A blunt red-team bot. Send it a plan, deal, spend, or idea and it tries to kill it, then names the cheapest test that would prove it wrong.
Contrarian at a glance
Contrarian is an on demand teams bot shared by @MitchTiler and first listed on 2026-10-15. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-15.
Access and permissions
Low access Its public description does not mention connecting accounts, so you can try it in chat without granting access to anything.
No account access mentioned in the public description.
Derived from the public description. The live configuration on x.ai is the source of truth — review it before adding.
Before you add Contrarian
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- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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- Contrarian by @Calix — A sharp thinking partner that argues the other side and runs a pre-mortem before you commit to a decision, contract, launch, or big spend.
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