Straight Talk: An Open-Source Claude Skill That Forces Honest Feedback, Not Validation
A developer has released Straight Talk, an open-source Claude Skill that prevents Claude from automatically agreeing with user ideas during evaluation. Instead, the skill enforces a structured critical-thinking process before any agreement is given.
Key Details
- Behavior changes: Straight Talk makes Claude refuse to evaluate until it has neutrally understood the situation. It then generates the strongest possible counter-arguments before any agreement, stress-tests assumptions with unit economics where relevant, and actively pushes back when the user pushes back — instead of caving. It also volunteers uncomfortable observations the user didn't ask for.
- License: MIT, free and open source.
- Repository: github.com/harims95/straight-talk
The goal is not to make Claude hostile, but to make it useful for honest thinking and idea validation — a direct response to the problem that Claude "almost always agrees" and finds the good in every idea, leaving users feeling validated but potentially misled.
Who It's For
Anyone using Claude for idea validation, decision evaluation, or stress-testing business assumptions — especially early-stage founders, product managers, or strategists.
📖 Read the full source: r/ClaudeAI
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