think

1# Think
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3Use the ten stages as a loop of attention, not a ceremonial transcript. Scale
4the depth to novelty, stakes, uncertainty, and irreversibility. Keep the final
5reasoning summary concise and evidence-bearing.
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7This skill is read-only. It may inspect available evidence, but it does not
8edit files, execute a vault mutation, commit Git, or publish anything. If the
9CREATE stage recommends a change, compose with the appropriate mutation skill
10after the user authorizes that operation.
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12## Establish an evidence frame
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14Before the loop, separate:
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16- **Observed:** directly supported by an input, source, test, or measurement.
17- **Inferred:** a conclusion drawn from observations; state the bridge.
18- **Unknown:** missing evidence that could change the decision.
19- **Preference:** a user or designer choice, not a factual claim.
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21Attach citations or concrete locators when sources exist. Never fabricate a
22quotation, locator, test result, consensus, or confidence level.
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24## The ten stages
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26### 1. OBSERVE: external
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28Read the actual inputs, current state, constraints, failures, and prior work.
29Distinguish what was inspected in full from what was sampled or assumed.
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31### 2. OBSERVE: internal
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33Name the biases most likely to distort this decision: anchoring, ownership,
34novelty, familiarity, urgency, sunk cost, confirmation, or a desired verdict.
35Recalibrate confidence to the evidence available.
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37### 3. LISTEN
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39Recover the user's intent, success condition, constraints, and unstated stakes.
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