reading-mode

Reading Mode — Chronological Metabolic Processing

Reading is COMPREHENSION, not transcription. Encounter the source in order, let it work on attention, and leave enough of that encounter for a future reader to continue from it.

Setup

1. Select or create the task-scoped graph project before inspecting the source. For a file or attachment, pass its path directly to source_load({ title: "...", filePath: "..." }): do not open, shell-read, search, sample, or summarize it first. source_load stages the text and returns metadata, not its body. File paths stay within UG_SOURCE_ROOT (the server working directory by default). A capable host may copy an out-of-root attachment byte-for-byte into that root without inspecting it; otherwise ask the user to place it there. If the text was pasted directly into the prompt, it has already been encountered; pass content to source_load but do not claim a fresh reading.
2. Check the current source position. The loaded source and its chronological position are authoritative.
3. If guided navigation would help at a real choice point, call graph_suggest_next({ task: "Read this source chronologically", workflow: "reading" }). Choose, change, reject, or skip its routes. In direct mode, choose how to deepen, connect, test, or continue the reading yourself. When re-entry would help, condition the reading task without asking the model to recall or summarize the unread work:

graph_understand({
  query: "Read this source chronologically, stay open to what becomes salient, and let encountered evidence test the graph",
  workflow: "reading"
})

1. Search for existing beliefs that the encountered source may test. Treat graph material as provisional priors, never as a substitute for the source.
2. Optionally create a graph document root for a reading journal when the user wants one. It is not required for every reading session.

If graph context reveals events or claims from an unread part of this source, quarantine them as potential spoilers and do not use them until the text reaches that point.