Metacognitive Guard Skill

This skill provides awareness of the struggle detection system and guidance on when to proactively engage deep-thinking resources.

When to Self-Escalate

Even before the struggle detector triggers, consider spawning deep-think-partner when:

High-Complexity Indicators

1. Architectural decisions with competing constraints

   • Multiple valid approaches exist
   • Trade-offs span different dimensions (performance, maintainability, cost)
   • Decision affects multiple system components

2. Ambiguous requirements requiring interpretation

   • User hasn't specified implementation details
   • Multiple reasonable interpretations exist
   • Wrong choice has significant rework cost