Mind · Reasoning
RequestFraming
Clarify intent and constraints before planning
Definition
Mechanism
The initial state of workflow orchestration. It performs the act of Interpret by accepting a Message and using Think to Understand the 'real ask' within the given Context before committing resources. The pattern enforces ContextFirst: no resource commitment is permitted until the frame is resolved. It clarifies constraints, success criteria, and hidden assumptions, producing a FrameSpec artifact. It acts as a semantic firewall against vague or dangerous instructions.
Preconditions
- Raw User Request
- Context available
Postconditions
- FrameSpec artifact created
- Constraints explicit
Invariants
- Output must be a rigorous FrameSpec
- No resources committed to execution yet
Risks
Failure modes
Misinterpretation
The agent clarifies the wrong ambiguity.
Over-constraint
Adding unnecessary restrictions that kill innovation.
Premature Optimization
Jumping to solutions before understanding the problem.
Relationships
Builds on
Accepts
Infrastructure
Structured signal container
Composes with
Atomic cognitive step
Deep semantic modeling
References
Infrastructure
Portable execution environment with inherited constraints
Load state before acting
Deriving semantic meaning from raw signal
Yields
Infrastructure
Structured problem definition artifact
Extends
Deriving semantic meaning from raw signal
Used by
Composes with
Society
Interpret-Plan-Rollout Lifecycle
The active strategist that frames the problem
Society
Standard Interpret-Plan-Rollout workflow to ensure realizability
Reference
Signature
Think(FrameSpec)