Before / After
Why is my team missing deadlines?
XRAY Why is my team missing deadlines?
What changes in Claude's response
Surface answer: 'they're not estimating well'. XRAY answer: 'estimates are fine in isolation, but you're scheduling 100% capacity with no buffer for incidents, which means any unplanned work cascades into missed deadlines'. The code pushes Claude past the first answer it would normally give to the structural cause underneath.
When NOT to use XRAY
Skip for technical questions with definite answers. XRAY is for human/process problems where the obvious answer is usually a symptom, not the cause.
Codes that stack with XRAY
XRAY is one of 120 tested prompt prefixes. The full cheat sheet has before/after examples, warnings, combos, and 10 workflow playbooks.
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OODAObserve → Orient → Decide → Act. Best for time-pressured operational decisions.
CHAINLOGICShows each reasoning step explicitly so you can verify the logic, not just the conclusion.
/blindspotsAsks Claude to find what you're missing or assuming, not what you're asking.
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