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Entry point for the social dynamics toolkit. Routes to the right social skill based on your situation. Use when you say 'social', 'people', 'politics', 'who decides', 'group dynamics', 'who do I need to get on board', 'follow the incentives', 'who has power', or want social/organizational reasoning applied without knowing which specific tool fits.

Maps parties, identifies natural allies and swing parties, and assesses alliance stability for coalition-building in competitive contexts. Triggers: 'build alliances', 'coalition building', 'who are my allies', 'manage stakeholders', 'political coalition', 'alliance strategy', 'who do I need on my side', 'get people on board', 'organizational politics'.

Manages information asymmetry in legitimate competitive contexts — what to protect, what impressions work in your favor, and what your opponent may be concealing from you. Triggers: 'conceal my position', 'information asymmetry', 'misdirection', 'what should I reveal vs conceal', 'negotiation deception', 'strategic ambiguity', 'manage what they know about me', 'read their signals'.

Finds the minimum intervention that achieves the objective — especially when you're outgunned or under-resourced. Triggers: 'do more with less', 'force economy', 'we're under-resourced', 'asymmetric advantage', 'outgunned', 'leverage point', 'how do we win when they have more', 'we can't outspend them', 'small team big problem'.

Audits what you actually know vs. what you're assuming about yourself and your opponent before acting. Triggers: 'what do I actually know', 'intelligence audit', 'know your enemy', 'what am I assuming vs knowing', 'prep for negotiation', 'what information do I have', 'what don't I know about them', 'am I missing something important'.

Builds the conditions for competitive unassailability before the contest begins. Triggers: 'create a position', 'competitive positioning', 'make myself the obvious choice', 'how do I make myself hard to compete with', 'strategic positioning', 'establish advantage before competing', 'what makes me hard to displace', 'build a moat'.

Maps the competitive landscape to identify where you have advantage, where contests are evenly matched, and where engagement is costly. Triggers: 'map the landscape', 'terrain analysis', 'where should I compete', 'what's the ground like', 'competitive landscape', 'where do I have advantage', 'which markets should I enter', 'is this fight worth having'.

Analyzes whether to act now or wait, reads your opponent's rhythm, and identifies trigger conditions for the right moment. Triggers: 'when should I act', 'timing analysis', 'is now the right moment', 'should I wait', 'when to launch', 'when to make my move', 'is the window closing', 'am I too early', 'am I too late'.

Defines what winning actually means before the contest begins — prevents the pyrrhic trap of winning in ways that lose the larger goal. Triggers: 'what does winning look like', 'define victory', 'victory conditions', 'what are we actually trying to achieve', 'define success', 'is winning worth it', 'pyrrhic trap', 'are we optimizing for the right thing'.

Routes to the right strategy skill for any adversarial or competitive reasoning situation. Triggers: 'how do I beat X', 'competitive strategy', 'outmaneuver', 'I'm up against', 'position myself', 'what's my play here', any situation involving competitive pressure, adversarial dynamics, negotiation, or resource-constrained contest.

Applies the 8 classic system archetypes (Senge) to diagnose recurring system behavior. Use when asked 'this keeps repeating', 'the fix made it worse', 'we've solved this before', 'identify the pattern', or 'system archetype'.

Identifies system-level properties that exist nowhere in any individual component. Use when asked about 'emergent behavior', 'components are fine but the system isn't', 'why does the whole behave like this', or 'what creates this property'.

Identifies all reinforcing (+) and balancing (−) feedback loops in a system. Use when asked to 'map the feedback loops', 'why does this keep happening', 'unintended consequences', or 'system keeps oscillating'.

Finds where small interventions produce large, lasting change using Donella Meadows' leverage point hierarchy. Use when asked 'where should we intervene', 'highest leverage', 'what actually changes this system', or 'find the lever'.

Entry point for the systems thinking toolkit. Routes to the right systems skill based on your situation. Use when you say 'systems', 'feedback loops', 'how does this system work', 'where should we intervene', 'unexpected behavior', 'what archetype is this', 'find the leverage', or want systems thinking applied without knowing which specific tool fits.

Identifies what recurring cycle a situation is an instance of and where in that cycle you currently are. Use when asked 'what cycle is this', 'where are we in the cycle', 'have we seen this before', 'detect the pattern', 'hype cycle', or 'where in the curve'.

Explores possible, probable, and preferable futures using scenario thinking. Use when asked about 'scenario planning', 'futures thinking', 'possible futures', 'how might this play out', 'futures cone', or 'what could happen'.

Maps consequences of a decision across short, medium, and long time horizons. Use when asked about 'time horizons', 'what does this look like in 5 years', 'short-term vs long-term', 'map the implications over time', or 'think through the long-term'.

Assesses whether now is the right time to act, wait, or prepare. Use when asked 'is now the right time', 'should we wait', 'are we too early', 'timing this decision', 'when to move', or 'momentum'.

Entry point for the temporal thinking toolkit. Routes to the right temporal skill based on your situation. Use when you say 'temporal', 'timing', 'when', 'long term', 'what happens in 5 years', 'what cycle is this', 'should we wait', 'possible futures', or want time-horizon thinking applied without knowing which specific tool fits.

