Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.
Use when recruiting talented individuals from rival states through discreet negotiation. Based on Duke Mu's recruitment of Baili Xi, guides target identification, concealment of intentions, low-value exchange tactics, and capability assessment.
Use when recruiting capable individuals or retaining key advisors. Demonstrates respect through personal visits, public honors, and tests of sincerity to win loyalty from talented people regardless of status.
Use when transitioning power from a regent to a young ruler coming of age. Follows Zhou Gong's model: south-facing authority during regency, formal return of power at maturity, and north-facing minister position post-transition.
Use when seeking lasting historical reputation or understanding how names endure across generations. Applies the 附骥尾 (attaching to the horse's tail) principle — cultivating personal virtue while associating with eminent figures to ensure one's legacy is recorded and transmitted.
Use when recovering from a major military defeat or rebuilding forces after a loss. Based on Duke Mu's response to the Xiao defeat, covers personal accountability, commander restoration, public acknowledgment, and rebuilding strategy.
Use when your homeland faces an existential threat despite personal grievances with its leadership. Guides the decision to set aside conflicts, mobilize resources, and reconcile with former adversaries for collective survival.
Use when facing public criticism or accusations in a political or organizational context. Guides officials to preserve reputation through humble acknowledgment, symbolic authority surrender, and strategic resignation offers rather than retaliation.
Use when establishing social order through ritual principles (礼治) or regulating desires to prevent chaos. Implements the three-step framework: cultivate the self, establish distinctions (贵贱有等), and balance restraint with satisfaction.
Use when planning river navigation routes or developing drainage channels. Maps nine major river systems from source to terminus, guides dredging, embankment construction, and integration into tribute transportation networks.
Use when besieging a fortified city resistant to conventional assault. Plans river diversion to compromise walls through hydraulic pressure. Based on Wang Ben's 225 BCE flooding of Daliang that forced Wei's surrender.