{
  "handle": "Think",
  "mechanism": "A single cognitive step that transforms input {{context}} into a new {{datum}}. The atomic unit of reasoning—one inference, one connection, one realization. Side-effect free and instantaneous from the perspective of the external world.",
  "gloss": "Atomic cognitive step",
  "failure_modes": [
    "Hallucination: Generating a conclusion that does not follow from the {{context}}.",
    "Premature Closure: Stopping at the first plausible insight without considering alternatives."
  ],
  "invariants": [
    "Side-Effect Free: Thinking does not change the external world.",
    "Context-Bound: Output must be derivable from input {{context}}."
  ],
  "preconditions": [
    "{{context}} is available"
  ],
  "postconditions": [
    "An insight or intermediate conclusion is produced"
  ],
  "_meta": {
    "tier": 0,
    "ring": 0,
    "supersedes": [
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      "sema:Think#mh:SHA-256:daf8d0c7b7ab3e80e062d1981f92edf13092461c865461ea29b2428e81b060f5"
    ],
    "path": [
      "Mind",
      "Reasoning"
    ]
  },
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  "sema_ref": "Think#5177",
  "sema_stub": "5177",
  "dependencies": {
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      "context": "sema:Context#mh:SHA-256:c1b72256dc4732033ee42cc07ff5d9fb60a7f1a3e5634449c343692a33340756"
    },
    "yields": {
      "datum": "sema:Datum#mh:SHA-256:f90456c1067ac5db4e9825a82a22bc58086022f8acd0d0f63fdfeaeb6be2e937"
    }
  },
  "sema_layer": "Mind",
  "sema_category": "Reasoning",
  "used_by": {
    "composes_with": {
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      "Estimate": "sema:Estimate#mh:SHA-256:3bacc0606623a0603b271a835b54157c2e86389c4282af86d88cd1ddd9ecf917",
      "GraphOfThought": "sema:GraphOfThought#mh:SHA-256:aff044b7909bc26511c42ece0cf090bd4d1f82431a5728e94fedcd2ad9733160",
      "Interpret": "sema:Interpret#mh:SHA-256:98b9bc57a5eeb7dc01599404ed2aabc5254d959a0a57b0377fb47c0a2aa26d29",
      "ManifestPlanning": "sema:ManifestPlanning#mh:SHA-256:8bd4fc5ad5c604cd4814a96d23565a07d890e78800281c81abdfeafe02473896",
      "OODA": "sema:OODA#mh:SHA-256:18821021e1b71305acddf87bb6014d8095a62ca7a37e89de4048b0676d028c53",
      "Reason": "sema:Reason#mh:SHA-256:81ec8196c7c1c761fe353c8d26463bcb61b54f844aa3422a40019f82ef202321",
      "RequestFraming": "sema:RequestFraming#mh:SHA-256:2280a35647a93cf3f8b03ee5fb63f8c2ec6faf19ec9627e1d9144ffa231f551e"
    },
    "references": {
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      "LateralOptimization": "sema:LateralOptimization#mh:SHA-256:168e22fe88101fc8256a1eb40041bda926ae521ccb74f94794aa597cfac32aa4",
      "SkeletonOfThought": "sema:SkeletonOfThought#mh:SHA-256:546fddc8b06269b0fbc3c38475df6e688242ac0f6d586bd597bf20655413f874",
      "StepBack": "sema:StepBack#mh:SHA-256:f3457758c4422538953f065b630718b766104ce13d0979c573fe55e5d1ad27b1",
      "TreeOfThoughts": "sema:TreeOfThoughts#mh:SHA-256:8b8c49c9d68b7b09e89b3c4f98d1c66d20dce23c0f2838ba90633aa51114ef9b",
      "Understand": "sema:Understand#mh:SHA-256:9a6aeceb2c276db98b8f62227231f27f1478fccd32e47281c302047c2c806d7d"
    }
  }
}