Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.
Use when persuading a powerful adversary to change their military or political course of action. Employs historical analogies, risk analysis, and alternative alliance proposals to redirect an opponent's strategy.
Use when persuading a superior to reverse hostility toward an ally. Combines emotional appeal, intermediary strategy, and evidence of loyalty to reframe grievances and restore relations.
Use when bringing rebellious rulers back into submission without military force. Honors ancestral graves, selects envoys with prior relationships, provides face-saving language, and removes symbols of independent sovereignty.
Use when evaluating whether to enter a powerful party's territory or accept an asymmetric alliance. Applies the earth puppet vs. wooden puppet parable to assess exit options, leverage once inside, and the risk of being trapped with no recourse in a 'tiger and wolf' (虎狼) state.
Use when assessing foreign state stability, predicting political upheaval, or advising allies on self-preservation. Follows Ji Zha's diplomatic mission model across Qi, Zheng, Wei, and Jin to evaluate leadership and identify safe havens.
Use when navigating a hostile banquet, diplomatic ambush, or dangerous political gathering. Guides escape from the Hongmen Banquet (鸿门宴) scenario using alliances, deference, and covert withdrawal.
Use when evaluating feasibility of campaigns against distant or nomadic enemies. Assesses strategic value, logistics (率三十锺而致一石), enemy mobility, domestic impact (靡弊中国), and historical precedents like Qin's failed Xiongnu campaigns.
Use when planning systematic territorial expansion across multiple neighboring states. Applies the 远交近攻 doctrine: befriend distant powers, isolate nearby targets, and conquer incrementally for secure, contiguous gains.
Use when distributing monetary rewards or resources received in an official capacity. Ensures fairness and loyalty by publicly displaying resources, allowing self-selection by subordinates, and keeping nothing for personal use.
Use when selecting an heir among multiple candidates with equal legitimacy. Employs a ritual involving a hidden jade bi (璧) to determine divine selection while maintaining fairness. Based on King Gong of Chu's method of testing his five sons through concealed ritual objects.