---
slug: "Refine"
name: "Refine"
type: "Reasoning"
layer: "Mind"
ref: "Refine#2952"
sema_id: "sema:Refine#mh:SHA-256:2952467a9d3eb809c6131d59e1047a3a4aa296d32dcd38a82c0204b5cd8d16a6"
tags: ["Mind","Reasoning"]
updated: 2026-11-11
mindscape: "bootstrap"
index_url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json
url: https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Refine/
related: ["Artifact","Condition","Critique","PhasedRefinement"]
---

# Refine

Critique-guided artifact revision loop

Layer: Mind · Category: Reasoning

## Mechanism

Iteratively revises an [Artifact](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Artifact.md) under a declared [Condition](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Condition.md). Each pass applies [Critique](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Critique.md) to the current version and uses its actionable assessment to produce a [Artifact](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Artifact.md). Evaluate the condition on the successor: return it when the condition holds; otherwise use it as the current version for the next pass.

## Invariants

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## Failure modes

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## Builds on

- [Artifact](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Artifact.md) (Infrastructure; Accepts)
- [Condition](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Condition.md) (Infrastructure; Accepts)
- [Critique](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Critique.md) (Mind; Composes with)
- [Artifact](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Artifact.md) (Infrastructure; Yields)

## Used by

- [PhasedRefinement](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/PhasedRefinement.md) (Society; Composes with)

## Identity

- Sema ID: `sema:Refine#mh:SHA-256:2952467a9d3eb809c6131d59e1047a3a4aa296d32dcd38a82c0204b5cd8d16a6`
- Ref: `Refine#2952`
- Supersedes:
  - `sema:Refine#mh:SHA-256:38d97579c85cbeb7c482df7f4ae6266cd92e70b0174057eeb6530570009f139d`
  - `sema:Refine#mh:SHA-256:78b79a62b1ecf8a4a00537a19db4a71e06039fb5bd2792a497b9ccf16fbe8cee`
  - `sema:Refine#mh:SHA-256:8c9ba16a79958359760a9eade3390377d424c59d8a29955813202282c2bab845`
  - `sema:Refine#mh:SHA-256:7d98a6ca93e100943d190a77d7ec75916532843899c293c3e269e0b1c02c5808`

## Links

- [Pattern page](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Refine/)
- [View in the interactive graph](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/#Refine)
- [JSON](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/Refine.json)
- [Index of all patterns](https://mindscape.pages.dev/bootstrap/index.json)