# Sideways

When your AI gets stuck thinking in straight lines, ask it to think sideways. Sideways delivers unexpected questions and lateral thinking prompts to break through creative blocks.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Connect this server (installs CLI if needed)
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest mcp add ari.badernatal/sideways

# Browse available tools
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool list ari.badernatal/sideways

# Get full schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get ari.badernatal/sideways get-strategy

# Call a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool call ari.badernatal/sideways get-strategy '{}'
```

## Direct MCP Connection

Endpoint: `https://sideways--ari.badernatal.run.tools`

## Tools (1)

- `get-strategy` — Get a random creative strategy from a specific category. Use the categories://index resource first to understand availa…

```bash
# Get full input/output schema for a tool
npx -y @smithery/cli@latest tool get ari.badernatal/sideways <tool-name>
```

## Resources

- `categories://index` — List of all available strategy categories with descriptions and guidance
- `strategies://metadata` — Overall statistics and information about the strategy collection
- `categories://reframe` — Detailed information about the Reframe category
- `categories://reduce` — Detailed information about the Reduce category
- `categories://expand` — Detailed information about the Expand category
- `categories://disrupt` — Detailed information about the Disrupt category
- `categories://embody` — Detailed information about the Embody category
- `categories://pause` — Detailed information about the Pause category

## Prompts (6)

- `sideways-reframe` — Get a Reframe strategy: Change your perspective, reverse assumptions, adopt alternative viewpoints
- `sideways-reduce` — Get a Reduce strategy: Simplify, subtract, remove, clarify, focus on essentials
- `sideways-expand` — Get a Expand strategy: Add more, elaborate, embrace abundance, do both
- `sideways-disrupt` — Get a Disrupt strategy: Break patterns, embrace chaos, make destructive moves, honor mistakes
- `sideways-embody` — Get a Embody strategy: Physical, sensory, body-based approaches to creative problems
- `sideways-pause` — Get a Pause strategy: Rest, reflect, step back, examine, take breaks