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Input: $ARGUMENTS
Routing Decisions
1. What Is the Space?
Identify what we’re exploring:
- Option space: “What are my options for X?”
- Landscape space: “What’s out there for X?”
- Factor space: “What should I consider?”
- Knowledge space: “Tell me about X” / “What do I need to know?”
- Future space: “What could happen?” / “Where is this going?”
- Pattern space: “What patterns exist in X?“
2. Is This Actually Exploration?
- “X is true” → This is a claim. → INVOKE: /claim $ARGUMENTS
- “Should I X?” → This is a decision. → INVOKE: /decide $ARGUMENTS
- “How do I X?” → This is method-seeking. → INVOKE: /how $ARGUMENTS
- “I want X” → This is a goal. → INVOKE: /want $ARGUMENTS
- “I think X” → Formalize the belief. → INVOKE: /it $ARGUMENTS
- “I’m not sure about X” → Classify the uncertainty. → INVOKE: /nsa $ARGUMENTS
- “Handle this” (vague) → INVOKE: /handle $ARGUMENTS
- If it IS exploration → continue.
3. How Much Is Already Known?
- Nothing: full exploration needed. → INVOKE: /uaua $ARGUMENTS — explore space, then test findings.
- Some things known: enumerate what’s missing. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS — fill gaps, then ARAW on discoveries.
- A lot known: probably not exploration — likely /evaluate or /claim instead.
- User has a partial list (“I know about X, Y, Z — what else?”): → INVOKE: /siycftr $ARGUMENTS — find the rest of the implied set.
4. Completeness Criterion
- Exhaustive (“all the ways”, “every option”): thorough enumeration. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS with EXHAUSTIVE granularity, then /uaua on top findings.
- Representative (“main options”, “key approaches”): representative sample. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS with REPRESENTATIVE, then /araw on top 3-5.
- Quick (“some options”, “a few ideas”): fast overview. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS with TOP-N.
- Bounded pattern (“and so on”, “etc”): continue a discovered pattern. → INVOKE: /aso or /etc $ARGUMENTS — expand the pattern with bounds.
5. Do Dimensions Need Discovery?
- Dimensions obvious (the user named them or they’re standard): proceed to enumeration.
- Dimensions unclear (don’t know what axes to explore along): → INVOKE: /dd $ARGUMENTS — discover dimensions first, then enumerate.
6. Output Format
- User wants a list: → INVOKE: /list $ARGUMENTS — build a high-quality list with rationale.
- User wants items reordered: → INVOKE: /ro $ARGUMENTS — expert reordering of existing items.
- User wants comparison: → INVOKE: /cmp — after enumeration.
- User wants dominance filtering: → INVOKE: /dom — eliminate dominated options.
7. Explore-Then-What?
After the space is mapped, what does the user need?
- Explore → decide: map options, then choose. → After /se, invoke /decide.
- Explore → test: map options, then test most interesting. → After /se, invoke /araw on top findings.
- Explore → build: map options, then implement chosen one. → After /se, invoke /how.
- Pure exploration: just map the space. → /se or /uaua, stop there.
- Explore → implications: map space, then trace consequences. → After /se, invoke /sycs.
8. Depth and Mode Selection
| Situation | Mode |
|---|---|
| User wants easy overview | → /ezy (easy mode) |
| User wants maximum rigor | → /hrd (hard mode) or /certainty |
| User wants general patterns | → /genl (general analysis) |
| User wants specific application | → /spcf (specific analysis) |
| User wants sophisticated multi-layer exploration | → /soph (sophisticated analysis) |
| User wants future projections | → /fut (future analysis) |
| User wants best-case scenario | → /utp (utopia analysis) |
| User wants worst-case scenario | → /dys (dystopia analysis) |
Execute
Default path (unknown space, representative): → INVOKE: /uaua $ARGUMENTS
Known space, filling gaps: → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS
Dimensions unclear: → INVOKE: /dd $ARGUMENTS — then → /se with discovered dimensions
Building a structured list: → INVOKE: /list $ARGUMENTS
Expanding a partial set: → INVOKE: /siycftr $ARGUMENTS or /etc $ARGUMENTS
Supplementary Analysis (invoke when relevant)
| Situation | Also invoke |
|---|---|
| Obvious things might be missed | → /obv (obvious check) |
| Good outcomes being overlooked | → /ogo |
| Bad outcomes being ignored | → /obo |
| Need to differentiate similar options | → /difr |
| Space involves ethical dimensions | → /eth |
| Space involves safety concerns | → /saf |
| User is getting carried away with scope | → /iagca |
| User wants adjacent related items | → /ata |
| Unresolved questions in the space | → /tbd |
After Completion
Report:
- The space explored
- What was found (organized by dimension or priority)
- Coverage assessment (what might still be missing)
- Recommended next step (decide / test / build / done)
Follow-Up Routing
After exploration, the user may need:
- “Now help me choose” → INVOKE: /decide
- “What should I do next?” → INVOKE: /next or /fonss
- “What are the implications?” → INVOKE: /sycs
- “Reorder these by priority” → INVOKE: /ro
- “What skill is best for this?” → INVOKE: /wsib