SMRTR AIJul 30, 2026Hacker News

Roast-me: a skill to teach LLMs to be harsh

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"Roast-me" is a Claude Code skill designed to stress-test ideas by putting them through harsh, adversarial questioning instead of offering encouragement. It runs an idea through three rounds with different critical personas, including a skeptical user, a tough investor, and a practical engineer, then delivers a verdict with a clear BUILD, RESHAPE, or PARK recommendation. The goal is to expose weak assumptions before a real audience does.

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