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+---
+description: Break down to fundamentals and rebuild from base truths
+argument-hint: [problem or leave blank for current context]
+---
+
+<objective>
+Apply first principles thinking to $ARGUMENTS (or the current discussion if no arguments provided).
+
+Strip away assumptions, conventions, and analogies to identify fundamental truths, then rebuild understanding from scratch.
+</objective>
+
+<process>
+1. State the problem or belief being examined
+2. List all current assumptions (even "obvious" ones)
+3. Challenge each assumption: "Is this actually true? Why?"
+4. Identify base truths that cannot be reduced further
+5. Rebuild solution from only these fundamentals
+</process>
+
+<output_format>
+**Current Assumptions:**
+- Assumption 1: [challenged: true/false/partially]
+- Assumption 2: [challenged: true/false/partially]
+
+**Fundamental Truths:**
+- Truth 1: [why this is irreducible]
+- Truth 2: [why this is irreducible]
+
+**Rebuilt Understanding:**
+Starting from fundamentals, here's what we can conclude...
+
+**New Possibilities:**
+Without legacy assumptions, these options emerge...
+</output_format>
+
+<success_criteria>
+- Surfaces hidden assumptions
+- Distinguishes convention from necessity
+- Identifies irreducible base truths
+- Opens new solution paths not visible before
+- Avoids reasoning by analogy ("X worked for Y so...")
+</success_criteria>