convergence-assumption-challenge

Business

Construct the strongest counter-argument against a specific assumption and propose alternatives.

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Assumption Challenge

Attacks a specific assumption adversarially — constructing the strongest argument for why it might be wrong, proposing an alternative assumption, and assessing the impact on the overall decision if the assumption fails.

Execution

Spawns a subagent that takes a single assumption and builds the strongest possible case against it.

Why Subagent

Challenge requires adversarial mindset isolated from the assumption-maker
Each assumption deserves focused, dedicated attack
Isolation prevents the challenger from being "too kind" to assumptions

HARD-GATE

Output must include:

Challenge argument with evidence or reasoning
At least 1 alternative assumption (what if the opposite is true?)
Impact assessment if the assumption is wrong
Confidence in the challenge itself (is this a real threat or theoretical?)

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
spawn-agent	Spawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent.