Use Case
First Principles Decomposer is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. Break any problem down to fundamental truths, then rebuild solutions from atoms up. Use when user says "firstp", "first principles", "from scratch", "what are we assuming", "break this down", "atomic", "fundamental truth", "physics thinking", "Elon method", "bedrock", "ground up", "core problem", "strip away", or challenges assumptions about how things are done. This guide walks you through installing First Principles Decomposer, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install First Principles Decomposer: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install first-principles-decomposer
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to finance & investment to trigger First Principles Decomposer
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine First Principles Decomposer with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing First Principles Decomposer
Help me get started with First Principles Decomposer
What can First Principles Decomposer do for my finance & investment workflow?
Show me an example of using First Principles Decomposer
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install first-principles-decomposerOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install first-principles-decomposerβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/first-principles-decomposer/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.