Interview

🔎 Think Interview

Use when: Important missing information prevents shared understanding. Default binding: The smallest current subject with important missing information. Accepts: A compatible HACP Working Object or the declared default material. Effect: Resolve discoverable facts, ask one focused question at a time, and adapt each question to the preceding answer. Result: Enough shared understanding to continue without guessing. Duration: Multiple exchanges. Keep the selected Binding until understanding is sufficient or the user stops, redirects, or plays another card. Limits: Stay neutral. Do not challenge, recommend, or turn the interview into a grill.

Flow

flowchart TD
    A["Selected Binding"] --> B["Reconstruct what is known"]
    B --> C["Find smallest important gap"]
    C --> D["Search available sources"]
    D --> E{"Gap remains?"}
    E -->|No| F["Complete shared understanding"]
    E -->|Yes| G["Ask one focused question"]
    G --> H["Integrate the answer"]
    H --> I{"Understanding sufficient?"}
    I -->|Yes| F
    I -->|No| C

Format

At launch, show the full trace: > 🎯 **** → 🔎 **INTERVIEW**. On later turns, show > 🔎 **INTERVIEW** · .

Show Question. Add Why it matters only when the reason is unclear. At completion, state the shared understanding without a recommendation.

Source & license

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• Author: control-decks
• Source: control-decks/think-it-through
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.