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.