single-factor-removal

name	single-factor-removal
description	Remove one specified factor from the artifact's support structure and reason about how the conclusion changes.
execution	subagent
prompt	./prompt.md
input	artifact (string), factor_to_remove (string), factors_list (list)
dependencies	{"sops":["spawn-agent"]}

Single Factor Removal

Ablation unit: removes one factor and reasons about conclusion stability.

Execution

Subagent — spawned via subagent-spawning/spawn-agent.

Why Subagent

Each removal must be reasoned about independently to avoid contamination from other removal results.

Input

• artifact: The original artifact
• factor_to_remove: Which factor to remove
• factors_list: All factors (for context of what remains)

Output

• conclusion_before: Original conclusion status
• conclusion_after: Conclusion status without this factor
• degradation_score: 0.0 (no effect) to 1.0 (collapse)
• reasoning: Why the conclusion is/isn't affected

Budget

One unit = one factor removal per invocation.

Available SOPs

Optional, no fixed order; the final leaf is always a sop.

SOP	When to use
spawn-agent	Spawn a customized CC subagent with full MCP tool access. Used by SOPs that declare execution: subagent.