Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.
Use when assessing regime stability by distinguishing 土崩 (popular uprising from mass discontent) versus 瓦解 (elite rebellion with military resources). Prioritizes popular sentiment analysis over elite threat management.
Use when implementing classical Chinese governance (循吏之道). Emphasizes minimal intervention, leading by example, indirect influence (raise gate barriers to raise cart heights), and conflict-of-interest rules prohibiting officials from competing with commoners.
Use when neutralizing powerful local elites without violence. Relocates wealthy families (豪桀并兼之家) to the capital region, simultaneously strengthening the center (内实京师) and dissolving regional power bases (外销奸猾).
Use when a ruler dies on military campaign and succession must be secured before news spreads. Covers securing final wishes, maintaining secrecy, road closures, heir retrieval with military escort, and formal installation before announcing the death, following King Zhao's field succession precedent.
Use when maintaining long-term motivation after humiliation or defeat. Based on Goujian's 'tasting gall' (卧薪尝胆) practice: physical reminders, daily verbal affirmations of past shame, personal austerity, and sharing hardships with the people to build loyalty for eventual recovery.
Use when captured by enemy forces and seeking to escape. Involves feigning death or injury, observing guards and resources, then seizing a sudden opportunity to commandeer a horse and flee to friendly territory.
Use when organizing conquered or acquired territories into centrally-administered counties (县). Covers territory assessment, settlement consolidation, official appointment, and administrative standardization. Based on Qin's 41-county system under Shang Yang.
Use when assessing whether to attack a seemingly weakened adversary. Provides a risk-assessment framework covering hidden enemy strengths, battle-hardened populations, diplomatic consequences, and multi-advisor consultation to avoid costly miscalculations.
Use when assessing whether to enter peace talks or risk signaling weakness. Evaluates adversary incentives, ally perceptions, and negotiation leverage to determine if peace overtures will succeed or backfire.
Use when analyzing feudal power structures or ranking noble titles. Classifies ranks using the Zhou dynasty five-tier system (公侯伯子男) and determines appropriate land grants based on merit, lineage, and strategic need.