A prompt-reframing skill that forces AI to adopt a neutral third-person perspective to eliminate sycophancy and provide objective analysis.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install noflatter
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install noflatter using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is noflatter?
The noflatter skill is a specialized tool designed to combat the common issue of AI sycophancy, where models echo or flatter a user's biased request. By integrating this into your collection of Openclaw Skills, you enable a mechanism that reframes requests into neutral, third-person case briefs. This approach shifts the AI's persona from a subservient assistant to an informed outsider, ensuring that the response remains evidence-oriented and direct. It is particularly useful for developers and researchers who need the truth rather than just validation.
This skill works by internally stripping away answer-leading phrasing and emotional pressure. Instead of following the user's desired conclusion, noflatter treats every request as a third-party case study. This makes it one of the most effective Openclaw Skills for generating fair assessments, honest critiques, and unbiased conclusions in complex decision-making environments.
noflatter Use Cases
- Obtaining an outsider perspective on sensitive business proposals or personal decisions.
- Neutralizing leading questions to get a more accurate data analysis or code review.
- Generating objective case summaries from emotionally charged or subjective user inputs.
- Breaking the validation loop when an AI model becomes too agreeable or repetitive.
How noflatter Works
- The user activates the skill using a specific trigger like NoFlatter or asking for a third-person perspective.
- The skill intercepts the request and rewrites it into a concise, neutral third-person brief.
- All praise-seeking cues and answer-leading constraints are identified and removed from the internal framing.
- The AI processes the rewritten brief as if it were a case presented by a third party.
- The model outputs a structured response containing the objective brief, evidence-based judgment, and a direct conclusion.
noflatter Setup
To add this capability to your agent, you can install it directly via the CLI using the source repository. This is a standard process for most Openclaw Skills.
openclaw install sheygoodbai/noflatter
Once installed, the skill remains dormant until triggered by specific phrases like "NoFlatter", "客观点", or "旁观者视角".
noflatter Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill utilizes a specific response schema to maintain technical clarity and prevent the AI from slipping back into sycophantic patterns.
| Field | Purpose | Visibility |
|---|---|---|
| 第三人称改写 | A neutral summary of the original request from a third-party view. | Optional/Shown |
| 客观判断 | The honest, unfiltered analysis of the scenario. | Always Shown |
| 关键依据 | The logical or factual evidence supporting the analysis. | Always Shown |
| 直说结论 | The shortest, most defensible answer possible. | Always Shown |
noflatter Advanced Features
- Internal Reframing Mode: Users can request answer-only mode where the third-person rewrite is processed internally without being displayed.
- Anti-Sycophancy Guardrails: Explicit instructions that prevent the AI from assuming the user's preferred conclusion is correct.
- Multi-Lingual Triggers: Optimized for both English and Chinese command sets to facilitate global workflow integration within Openclaw Skills.
- Behavioral Boundaries: Built-in logic that ensures the AI stays helpful and direct without becoming hostile or unnecessarily contrarian.
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