adhd
ADHD — a skill for coding agents. Tree-of-thought with pruning, built on the Claude & Codex Agent SDK. Fans out parallel divergent thoughts under different cognitive frames, scores, prunes traps, deepens the survivors. The no-brainer skill for creative and interdisciplinary work.
ADHD is an agent skill that implements parallel divergent ideation for coding agents built on the Claude and Codex Agent SDK. It addresses premature convergence in autoregressive reasoning by spawning multiple isolated reasoning processes under different cognitive frames, then scoring, pruning, and deepening the best ideas. The skill excels at creative tasks like design decisions, fuzzy debugging, naming, API surface design, and strategic planning where multiple perspectives are valuable. Developers can invoke it explicitly via CLI commands or integrate it as a library into their own agent workflows.
Key Features
Use Cases
- 01Design decisions requiring exploration of multiple architectural approaches
- 02Fuzzy debugging where the root cause isn't immediately obvious
- 03Naming functions, classes, or APIs with creative and contextually appropriate options
- 04API surface design exploring trade-offs between different developer experience approaches
- 05Strategic planning for technical problems with open-ended solutions
- 06Rate limiter, queue sharding, retry/timeout strategy design and similar infrastructure decisions
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adhd — FAQ
What is ADHD agent skill?+
ADHD is an agent skill that implements parallel divergent ideation to overcome premature convergence in AI reasoning. It spawns multiple isolated reasoning processes under different cognitive frames, then uses a separate critic to score, prune traps, and deepen the best ideas—particularly useful for creative and interdisciplinary coding work.
How do I install ADHD for my coding agent?+
Run 'npx skills add UditAkhourii/adhd' for auto-detection across supported agents, or install globally with 'npm install -g adhd-agent' for CLI access, or 'npm install adhd-agent' to use it as a library in your own code.
Which AI clients and agents work with ADHD?+
ADHD supports 50+ agents including Claude Code, Cursor, Antigravity, Codex, Cline, Gemini CLI, and Windsurf. It's built on the Claude and Codex Agent SDK and can be integrated into any TypeScript-based agent workflow.
Does ADHD require API keys or special prerequisites?+
ADHD requires Node.js 18 or higher. It works with your existing agent's LLM credentials and doesn't need separate API keys—it orchestrates calls through the agent framework you're already using.
Is ADHD free to use?+
Yes, ADHD is open source under the MIT License. You can use, modify, and distribute it freely. Note that it will consume more LLM tokens than single-shot approaches due to parallel reasoning branches.
When should I use ADHD vs regular agent reasoning?+
Use ADHD for creative, open-ended problems like design decisions, naming, strategy, and any prompt shaped as 'give me a few ways to...'. Avoid it for straightforward tasks with clear single answers where the extra cost and time aren't justified.
How do I install adhd?+
Open the source repository on GitHub and follow its README. adhd is a skill — MCP Agents Market links you directly to the official repo.
Is adhd free?+
adhd is an open-source project hosted on GitHub. Check the repository for its license and any usage requirements.