{
  "handle": "PatternSketch",
  "mechanism": "A usage pattern where an {{agent}} references a canonical concept with explicit uncertainty and modifications. Instead of claiming strict conformance, the {{agent}} says 'It is APPROXIMATELY Pattern X, with DELTA Y'. This allows reusable vocabulary to be used in 'messy' reality without breaking rigor. It provides a {{skeleton_of_thought}} version of a pattern, allowing usage before the full rigorous definition is complete.",
  "gloss": "Progressive formalization of meaning",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Drift.",
    "If Sketches never harden into Canonical patterns, the vocabulary degrades."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Confidence Awareness: If Confidence < 1.0, Tests are treated as advisory",
    "Explicit Delta: Must list exactly what differs from the canonical base"
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "Canonical pattern exists"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "Meaning communicated with error bars"
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 1,
    "ring": 2,
    "supersedes": [
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      "sema:PatternSketch#mh:SHA-256:645a57786fb81774821f2236af08b0ef9b28de93a044d2a3ea48915c43be9f21",
      "sema:PatternSketch#mh:SHA-256:99d424d292ce9761fe55113ebe07e37a036916c73c3c95238f8116947acd033d"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Society",
      "Protocols"
    ]
  },
  "sema_id": "sema:PatternSketch#mh:SHA-256:c5dac0cdf7943f08c9107ed5382d5776a9a4fe3a3bd836fad74065a25274d9c5",
  "sema_ref": "PatternSketch#c5da",
  "sema_stub": "c5da",
  "dependencies": {
    "references": {
      "agent": "sema:Agent#mh:SHA-256:e127459069739fffc96a71d54ef6e8c97ca53471d5349c16aa72a092a33756cd",
      "skeleton_of_thought": "sema:SkeletonOfThought#mh:SHA-256:546fddc8b06269b0fbc3c38475df6e688242ac0f6d586bd597bf20655413f874"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Society",
  "sema_category": "Protocols",
  "used_by": {}
}