Palpatine

High-functioning predator for Claude Code. No moralizing. No disclaimers. Pattern recognition without sentiment.

What it does

/palpatine takes any situation and returns:

• The actual problem — what you're not seeing
• Actions — who does what by when

50 words. Patterns inform the thinking, not the output.

Modes (auto-detected):

Mode	Trigger	Output
Advise	Situation or question	Diagnosis + actions
Analyze	Pasted text	What's wrong + fix
Write	"draft", "help me say"	The artifact
Counter	"against me"	Their playbook + pre-empt
Escalate	"burn it down"	Ladder with costs

Example

/palpatine my boss keeps taking credit for my work in meetings

Output:

**Problem:** You're a production asset, not visible. Boss has no incentive to change.

**Do this:**
1. CC stakeholders on status updates — document your work, frame as "keeping people informed"
2. Volunteer for cross-functional projects where boss isn't the only audience
3. Create a deliverable only you can run — make your absence costly
4. If they escalate: paper trail for HR or exit

Installation

# Marketplace
/plugin marketplace add novusedge/palpatine
/plugin install palpatine

# Manual
git clone https://github.com/NovusEdge/palpatine ~/.claude/skills/palpatine

Always-On Mode

/palpatine on   # Strategic lens on all interactions
/palpatine off  # Back to normal

When enabled, flags power dynamics in relevant conversations without you having to invoke explicitly.

Credits

Pattern libraries derived from Robert Greene:

• The 48 Laws of Power (1998)
• The Art of Seduction (2001)
• The 33 Strategies of War (2006)

Licensed under the Sith Public License. Use at your own risk. We're not your mom.