Obvious Anything

Input: $ARGUMENTS

Purpose

Combines all obvious-check dimensions into one comprehensive scan. Use this when you want to catch everything obvious before doing deeper analysis, or as a quality gate on any skill’s output.

Step 1: STATE THE SITUATION

SUBJECT: [one sentence description]
CONTEXT: [what analysis or decision is happening]

Step 2: FULL OBVIOUS SCAN

A. Obvious Facts

• What is the most basic fact here? Is it confirmed?
• What does everyone “know” that nobody has verified?
• What would a child ask about this situation?

B. Obvious Good Outcomes

→ INVOKE: /ogo $ARGUMENTS (abbreviated — top 3 only)

C. Obvious Bad Outcomes

→ INVOKE: /obo $ARGUMENTS (abbreviated — top 3 only)

D. Obvious Actions

• What is the simplest thing to try? Has it been tried?
• What costs nothing to attempt?
• What standard solution already exists?

E. Obvious Stakeholders

• Who is obviously affected that hasn’t been consulted?
• Who has obvious expertise that hasn’t been asked?
• Who has obvious authority or veto power?

F. Obvious Assumptions

• What is being assumed without stating it?
• What would change if the opposite were true?
• What “goes without saying” that should be said?

G. Obvious Timing

• Is there an obvious deadline being ignored?
• Is there an obvious “too late” point?
• Is the timing obviously wrong (too early, too late)?

H. Obvious Precedent

• Has this exact thing been done before? What happened?
• Is there an obvious analogy nobody has mentioned?
• What does history obviously suggest?

Step 3: OUTPUT

OBVIOUS ANYTHING SCAN:

CONFIRMED OBVIOUS (checked and fine):
- [item]
- [item]

UNCHECKED OBVIOUS (nobody verified):
- [item] — ACTION: [what to do]
- [item] — ACTION: [what to do]

IGNORED OBVIOUS (known but being minimized):
- [item] — WHY IT MATTERS: [impact]

MISSING OBVIOUS (should be present but isn't):
- [item] — RECOMMENDATION: [what to add]

OVERALL: [Everything obvious is covered / N items need attention before proceeding]

Step 4: INJECTION INTO OTHER SKILLS

When used as a quality gate on another skill’s output:

OBVIOUS GATE on [skill name] output:

PASSED:
- [x] Basic facts confirmed
- [x] Obvious good outcomes acknowledged
- [x] Obvious bad outcomes addressed

FAILED:
- [ ] [unchecked item] — must address before output is valid

VERDICT: [PASS / FAIL — address items before accepting output]

Integration

Use with:

• Any skill — as a pre-check or post-check
• /obv -> Focused obvious check (facts, actions, risks, oversights)
• /ogo -> Deep dive on obvious good outcomes
• /obo -> Deep dive on obvious bad outcomes
• /vbo -> Verification before output