Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.
Use when strategic factors favor action but divination or omens suggest failure. Applies Taigong's counsel at the Battle of Muye: assess enemy vulnerability and cause justice independently of superstitious signs to avoid paralysis.
Use when extracting a VIP from hostile territory under surveillance. Covers disguise preparation, cover stories, timing extraction with legitimate travel, and the facilitator's willingness to accept consequences.
Use when evaluating locations for settlement, refuge, or strategic positioning. Covers geographic advantages, political landscape assessment, population disposition analysis, and long-term power projection, with decision rules to reject sites near rising powers and favor those with alienated populations.
Use when evaluating whether to wage war against nomadic or mobile enemies. Applies cost-benefit analysis using distance, terrain, force degradation, and the crossbow metaphor (彊弩之极) to recommend diplomacy or engagement.
Use when official channels block necessary military action to save an ally. Plans unauthorized intervention by leveraging debts, securing command assets, and executing swift action despite formal obstacles.
Use when responding to urgent warnings about missed opportunities or overcoming complacency. Applies Taigong's innkeeper lesson: 时难得而易失 (timing is hard to gain and easy to lose) — act immediately through the night if necessary.
Use when commanding a large army against a determined enemy or planning patient siege warfare. Based on Wang Jian's (王翦) conquest of Chu with 600,000 troops — refusing battle, maintaining troop welfare through recreation and shared conditions, then striking when the enemy withdraws.
Use when competing against more established figures for leadership positions. Advances career through strategic yielding—publicly advocating for the rival while securing an alternative position of equal authority (e.g., Chancellor vs. Grand Commandant).
Use when balancing honor-based commitments against tactical military advantage. Applies Duke Wen's three-stage retreat (三舍) framework: recalling past agreements, assessing current position, weighing long-term reputation versus immediate gains, and documenting decision rationale.
Use when establishing military readiness through strict discipline and constant vigilance. Enforces formal formations, night watches, detailed records, and rigid standards to prevent surprise attacks and maintain combat preparedness.