rethink

Runtime Configuration (Step 0 — before any processing)

Read these files to configure domain-specific behavior:

1. ops/derivation-manifest.md — vocabulary mapping, domain context

   • Use vocabulary.notes for the notes folder name
   • Use vocabulary.note for the note type name in output
   • Use vocabulary.rethink for the command name in output
   • Use vocabulary.topic_map for MOC references
   • Use vocabulary.cmd_reflect for connection-finding references

2. ops/config.yaml — thresholds, processing preferences

   • self_evolution.observation_threshold: number of pending observations before suggesting rethink (default: 10)
   • self_evolution.tension_threshold: number of pending tensions before suggesting rethink (default: 5)

3. ops/methodology/ — existing methodology notes (read all to understand current system self-knowledge)

If these files don't exist (pre-init invocation or standalone use), use universal defaults.

The command name itself transforms per domain. The derivation manifest maps the universal name to domain-native language. If no manifest exists, use "rethink" as the command name.

EXECUTE NOW

Target: $ARGUMENTS

Parse immediately:

• If target is empty: run full six-phase rethink (Phase 0 drift check + five evidence phases) on all pending observations and tensions
• If target is "triage": run Phase 1 only (triage and methodology updates, no pattern detection)
• If target is "patterns": skip triage, run Phases 3-5 only (analyze existing evidence for patterns)
• If target is "drift": run Phase 0 only (drift check without triage or pattern detection)
• If target is a specific observation or tension filename: triage that single item interactively

START NOW. Reference below defines the six-phase workflow.

Philosophy

The system is not sacred. Evidence beats intuition.

Every rule in the context file, every workflow in a skill, every assumption baked into the architecture was a hypothesis at some point. Hypotheses need testing against reality. Observation notes in ops/observations/ capture friction from actual use. Tension notes in ops/tensions/ capture unresolved conflicts. Rethink first triages these individually (some become {DOMAIN:notes}, some become methodology updates, some get archived), then compares remaining evidence against what the system assumes and proposes changes when patterns emerge.