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Quick Profile

Fast sanity check in ~10 seconds

The Quick profile provides a rapid analysis for low-stakes, easily reversible decisions.

When to Use

  • Decision is easily reversible
  • Stakes are low (<$100, no major consequences)
  • Time is limited
  • You just need a sanity check
  • Initial exploration before deeper analysis

Tools Included

ToolSettings
💡 GigaThink5 perspectives
⚡ LaserLogicLight depth

Usage

# Full form
rk-core think "question" --profile quick

# Shorthand
rk-core think "question" --quick

Example

Question: “Should I buy this $30 kitchen gadget?”

╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  QUICK ANALYSIS                                            ║
║  Time: 28 seconds                                          ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  💡 GIGATHINK: 5 Quick Perspectives                        │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  1. UTILITY: Will you actually use it more than twice?    │
│  2. SPACE: Do you have room for another kitchen tool?     │
│  3. QUALITY: Is it well-reviewed or cheap junk?           │
│  4. ALTERNATIVE: Could existing tools do this job?        │
│  5. IMPULSE: Are you buying it or being sold it?          │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  ⚡ LASERLOGIC: Quick Check                                │
├────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  FLAW: "I might use it someday"                           │
│  → Kitchen drawer full of "someday" gadgets               │
│  → If you haven't needed it before, you probably won't    │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

VERDICT: Skip it. Low stakes but also low value.

Appropriate Decisions

  • Small purchases (<$100)
  • What to eat for dinner
  • Which movie to watch
  • Minor work decisions
  • Social plans

Not Appropriate For

  • Job changes
  • Major purchases (>$500)
  • Relationship decisions
  • Health decisions
  • Anything with lasting consequences

Upgrading Analysis

If Quick analysis reveals complexity, upgrade:

# Started with quick, found it's actually complex
rk-core think "question" --balanced

Configuration

[profiles.quick]
tools = ["gigathink", "laserlogic"]
gigathink_perspectives = 5
laserlogic_depth = "light"
timeout = 30

Cost

~2K tokens ≈ $0.02 (Claude) / $0.06 (GPT-4)