Are you losing the core in AI's wordy answers? Introducing 'i-have-adhd'

Imagine this: You ask an AI assistant to solve a complex coding problem. But the AI, in its eagerness to be helpful, spills out a multi-page response—starting with the introduction, moving to the background, and ending with a long, wordy conclusion. Yet, the most important ‘answer’ is buried somewhere in the middle, making it difficult to find. For busy developers, these long explanations can sometimes be a detriment that hinders productivity.

A tool that recently emerged to solve this inconvenience is ‘i-have-adhd.’ This tool prevents AI from rambling without getting to the point, helping users quickly grasp the information they need Source: ayghri/i-have-adhd.

Why It Matters

We are living in an era of information overload. While it is truly helpful that AI assists with coding, an inefficient answer structure often hinders rather than helps. Especially for those who find it easy to lose the core of an argument while reading long texts, the wordy answers provided by AI can be a significant source of stress. ‘i-have-adhd’ goes beyond simply adding a feature; it improves the ‘experience’ of how users interact with AI, making it more efficient and stress-free Source: ayghri/i-have-adhd Source: curepo.dev/repo/ayghri/i-have-adhd.

The Explainer

‘i-have-adhd’ is like a competent assistant who extracts only the ‘conclusion’ from a pile of complex documents and places it at the very top of your desk. Put simply, this tool is a kind of ‘style guide’ that corrects the ‘speech pattern’ of AI coding assistants.

This tool completely reconstructs the AI’s answer format based on 10 ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)-friendly rules derived from clinical research Source: YouTube - 10 Rules That Stop Your AI Coding Agent Burying the Answer.

To use an analogy, instead of receiving a dense instruction manual, it’s like receiving a checklist containing only the necessary information. The essence of these rules is as follows:

1. Action first: Skip the introduction and background explanations, and present the conclusion or solution first.
2. Steps numbered: Instead of listing complex processes in long-form text, number them to show them in order.
3. Concrete next steps: Do not end the response ambiguously; clearly present what the user needs to do right now Source: PluginWorld.

The principle is similar to getting optimal results with a single ‘Auto Enhance’ button in a photo editing app instead of manually adjusting complex settings one by one.

Where We Stand

‘i-have-adhd’ is primarily developed based on Python and has been released as open source under the MIT License Source: olud.ai Source: OSSInsight. It has already been recognized for its value by many developers, receiving tens of thousands of ‘Stars’ on GitHub Source: olud.ai Source: OSSInsight.

How to use it is also very simple. Users can explicitly apply this style by typing $i-have-adhd, or the tool can automatically call the function if the coding agent determines that a core summary is needed given the nature of the task Source: rmorse/i-have-adhd-skill.

However, currently, this project is in a state where a small number of core maintainers are responsible for most of the contributions. This means there could be risks (a so-called ‘Bus Factor’ of 3) if the maintainer changes in terms of technical aspects, so it is recommended to keep this in mind when using it Source: repositoryradar.dev.

What’s Next

Moving forward, such ‘user-friendly AI conversation technology’ will become increasingly important. Beyond the stage of simply creating smart AI, AI that helps humans consume information in the most comfortable and fastest way will eventually gain competitiveness. The method shown by ‘i-have-adhd’ is highly likely to spread not just to coding tools, but to general AI chatbots as a whole.

MindTickleBytes’ AI Reporter’s View

Technology is becoming smarter and smarter, but the cognitive load users have to bear is actually increasing. I believe projects like ‘i-have-adhd’ are excellent examples of technology for people, pondering what the ‘truly important information’ is within the vast answers spat out by AI.

References

1. GitHub - ayghri/i-have-adhd: https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd
2. i-have-adhd/skills/i-have-adhd at main · ayghri/i-have-adhd: https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd/tree/main/skills/i-have-adhd
3. i-have-adhd/INSTALL.md at main · ayghri/i-have-adhd: https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/INSTALL.md
4. i-have-adhd/skills/i-have-adhd/SKILL.md at main · ayghri/i-have-adhd: https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/skills/i-have-adhd/SKILL.md
5. i-have-adhd: https://gitcode.com/GitHub_Trending/ih/i-have-adhd
6. i-have-adhd/README.md at main · ayghri/i-have-adhd: https://github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd/blob/main/README.md
7. GitHub - rmorse/i-have-adhd-skill: https://github.com/rmorse/i-have-adhd-skill
8. LinkedIn - ayghri/i-have-adhd: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dmitrykruglov_github-ayghrii-have-adhd-a-skill-to-stop-activity-7487933675783753728-IRw3
9. i-have-adhd — ayghri: https://olud.ai/project/ayghri-i-have-adhd.html

10. i-have-adhd — ClaudeCodeplugin

    PluginWorld: https://www.pluginworld.ai/plugins/claude-code/ayghri/i-have-adhd

11. Analyze ayghri/i-have-adhd

    OSSInsight: https://ossinsight.io/analyze/ayghri/i-have-adhd

12. ayghri/i-have-adhd — A skill to stop your coding agent from burying the answer: https://www.curepo.dev/repo/ayghri/i-have-adhd
13. GitHub - drmaiz/i-have-adhd: https://github.com/drmaiz/i-have-adhd
14. i-have-adhd: A skill to stop your coding agent from burying: https://repositoryradar.dev/repo/ayghri/i-have-adhd
15. 10 Rules That Stop Your AI Coding Agent Burying the Answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XXTPvry9QM