lateral-thinking plugin

Use for lateral thinking, or when ideas feel stuck or incremental: "we've tried everything", "need a surprising angle", "break the pattern", "give me a wild idea that could work". Uses provocations and reframes. Skip for rule lookups or strict logical proofs.

Commands

How to install the lateral-thinking plugin

Run both commands inside Claude Code. The first adds the marketplace once; the second installs the plugin.

Claude Code

/plugin marketplace add ysskrishna/ai-agent-skills
/plugin install lateral-thinking@ai-agent-skills

Update, turn off or remove

Update the plugin (shell): claude plugin update lateral-thinking@ai-agent-skills
Refresh the marketplace: /plugin marketplace update ai-agent-skills
Turn it off for now: /plugin disable lateral-thinking@ai-agent-skills
Remove it: /plugin uninstall lateral-thinking@ai-agent-skills

lateral-thinking plugin questions

How do I install the lateral-thinking plugin?

In Claude Code run /plugin marketplace add ysskrishna/ai-agent-skills, then /plugin install lateral-thinking@ai-agent-skills.

How do I update or remove the lateral-thinking plugin?

Update it with claude plugin update lateral-thinking@ai-agent-skills in your shell, or from the Installed tab of /plugin. Remove it with /plugin uninstall lateral-thinking@ai-agent-skills.