Master orchestration skill. Takes any situation in plain English, identifies the underlying goal, designs a multi-skill reasoning workflow, and executes it sequentially — feeding each skill's output into the next. Use when you say 'help me think through this', 'I need to figure out what to do', 'where do I start', or any time you want structured thinking applied end-to-end rather than routed to a single tool.

Maps and repairs character arcs and thematic arcs by aligning external plot events with internal change. Use when an arc feels unearned, a change feels sudden, or the ending doesn't land. Triggers: 'the arc feels unearned', 'arc design', 'the ending doesn't land', 'character arc', 'thematic arc', 'the change feels sudden', 'the character just changes at the end'.

Builds and repairs persuasive arguments by surfacing the warrant, auditing evidence, addressing counterarguments, and identifying rhetorical substitutes. Use when an argument has holes, the case isn't landing, or evidence isn't connecting to the claim. Triggers: 'build an argument', 'argument structure', 'the argument isn't working', 'op-ed', 'persuasive writing', 'make the case for', 'my argument has holes', 'the evidence doesn't land'.

Calibrates writing for a specific reader by profiling their knowledge, concerns, and relationship to the topic — then rewriting for that reader without changing the substance. Use when content is too technical, too basic, or framed for the wrong audience. Triggers: 'write for a specific audience', 'audience calibration', 'this needs to work for non-technical readers', 'the audience isn't the right fit', 'calibrate this for', 'it's too technical / not technical enough', 'recalibrate this for'.

Engineers psychologically compelling characters by mapping want vs. need, wound, defence mechanism, and defining contradiction. Use when a character feels flat, underdeveloped, or unconvincing. Triggers: 'my character feels flat', 'character development', 'make this character feel real', 'this character isn't working', 'character work', 'how do I develop this character'.

Writes and audits marketing copy, landing pages, ad copy, email copy, and product descriptions using the attention-desire-action framework. Use when copy isn't converting, describes features instead of benefits, or fails to earn the reader's next step. Triggers: 'copywriting', 'ad copy', 'landing page', 'email copy', 'marketing copy', 'write copy', 'the copy isn't converting', 'product description', 'headline isn't working'.

Diagnoses and repairs dialogue for subtext, voice differentiation, exposition, and forward momentum. Use when dialogue sounds wrong, on-the-nose, or when characters all sound the same. Triggers: 'the dialogue sounds wrong', 'dialogue feels on the nose', 'dialogue review', 'characters sound the same', 'dialogue fix', 'dialogue is too direct', 'the dialogue explains too much'.

Produces executive summaries, 1-page briefs, and board-level documents by extracting the situation, key findings, implications, and recommendation — answer-first, one page maximum. Use when a lengthy document needs a senior-audience brief that enables a decision. Triggers: 'executive summary', 'summarise this for a senior audience', '1-page brief', 'TL;DR for leadership', 'distil this', 'board summary', 'write a brief'.

Runs four systematic passes to identify timeline errors, character logic violations, world-rule breaks, and physical continuity errors. Use when a manuscript has contradictions, continuity problems, or logic violations. Triggers: 'there are contradictions', 'continuity errors', 'inconsistency check', 'the character shouldn't know that', 'timeline doesn't add up', 'continuity audit', 'inconsistencies in the manuscript'.

Applies five-category line-editing passes to identify and repair redundancy, nominalisations, passive voice, rhythmic monotony, and throat-clearing. Use when prose is clunky, wordy, or mechanically flawed. Triggers: 'the sentences are clunky', 'line editing', 'the prose is wordy', 'tighten this up', 'sentence-level editing', 'too many passive constructions', 'the writing is verbose'.

Diagnoses structural failures in a story using the five-beat dramatic framework — inciting incident, first turning point, midpoint, dark night, climax. Use when a plot isn't working, the middle drags, momentum is lost, or the story feels loose. Triggers: 'the story isn't working', 'plot structure', 'my middle drags', 'the plot feels loose', 'story structure', 'momentum problem', 'the structure is off'.

Audits point-of-view for violations, consistency, and fit. Use when narration feels inconsistent, when there is unwanted head-hopping, or when the chosen POV isn't serving the story. Triggers: 'POV problems', 'head-hopping', 'point of view', 'the narration feels inconsistent', 'POV violations', 'narrative perspective', 'sometimes we know things the character shouldn't'.

Raises the quality of competent but flat prose by targeting abstraction, weak verbs, and sensory absence. Use when writing is error-free but doesn't sing — when it reads as competent but not compelling. Triggers: 'the writing is flat', 'prose elevation', 'competent but not compelling', 'lift this writing', 'the prose needs work but isn't broken', 'make this sing', 'the prose is fine but forgettable'.

Writes and audits business reports, briefing documents, and information reports for answer-first structure, precision, hierarchy, and navigability. Use when a report buries its findings, is written for the writer rather than the reader, or lacks clear structure. Triggers: 'write a report', 'report writing', 'business report', 'briefing document', 'information report', 'research summary', 'the report isn't clear', 'buries the findings'.

