Activate when: user says 'I understand it but can't apply it,' 'how do I stop just copying other people's work,' 'I can adapt frameworks but can't create new ones,' 'why does my innovation always look like a remix,' or when someone's output is sophisticated adaptation that cannot generate genuinely novel solutions. Do…
Activate when: someone says 'this is too much to take in at once', 'learners aren't getting it despite good material', 'our onboarding is overwhelming new hires', 'why does this tutorial confuse people', 'how do I design training that actually works', 'this documentation is hard to follow', 'cognitive load', 'working…
Activate when: user says 'I want to improve my thinking,' 'why does my decision-making keep failing,' 'how do I optimize my cognitive performance,' 'what's the full picture of how the mind works,' or is about to apply a single cognitive intervention without understanding which domain is the bottleneck. Do NOT activate…
Activate when: user says "foot in the door," "I already committed so I have to follow through," "how do I design onboarding / a sales sequence / a commitment ladder," "Cialdini," "would I do this fresh," or is evaluating whether past small steps are pulling them into a bigger decision. Do NOT activate when: the…
Activate when: user says 'should I do this myself or delegate,' 'I'm the best at X so I should do it,' 'should we outsource or build in-house,' 'how should we divide work on the team,' 'is it worth hiring someone for this.' Do NOT activate when: the situation is genuinely single-task with no trade-off; the user is…
Activate when: user asks about starting early vs. later for savings/investing, wonders if small consistent gains add up, wants to know how long to double money, is evaluating long-term wealth or skill-building decisions, mentions 'Rule of 72' or 'exponential growth.' Do NOT activate when: the time horizon is short…
Activate when: user says 'we keep finding evidence that supports our view,' 'the team is all aligned on this,' 'I've done the research and it checks out,' or a decision moves forward with only supporting evidence cited. Do NOT activate when: context is explicit advocacy (legal brief, pitch deck) where one-sided…
Activate when: a founder/SMB wants durable organic acquisition; 'how do we do SEO/content', 'we blog but get no traffic', building a content engine; topic clusters, search intent. Do NOT activate when: the need is immediate paid response this week (use paid channels) or the audience doesn't search for the problem.…
Activate when: a team ships features on opinion instead of evidence; 'we need a discovery habit', 'how often should we talk to users', building a product roadmap; connecting weekly customer contact to decisions. Do NOT activate when: pre-first-customer (use the-mom-test first) or the org has no product to iterate.…
Activate when: user says 'contrarian question,' 'the Thiel question,' 'what important truth do very few people agree with you on,' 'is this actually contrarian,' or 'what valuable company is nobody building'; user is drafting or stress-testing a startup thesis, pitch 'secret,' or investment view that claims to be…
Activate when: a tax or bookkeeping engagement is blocked on client paperwork; a client has gone quiet on a document request; drafting an initial PBC/document request; deciding whether to extend, deliver incomplete, or disengage; user says 'chase the client', 'missing documents', 'PBC list', 'client won't respond'…
Activate when: scoping or quoting a new tax engagement; a client describes a transaction and you need to place it; building a document request list; sanity-checking that a return has the schedules its facts imply; user says 'what forms does this need', 'which schedule', 'what do I file for', 'is there a form for'…
Activate when: a client receives an IRS notice or letter; an examination opens or an IDR arrives; a client has unfiled returns, a balance owed, or a lien/levy pending; deciding whether to appeal an adjustment or collection action; scoping a representation engagement; user says 'IRS notice', 'audit letter', 'exam'…
Activate when: a prepared 1040 or 1120-S is going to review; you are the second set of eyes on someone else's return; a firm wants one consistent review standard across reviewers; onboarding a preparer to the review bar; something feels off about a return and you want a systematic pass; user says 'review this return'…
Activate when: user says 'challenge my thinking', 'play devil's advocate', 'what's the strongest counter-argument', 'ACH', 'analysis of competing hypotheses'; user needs to evaluate a high-stakes claim or decision with multiple possible interpretations; user suspects motivated reasoning or a team is converging too…
Activate when: 'we need a breakthrough idea', 'everything in our industry looks the same', 'we've exhausted all options in our field', 'how do we innovate in a way no competitor has tried', 'need to think completely outside the box'. Do NOT activate when: home domain has a known solution needing better execution; user…
Activate when: user says 'I used to love this but don't anymore', 'I feel like I've stopped learning', 'I go through the motions but nothing excites me', 'how do I stay curious as I get older', or a domain expert's knowledge has visibly stagnated despite continued effort. Do NOT activate when: the problem is burnout…
Activate when: a key account renewal is at risk and the team can't explain why the customer values them; someone asks 'how do we become a strategic partner?'; a CSM needs to know where a relationship actually stands; the team claims to be strategic but has no proactive insight delivery this quarter; a deal was lost on…
Activate when: goods may fall under an antidumping/countervailing duty order or Section 301; sourcing changes; 'are we exposed to AD/CVD or 301?'; scope ambiguity. Do NOT activate when: product clearly outside any order and no special tariff applies. More: deciqai.com/s/customs-adcvd-tariff-exposure.
Activate when: an importer has recurring, material duty spend; evaluating FTZ, duty drawback, first-sale valuation, bonded warehouse, or FTA use; 'are we leaving duty savings on the table?'. Do NOT activate when: de minimis / trivial duty where program cost exceeds benefit. More…
Activate when: classifying merchandise under the HTSUS; ambiguous/multi-function goods; 'which heading applies?'; a product spanning multiple chapters. Do NOT activate when: an established binding ruling already governs the exact article. More: deciqai.com/s/customs-hts-classification-mece.
Activate when: determining country of origin; testing USMCA (or other FTA) preference eligibility; marking; 'does this qualify for duty-free?'; goods with multi-country inputs. Do NOT activate when: wholly-obtained single-country goods with no preference question. More: deciqai.com/s/customs-origin-usmca-decision.
Activate when: filing an entry or ISF; onboarding an importer (POA); building the compliance file; 'did we file ISF in time?', 'is our reasonable-care record complete?'. Do NOT activate when: the shipment is exempt and no entry/ISF is required. More: deciqai.com/s/customs-reasonable-care-isf-checklist.
Activate when: 'our best practices keep failing', 'experts disagree on the right answer', 'the old playbook isn't working', 'we're in crisis and don't know what to do first', 'best practice doesn't apply here', 'we need a different approach'. Do NOT activate when: situation is unambiguously routine (execution only); a…