You’re building something that doesn’t exist yet, on a runway that very much does.

Students

You’re entering a market that will grade you on judgment, not just recall.

Young adults

You’re choosing a direction before anyone hands you a finished map.

Engineers & IT professionals

You solve the well-defined technical problem fast — it’s the ambiguous one upstream that stalls you.

Analysts

You’re excellent at explaining what already happened. This is the method for what to build next.

Policy makers

You’re writing rules for problems that haven’t fully arrived yet.

Lifelong learners

You’ve finished the course. You want the actual skill it was supposed to teach.

Before you install

You’ll need:

  • A Claude account on Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise — custom Skills aren’t on the Free plan
  • Code execution and file creation turned on in Claude’s Settings → Capabilities

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Then open a new chat and try: “I can’t decide between two directions for my project — /child this.”

Using Claude Code instead?

Drop the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/ and Claude will find it automatically — no upload needed.

Works beyond Claude, too

/child is built to the open Agent Skills specification, so the same skill folder works in any tool that supports it — not just Claude. A few examples:

Claude
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI
Visual Studio

Anthropic published Agent Skills as an open standard in December 2025 — this page only walks through the Claude install, since that’s the primary path for most readers, but the same folder from GitHub drops into any compatible tool’s skills directory.

Prefer to grab it without the form? The source is public and always free on GitHub — no email required.

View source on GitHub →

Frequently asked

Do I need to have read the book to use this?

No — the Skill explains each trait as it applies it. But it lands a lot deeper if you have.

Is this made by Anthropic or Claude?

No. This is an independent Skill built by undefined, using Claude's open Skills format. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.

Is it really free?

Yes. You just need an eligible Claude plan to run any custom Skill at all — a Claude platform requirement, not something charged here.

Can I suggest changes or report a bug?

Yes — open an issue on GitHub, linked below.

Not ready to install anything?

Start simpler: take CHILDex, the free assessment that shows which of the five CHILD traits you lean on — and which one’s underused.