dbs-diagnosis Skill for Claude: Test a Business Question or Check a Whole Business

Makes your assistant test whether a business question holds up, or check a whole business, then name tomorrow's first step.

Installs: 30.2K; on skills.sh
Stars: 11K; on GitHub
Files: 5; besides SKILL.md
Updated: Oct 2026; last repo commit

dbs-diagnosis has your assistant check the question before it answers it. A five-step check looks for loaded words, hidden assumptions, logic errors and wrong facts, and if the question itself is wrong it says so and stops there. If you ask for a full review instead, it gathers six facts about your business and runs seven checks.

It triggers when you ask to break down a business, check a business model or untangle a specific business dilemma. Either way it ends with one concrete action, written as the first thing to do tomorrow. The skill text is in Chinese and replies in the language you write in. The folder holds 6 files including SKILL.md and bundles no scripts.

The README licenses dbskill under CC BY-NC 4.0 for personal study, research and non-commercial use.

Good for

Small business owners stuck on pricing, renewals or customer fit
Solo creators and course sellers reviewing their business model
Advisors who want a structured second opinion

Install dbs-diagnosis

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the dbs-diagnosis skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

claude plugin marketplace add dontbesilent2025/dbskill
claude plugin install dbs-diagnosis@dontbesilent-skills

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Claude Code.

The plugin route installs only this one skill. The README says the exact command name is whatever your agent shows; plugin installs may add a prefix. The README's whole toolkit command (claude plugin install dbs@dontbesilent-skills) is not needed for this skill.

From the project README. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

自动识别用户是在解决具体商业问题，还是希望全面检查商业模式，并进入对应诊断流程。用户希望拆解业务、检查商业模式或消解具体商业困境时使用。

Sections in SKILL.md

核心公理
工作流程
Step 0：读材料，识别模式
问诊：先分类
问诊：消解漏斗
问诊：解答真问题
体检：收集事实
体检：七项检查
前提挑战：给出业务结论前都要做
缺少事实时
全程信号追踪
情绪与边界
输出
说话风格
禁止事项
留档

Key facts

Author: dontbesilent (dontbesilent2025/dbskill)
Repo: dontbesilent2025/dbskill
License: CC BY-NC 4.0 per README and LICENSE; GitHub detects none
Installs on skills.sh: 30,185 (Nov 2, 2026)
GitHub stars (whole repo): 11,039 (Nov 2, 2026)
Last repo commit: Oct 28, 2026
Skill folder: 6 files including SKILL.md: SKILL.md, agents/openai.yaml, 4 reference notes
Language of SKILL.md: Chinese; replies in the language you write in
Intended use: Personal study, research and non-commercial use; commercial use needs the author's authorization
skills.sh audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub pass, Socket pass, Snyk warn

What it includes

Every judgment must trace to six axioms about business models and pricing
Every judgment must trace to six axioms, such as pricing is product and traffic is not revenue
Six axioms
Reads your words and attachments first, then restates the core question
Reads your words and attachments first, states assumptions, then restates the core question
Step 0: read your material
A specific dilemma gets a question check; a full review gets a business checkup
A specific dilemma gets a question check; a request for a full review gets a business checkup
Pick a mode
Fact-only questions get a direct answer; emotion-led ones follow the boundary rules
Triage the question
Five checks in order, from loaded words down to the missing key fact
Five checks in order: loaded words, hidden assumptions, logic errors, wrong facts, missing key fact
Try: “/dbs-diagnosis I offer home-organization consulting at 3,000 yuan per client. Of my last 10 inquiries, 6 said it was too expensive and 3 did not reply. Please judge what I should verify first.”
Dissolution funnel
A question that survives gets a derived answer, a labeled opinion or a referral
A question that survives gets a derived answer, a labeled value judgment, a resource check or a referral
Answer the real question
Product, price, buyer, how you get customers, delivery, monthly revenue
Product, price, buyer, how you get customers, how you deliver, monthly revenue; asks at most 3 questions
Checkup: collect six facts
Money machine, ethics, pricing, real demand, traffic versus income, scaling, growth level
Checkup: seven checks
Before any conclusion: alternative models, maturity signals, one step for tomorrow
Before any conclusion: one or two alternative models, maturity signals, one first step for tomorrow
Premise challenge
Gives an if/then judgment and the cheapest real test for the one missing fact
Gives an if/then judgment, names the one fact that would flip it, suggests the cheapest real test
When facts are missing
Points out once, quoting you, when your words sound stuck on action
Points out once, quoting you, when your words sound stuck on action rather than on the business
Signal tracking
Emotion-only problems are not worked through; legal and tax go to a professional
Emotion-only problems are not worked through; legal, tax or investment calls go to a professional
Emotion and legal boundaries
Full checkup report, short form or a brief answer; empty fields are left out
Output formats
Direct, short sentences, no pep talk, no quoted statistics
Direct, short sentences, no pep talk, no quoted statistics, no 'everyone's case is different'
Style rules
Tells you once that you can say "save"; the README says /dbs-save does the saving
After a conclusion it tells you once that you can say "save". The README lists /dbs-save as a separate skill that stores the conclusions in ~/.dbs/ on your computer, so saving is not part of this skill alone.
Save reminder
Answers in the language you write in
Reply language

From the official docs

Questions

What does dbs-diagnosis do?

It checks whether your business question holds up before answering it, or runs a seven-point check of a whole business. It ends with one concrete step to take tomorrow.

How do I install dbs-diagnosis?

Use the install box at the top of this page. For Claude Code the README documents a plugin that installs only this skill, and the skills CLI also works. The README says to run install commands in a terminal, not in the agent chat.

Does it work in English?

Yes. The skill text is Chinese, but it says to reply in English when you write in English. The README's example prompt is also in English.

Is dbs-diagnosis safe to install?

The folder holds SKILL.md, an agent config file and four reference notes, and it bundles no scripts. It works from what you type or attach, so share only business details you are comfortable pasting into your assistant. Saving a conclusion is done by a separate skill, /dbs-save, which the README says writes to ~/.dbs/.

Can I use it for my company's paid work?

Check with the author first. The README and LICENSE say CC BY-NC 4.0, for personal study, research and non-commercial use, and ask commercial users to contact the author. GitHub shows no detected license.

How is it different from dbs-benchmark, dbs-deconstruct and /dbs?

dbs-diagnosis tests a business problem or the whole model. The README describes dbs-benchmark as picking peers worth imitating, dbs-deconstruct as breaking down an unclear concept, and /dbs as a dispatch desk that picks and orders skills for you.

Does it give legal, tax or investment advice?

No. The skill says to point out the business logic and send the legal, tax or investment question to a lawyer, tax adviser or other professional.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: dontbesilent2025/dbskill
Folder: skills/dbs-diagnosis

dontbesilent2025/dbskill skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

Show all 6

dbskill README (English) · github.com
dbs-diagnosis on skills.sh · skills.sh
dbs-diagnosis SKILL.md · github.com
dbs-diagnosis dissolution-funnel.md · github.com
dbs-diagnosis checkup-items.md · github.com
dbs-diagnosis output-formats.md · github.com