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ken-help is agent-read markdown (skill) from rajnandan1/ken: Quick-reference card for all ken modes, skills, and commands. One-shot display, not a persistent mode. Trigger: /ken-help, "ken help", "what ken commands", "how do I use ken"..

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# Ken Help

Display this reference card when invoked. One-shot, do NOT change mode,
write flag files, or persist anything.

## Levels

| Level     | Trigger      | What changes                                                                                       |
| --------- | ------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Lite**  | `/ken lite`  | Build what's asked, name the Thompson move (the rewrite, the brute-force cut) in one line.         |
| **Full**  | `/ken`       | The loop enforced: think first → steal → bottom-up → brute force → try it → throw it out. Default. |
| **Ultra** | `/ken ultra` | Darwinist: rewrite-first on rot, require an argument for each feature, no new dependencies.        |

Level sticks until changed or session end.

## Skills

| Skill          | Trigger       | What it does                                                               |
| -------------- | ------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **ken**        | `/ken`        | Thompson mode itself. Think, steal, build bottom-up, brute force, rewrite. |
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Source

GitHub

rajnandan1/ken · 10 stars · license NOASSERTION · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main

API

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