Free cognitive-bias Agent Skill
Use Appearance–Capability Expectation as a focused cognitive-bias lens. Explain the pattern, check whether it plausibly fits the situation, surface an alternative non-bias explanation, and return a practical counter-check without diagnosing people or claiming causation.
What the agent should do
Appearance–Capability Expectation is this project’s plain-language label for a human–robot interaction pattern, not a standardized bias name. Research shows that robot appearance, morphology, framing, and human-likeness can shape expectations about competence, social behavior, and likely capabilities before users have much direct performance evidence. The direction is not universal: a more humanlike design does not always increase trust or perceived competence.
Install
Hermes Agent
mkdir -p ~/.hermes/skills/bias-human-robot-interaction-form && curl -fsSL https://cognitive-biases.github.io/agent-skills/bias-human-robot-interaction-form/SKILL.md -o ~/.hermes/skills/bias-human-robot-interaction-form/SKILL.mdOpenClaw
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/bias-human-robot-interaction-form && curl -fsSL https://cognitive-biases.github.io/agent-skills/bias-human-robot-interaction-form/SKILL.md -o ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/bias-human-robot-interaction-form/SKILL.mdOther Agent Skills-compatible tools
Download SKILL.md and put it in the skill directory or import surface supported by your agent.
Boundary
The skill must preserve uncertainty, surface a non-bias explanation and avoid turning a cognitive-bias label into a claim about a person's motives, intelligence or mental health.