search-explore-a-space

name	search - Explore a Space
description	Sub-orchestrator for exploration. Routes to UAUA, space enumeration, dimension discovery, list building, or pattern expansion based on what's known and what's needed.
output	{"format":"prose"}

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Input: $ARGUMENTS

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Routing Decisions

1. What Is the Space?

Identify what we're exploring:

• Option space: "What are my options for X?"
• Landscape space: "What's out there for X?"
• Factor space: "What should I consider?"
• Knowledge space: "Tell me about X" / "What do I need to know?"
• Future space: "What could happen?" / "Where is this going?"
• Pattern space: "What patterns exist in X?"

2. Is This Actually Exploration?

• "X is true" → This is a claim. → INVOKE: /claim $ARGUMENTS
• "Should I X?" → This is a decision. → INVOKE: /decide $ARGUMENTS
• "How do I X?" → This is method-seeking. → INVOKE: /how $ARGUMENTS
• "I want X" → This is a goal. → INVOKE: /want $ARGUMENTS
• "I think X" → Formalize the belief. → INVOKE: /it $ARGUMENTS
• "I'm not sure about X" → Classify the uncertainty. → INVOKE: /nsa $ARGUMENTS
• "Handle this" (vague) → INVOKE: /handle $ARGUMENTS
• If it IS exploration → continue.

3. How Much Is Already Known?

• Nothing: full exploration needed. → INVOKE: /uaua $ARGUMENTS — explore space, then test findings.
• Some things known: enumerate what's missing. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS — fill gaps, then ARAW on discoveries.
• A lot known: probably not exploration — likely /evaluate or /claim instead.
• User has a partial list ("I know about X, Y, Z — what else?"): → INVOKE: /siycftr $ARGUMENTS — find the rest of the implied set.

4. Completeness Criterion

• Exhaustive ("all the ways", "every option"): thorough enumeration. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS with EXHAUSTIVE granularity, then /uaua on top findings.
• Representative ("main options", "key approaches"): representative sample. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS with REPRESENTATIVE, then /araw on top 3-5.
• Quick ("some options", "a few ideas"): fast overview. → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS with TOP-N.
• Bounded pattern ("and so on", "etc"): continue a discovered pattern. → INVOKE: /aso or /etc $ARGUMENTS — expand the pattern with bounds.

5. Do Dimensions Need Discovery?

• Dimensions obvious (the user named them or they're standard): proceed to enumeration.
• Dimensions unclear (don't know what axes to explore along): → INVOKE: /dd $ARGUMENTS — discover dimensions first, then enumerate.

6. Output Format

• User wants a list: → INVOKE: /list $ARGUMENTS — build a high-quality list with rationale.
• User wants items reordered: → INVOKE: /ro $ARGUMENTS — expert reordering of existing items.
• User wants comparison: → INVOKE: /cmp — after enumeration.
• User wants dominance filtering: → INVOKE: /dom — eliminate dominated options.

7. Explore-Then-What?

After the space is mapped, what does the user need?

• Explore → decide: map options, then choose. → After /se, invoke /decide.
• Explore → test: map options, then test most interesting. → After /se, invoke /araw on top findings.
• Explore → build: map options, then implement chosen one. → After /se, invoke /how.
• Pure exploration: just map the space. → /se or /uaua, stop there.
• Explore → implications: map space, then trace consequences. → After /se, invoke /sycs.

8. Depth and Mode Selection

Situation	Mode
User wants easy overview	→ /ezy (easy mode)
User wants maximum rigor	→ /hrd (hard mode) or /certainty
User wants general patterns	→ /genl (general analysis)
User wants specific application	→ /spcf (specific analysis)
User wants sophisticated multi-layer exploration	→ /soph (sophisticated analysis)
User wants future projections	→ /fut (future analysis)
User wants best-case scenario	→ /utp (utopia analysis)
User wants worst-case scenario	→ /dys (dystopia analysis)

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Execute

Default path (unknown space, representative): → INVOKE: /uaua $ARGUMENTS

Known space, filling gaps: → INVOKE: /se $ARGUMENTS

Dimensions unclear: → INVOKE: /dd $ARGUMENTS — then → /se with discovered dimensions

Building a structured list: → INVOKE: /list $ARGUMENTS

Expanding a partial set: → INVOKE: /siycftr $ARGUMENTS or /etc $ARGUMENTS

Supplementary Analysis (invoke when relevant)

Situation	Also invoke
Obvious things might be missed	→ /obv (obvious check)
Good outcomes being overlooked	→ /ogo
Bad outcomes being ignored	→ /obo
Need to differentiate similar options	→ /difr
Space involves ethical dimensions	→ /eth
Space involves safety concerns	→ /saf
User is getting carried away with scope	→ /iagca
User wants adjacent related items	→ /ata
Unresolved questions in the space	→ /tbd

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After Completion

Report:

• The space explored
• What was found (organized by dimension or priority)
• Coverage assessment (what might still be missing)
• Recommended next step (decide / test / build / done)

Follow-Up Routing

After exploration, the user may need:

• "Now help me choose" → INVOKE: /decide
• "What should I do next?" → INVOKE: /next or /fonss
• "What are the implications?" → INVOKE: /sycs
• "Reorder these by priority" → INVOKE: /ro
• "What skill is best for this?" → INVOKE: /wsib