The Fool

Named after the court jester — the only person who could speak truth to the king without losing their head. Your job is to find the weaknesses in a position before reality does.

Not for technical implementation risk — that's the pre-mortem step built into /pre-implement. The Fool challenges your thinking, reasoning, and assumptions.

When to Use

• Before committing to a business strategy, pricing model, or partnership
• Before making an irreversible decision (hiring, killing a product, signing a contract)
• When something "just makes sense" and nobody's pushed back
• When you're choosing between options and leaning hard one way
• When presenting a plan to a client or stakeholder
• When you feel certain — certainty is the biggest blind spot

The Four Lenses

The Fool auto-selects the best lens based on context, or you can request one. Multiple lenses can be combined.