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by tyroneross
pyramid-principle
Barbara Minto's Pyramid Principle as composable Claude Code skills — short-form, long-form, presentations, and audit
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- 6 skills (6 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 4 forks (4 forks)
- 2w ago last update (Last updated 2w ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add tyroneross/pyramid-principle
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add tyroneross/pyramid-principle --skill pyramid-audit — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/tyroneross/pyramid-principlecp -r "pyramid-principle/skills/pyramid-audit" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the pyramid-audit skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add tyroneross/pyramid-principle
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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pyramid-audit
Critiques existing writing against the Pyramid Principle and returns ranked findings, not a rewrite. Use when the user has a draft and wants it reviewed or diagnosed. Not for drafting new content in a specific format; use `pyramid-long-form`, `pyramid-presentation`, or `pyramid-short-form` instead.
skills/pyramid-audit/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
pyramid-long-form
Drafts or restructures a multi-section document (report, brief, proposal, whitepaper, strategy doc, research writeup) using the Pyramid Principle. Use when the user wants a new document built or an existing one reorganized. Not for critiquing a draft without rewriting it; use `pyramid-audit` instead. Not for single-page notes under 500 words; use `pyramid-short-form` instead.
skills/pyramid-long-form/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
pyramid-presentation
Builds a presentation storyline with slide-by-slide assertion headlines using the pyramid principle. Use when the user wants a deck, slides, ghost deck, or talk structured or outlined. Not for critiquing an existing deck without rewriting it; use `pyramid-audit` instead.
skills/pyramid-presentation/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
pyramid-principle-core
Use when user asks about the Pyramid Principle, Minto, SCQA, MECE, governing thought, key line, vertical or horizontal logic, deductive or inductive reasoning, or answer-first structure. Canonical rule library for sibling writing skills.
skills/pyramid-principle-core/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
pyramid-short-form
Drafts answer-first short-form writing (email, memo, executive summary, one-pager, BLUF, Slack update, status note) under ~500 words using the pyramid principle. Use when the user wants a quick draft, not a critique. Not for reviewing existing text without rewriting; use `pyramid-audit` instead. Not for multi-section reports; use `pyramid-long-form` instead.
skills/pyramid-short-form/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
pyramid-source-integrity
Use to verify sources, factual claims, calculations, or data before or after Pyramid Principle writing. Load for explicit fact checks, strict source-bound work, material data, or consequential factual output; skip ordinary structure-only writing.
skills/pyramid-source-integrity/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.