Diagnoses and repairs structural problems in non-fiction, essays, and documents — wrong order, buried lead, wrong ending, proportion errors. Use when a piece is in the wrong order, starts too late, or spends space on the wrong things. Triggers: 'the piece is in the wrong order', 'restructure', 'buries the lede', 'the structure is off', 'reorganise this', 'the ending is in the wrong place', 'takes too long to get to the point'.

Analyses what a piece of writing is doing rhetorically — its rhetorical situation, explicit argument vs. buried frame, appeals map, and loaded language. Use to surface assumptions, examine persuasion techniques, or understand how a piece is working. Triggers: 'rhetorical analysis', 'what is this piece doing rhetorically', 'rhetoric', 'analyze this argument', 'how is this persuasive', 'what assumptions is this making', 'loaded language', 'hidden assumptions', 'what is this piece really arguing'.

Diagnoses and repairs individual scenes using the want/obstacle/outcome framework. Every scene must change the story's state. Use when a scene feels flat, static, or purposeless. Triggers: 'this scene isn't working', 'scene construction', 'scene feels flat', 'scene review', 'fix this scene', 'the scene doesn't do anything', 'should I cut this scene'.

Writes and audits technical documentation, API docs, user guides, and specifications for completeness, sequence, precision, and audience calibration. Use when documentation is confusing, assumes too much knowledge, or leaves gaps a user can't bridge. Triggers: 'technical writing', 'API documentation', 'write documentation', 'user guide', 'technical docs', 'the documentation is confusing', 'write a spec', 'docs are missing steps'.

Diagnoses and repairs tone drift — shifts in register, formality, warmth, or rhythm that make a piece feel like it was written by multiple people or in multiple moods. Use when the voice changes mid-piece without intention. Triggers: 'the tone keeps shifting', 'tone drift', 'tone alignment', 'inconsistent register', 'the voice changes mid-piece', 'this sounds like different writers'.

Extracts a voice fingerprint from strong existing passages and uses it to audit and repair voice departures. Use when multiple contributors have created a fractured document, when brand voice has drifted, or when the writing doesn't sound like one person. Triggers: 'the voice isn't consistent', 'voice consistency', 'this doesn't sound like us', 'multi-author document', 'maintain voice', 'brand voice', 'the writing sounds like different people'.

Audits a fictional world for internal consistency, texture, economy, and constraint-story alignment. Use when a world feels thin, generic, like a backdrop rather than a place people actually inhabit. Triggers: 'the world feels thin', 'worldbuilding', 'my world doesn't feel real', 'the setting is generic', 'world audit', 'the world feels like a backdrop'.

Routes to the right writing skill for any fiction, non-fiction, or professional writing challenge. Use when you say 'my character feels flat', 'the story isn't working', 'this scene falls flat', 'the dialogue sounds wrong', 'the prose is clunky', 'the argument isn't landing', 'write a report', 'executive summary', 'the tone keeps shifting', 'line editing', 'my world feels thin', 'POV problems', 'inconsistency check', 'write copy', 'technical documentation', 'audience calibration', 'rhetorical...

Tests whether the parts of something form a unified whole — finding the jarring inconsistencies that accumulate when different contributors work without a shared vision. TRIGGERS: 'coherence check', 'does this feel unified', 'something feels off', 'inconsistent', 'check the whole', 'does this hang together'.

Tests whether a solution is more complex than it needs to be — distinguishing necessary complexity from accidental complexity that accreted over time. TRIGGERS: 'elegance test', 'is this too complex', 'over-engineered', 'is there a simpler way', 'does this feel right'.

Identifies the underlying formal pattern at work — because most successful designs, arguments, and solutions share deep structural patterns, and naming the pattern unlocks the playbook. TRIGGERS: 'what pattern is this', 'pattern recognition', 'why does this work', 'identify the form', 'what structure is at play', 'what archetype is this'.

Finds the simpler version while preserving what matters — not arbitrary reduction, but finding the core and discarding what is not it. TRIGGERS: 'find the simple version', 'simplify this', 'what's the essence', 'less but better', 'strip it back', 'what could we remove'.

Entry point for the aesthetic toolkit. Routes to the right aesthetic skill based on your situation. Use when you say 'aesthetic', 'check the design', 'does this feel right', 'is this elegant', 'is this too complex', 'what pattern is this', 'find the simpler version', or want an aesthetic lens applied without knowing which specific tool fits.

Finds where an analogy breaks down before it's relied upon. Analogies fail silently — the damage happens when decisions are made on a mapping that doesn't hold in the relevant dimension. Triggers: 'stress-test this analogy', 'where does this comparison break', 'does this really apply', 'test the metaphor', 'where is the analogy wrong'.

Imports solutions from unrelated domains by finding structural similarities between your problem and solved problems elsewhere. Triggers: 'cross-domain analogy', 'what solves this elsewhere', 'find a parallel problem', 'look outside this field', 'borrow a solution'.

Approaches a problem from completely different fields to break the assumption blindness that comes from domain expertise. Triggers: 'fresh eyes', 'outside perspective', 'what would a [different expert] say', 'beginner's mind', 'approach from another field'.