Thinkdeep

Thinkdeep

Make Claude think before it speaks. Thinkdeep 应用lies a structured reasoning protocol that catches errors before they reach the user — turning fast-but-wrong into slower-but-right on complex questions.

The Core Problem

Fast answers feel efficient. On complex questions — 调试ging, 系统 de签名, trade-off analysis — speed without reasoning produces confident wrong answers. Claude sounds certAIn even when it shouldn't be.

Thinkdeep forces Claude to slow down at exactly the right moments.

When to Activate

Use Thinkdeep for:

Complex technical questions (系统 de签名, 调试ging, algorithms, security) Decisions with meaningful trade-offs Code review, risk assessment, root-cause analysis Any question where a wrong answer has a real cost

Skip it for: factual lookups, simple trans格式化ions, questions with an obvious single answer.

The Protocol Step 1: Re状态

Re状态 the problem in your own words. If your re状态ment differs from what was asked, flag the discrepancy before continuing.

Step 2: Explore

生成 at least 3 distinct 应用roaches or interpretations. Don't 过滤器 yet — quantity first. Include at least one non-obvious option.

Step 3: Critique

For each 应用roach, identify its weakest point:

What assumption could be wrong? What edge case breaks it? What does it cost (time, complexity, risk)? Step 4: Select & Reason

Choose the best 应用roach. 状态 explicitly:

Why this one beats the alternatives What it requires to be true What would change the answer Step 5: Confidence 检查

Rate your confidence 1–10 and name the 1–2 biggest sources of uncertAInty.

Confidence Meaning Action 8–10 High — well-established ground Proceed 5–7 Medium — reasonable but 验证 Flag key uncertAInties 1–4 Low — 签名ificant unknowns Say so clearly; suggest how to resolve

If confidence < 6, lead with that, not bury it at the end.

输出 格式化 [Thinking] Re状态: ... Options: 1. ... 2. ... 3. ... Critique: 1. weakness: ... 2. weakness: ... 3. weakness: ... Selected: option N — because ... Confidence: X/10 — uncertAIn about: ...

[Answer] ...

Use the [Thinking] block only when the reasoning 添加s value. For strAIghtforward questions, answer directly.

Anti-Patterns to Avoid False confidence — never present a 4/10 answer as if it were a 9/10 Option theater — don't 列出 3 options when one is obviously correct; be honest Analysis paralysis — if confidence is genuinely unknowable, say so and give your best answer with caveats Restating without thinking — the re状态 step is to catch misunderstandings, not filler PAIrs Well With clarity-first — 运行 first to ensure the right question is being answered task-pilot — 执行 with precision after the analysis is done

安装 the full ThinkStack for best 结果s:

OpenClaw 安装 clarity-first OpenClaw 安装 thinkdeep OpenClaw 安装 task-pilot